Triple antiviral drug combo shows promise in COVID-19 treatment: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 May 2020 6:00 AM ISTResearchers had first evidence from randomised trial conducted in six public hospitals in Hong Kong regarding new tripleantiviral drug combination for...
Joint guidance of experts on managing osteoporosis in the COVID-19 era Hina Zahid8 May 2020 8:26 PM ISTThe Endocrine Society joined a coalition of leading bone health organizations to release guidance for healthcare professionals treating patients with...
Steep decline in organ transplants amid COVID-19 outbreak, finds Lancet study Hina Zahid8 May 2020 3:54 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA -- France and the United States, two countries hit hard by the novel coronavirus, have experienced a tremendous reduction in the number...
Autopsy findings reveal thromboembolism as cause of death in Covid 19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 May 2020 7:40 AM ISTThe new Covid 19 pandemic has caused more than 2 lac deaths worldwide. However, little is known about the causes of death and the virus's pathologic...
Androgen-deprivation treatment may protect men from COVID-19 Hina Zahid7 May 2020 3:16 PM ISTResearchers have found that androgen-deprivation therapies appear to protect men from COVID-19 infection.A study of 4532 men in the Veneto region of...
FDA approves Tabrecta for metastatic lung cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 May 2020 3:26 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tabrecta (capmatinib) for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung...
Heating best method for disinfection of N95 masks, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 May 2020 12:30 PM ISTResearchers have revealed that heating was recently found to inactivate the coronavirus in solution within 5 min at 70 °C and is among the most...
AI strategy can categorize cancer risk of indeterminate lung nodules Hina Zahid4 May 2020 6:15 PM ISTComputed tomography scans for people at risk for lung cancer lead to earlier diagnoses and improve survival rates, but they can also lead to...
Surgeons devise new process for disinfecting and reusing N95 masks Hina Zahid4 May 2020 6:00 PM ISTSurgeons have devised novel disinfection process by using vaporized hydrogen peroxide to tide over shortage of N95 respirator masks.Amid shortages of...
Guidance for supporting mental health of frontline COVID-19 staff released Hina Zahid3 May 2020 5:00 PM ISTAccording to an academic review by researchers from Queen Mary University of London, London's Air Ambulance and Barts Health NHS Trust, and a...
High BP drugs safe for patients with COVID-19 disease, finds Study Hina Zahid3 May 2020 1:45 PM ISTIn a study of 12,594 patients it has been found that common high blood pressure drugs did not increase the risk of contracting COVID-19 - or of...
FDA okays emergency use of remdesivir in severe cases of Covid 19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 May 2020 10:44 AM ISTThe US Food and drug administration has issued an emergency use authorization on for antiviral drug remdesivir for patients hospitalized with a...
