Pregnant women with COVID-19 infection at higher risk for ICU admission: CDC Medha Baranwal8 July 2020 8:05 AM ISTUSA: Pregnant women with COVID-19 infection are more likely to get admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) and receive mechanical ventilation,...
Asthma not linked to increased risk or severity of COVID-19 Hina Zahid6 July 2020 12:44 PM ISTA team of Rutgers researchers has found that asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its...
Nocturnal oxygen therapy benefits COPD patients during high altitude travel: JAMA Medha Baranwal2 July 2020 9:49 PM ISTSwitzerland: Nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOT) may be beneficial for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients during their travel to...
Asthma drug salbutamol may be potential treatment of Alzheimer's disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 July 2020 10:33 PM ISTResearchers at Lancaster University have found in a new study that common asthma drug salbutamol may offer potential as a treatment for Alzheimer's...
No clinical benefit of lopinavir-ritonavir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: RECOVERY TRIAL Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Jun 2020 7:08 PM ISTStatement from the Chief Investigators of the Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) Trial on lopinavir-ritonavir, 29 June 2020In March...
Brensocatib may reduce exacerbation rate in bronchiectasis patients Medha Baranwal28 Jun 2020 2:27 PM ISTDelhi: Brensocatib significantly prolongs time to first pulmonary exacerbation over the 24-week treatment period versus placebo in patients...
Use dexamethasone over methylprednisolone, says Health Ministry in new COVID protocol MD Bureau28 Jun 2020 11:30 AM ISTUnion Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has forwarded the updated protocol with all states and Union Territories to make necessary arrangements for...
Probiotics during breastfeeding reduce allergic rhinitis risk in children Medha Baranwal26 Jun 2020 9:35 PM ISTDelhi: Administration of Lactobacillus reuteri, a supplemental probiotic, to breastfed newborns reduces the risk of allergic rhinitis...
Indoor air filtration can improve breathing in asthma children: JAMA Medha Baranwal25 Jun 2020 7:58 PM ISTChina: Indoor air filtration can improve airflow through improved airway mechanics and function as well as reduced inflammation in children with...
Diabetes drug Metformin may lower risk of COVID-19 death in diabetic women Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jun 2020 7:30 PM ISTResearchers have found in an observational study that diabetes drug Metformin may lower risk of COVID-19 death in women.Type2 diabetes (T2DM) and...
Statin use may lower death rate in hospitalized COVID-19 patients Hina Zahid25 Jun 2020 7:45 AM ISTThe use of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins is associated with a lower death rate and a lower incidence of mechanical ventilation in patients...
Ibuprofen use safe in COVID-19 infection, doesn't aggravate symptoms: Study Medha Baranwal24 Jun 2020 7:45 AM ISTIsrael: Compared with paracetamol or no antipyretic, ibuprofen use was not associated with worse clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients,...
