FDA okays trial of novel allogenic cell therapy for COVID-19 linked ARDS Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Jun 2020 4:45 PM ISTHOUSTON-- The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the way to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial of CK0802 (Cryopreserved Cord Blood...
Osteoporosis medicines may lower pneumonia risk, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Jun 2020 10:27 AM ISTA recent study has revealed that osteoporosis treatment may also protect against pneumonia.The nitrogen containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) such as...
COVID-19 and Mental Health: The Elephant in the Room Dr Jeegar Dattani3 Jun 2020 9:20 AM ISTWe are beyond two months in a nationwide lockdown. We have covered every implication of this pandemic, the important and even the less important...
Handheld ultraviolet light device may deactivate COVID-19 Hina Zahid2 Jun 2020 6:45 PM ISTResearchers at Penn State, the University of Minnesota and two Japanese universities have found that a personal, handheld device emitting...
Warmer temperatures may slow COVID-19 transmission, finds study Hina Zahid2 Jun 2020 12:00 PM ISTPublished in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, the findings of a new study reveal that while the rate of COVID-19 incidence does decrease with...
Microbion to develop pravibismane for cystic fibrosis-related lung infections Hina Zahid1 Jun 2020 6:15 PM ISTBOSTON – Microbion is scaling up its efforts pto develop its anti-infective drug pravibismane for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF)-related...
Life-saving heart surgery scaled down as COVID-19 spread Hina Zahid1 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTAs the novel coronavirus spread across the globe in early 2020, hospitals worldwide scaled back medical procedures, including life-saving heart...
CT findings of COVID-19 infection in children 'often negative' Hina Zahid29 May 2020 6:44 PM ISTResearchers have found in one of largest series to date that describes the imaging findings of pediatric patients with COVID-19, that CT findings...
Carprofen and Celecoxib may inhibit replication of COVID-19 virus Hina Zahid29 May 2020 10:48 AM ISTCarprofen and Celecoxib have been selected by the COVID Moonshot initiative for in vitro testing as they may inhibit replication of COVID-19 virus.
Lungs of deceased COVID-19 patients show distinctive features Hina Zahid28 May 2020 7:00 AM ISTResearchers in a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) have outlined morphologic and molecular changes in the peripheral lung of...
Opinion: Hostility among authorities and medical community can be counterproductive in the war against Covid-19 Dr. Ishwar Gilada27 May 2020 4:06 PM ISTThe prevailing atmosphere among healthcare providers in Mumbai city has turned unpleasant following continued rounds of threats from the authorities....
New Guideline: ICMR expands use of Hydroxychloroquine, adds ECG as prerequisite, Details MD Bureau23 May 2020 6:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expanding the use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a preventive treatment against coronavirus, the ICMR has issued new set of...
