Surgical and cotton masks may not prevent spread of Covid 19 infection, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 April 2020 5:00 PM ISTResearchers at Seoul, South Korea have found that both surgical and cotton masks were found to be ineffective for preventing the dissemination of...
Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filter Covid 19 virus: study Hina Zahid7 April 2020 4:45 PM ISTUSA: The efficacy of surgical and cotton masks in the growing coronavirus battle is often debated in the medical fraternity. Masks are considered must...
FDA approves human testing of investigational drug against Covid 19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 April 2020 12:15 PM ISTATLANTA and MIAMI,-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an Investigational New Drug application by Drug Innovation Ventures at...
Bedroom air filters may help prevent asthmatic flare-ups in children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 April 2020 9:06 PM ISTConsistent use of bedroom filters may help prevent asthmatic exacerbations in children reveals JAMA Pediatrics study
EMA recommends compassionate use program of remdesivir for COVID-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 April 2020 9:37 PM ISTThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) hss released a set of recommendations for providing investigational drug remdesivir under compassionate use...
Study Identifies characteristics of patients with fatal COVID-19 infection Hina Zahid4 April 2020 6:15 PM ISTResearchers have identified the most common characteristics of 85 COVID-19 patients who died in Wuhan, China in a new study in early stages of the...
Guest Blog: COVID-19 and Social Distancing - Learning Humane Lessons of Medicine Dr Jeegar Dattani4 April 2020 12:11 PM ISTOver the last month, our lives have witnessed possibly the largest global emergency since World War II. While we are all killing time, adapting to...
Ivermectin effective against Covid 19 infection, find scientists Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 April 2020 11:00 AM ISTScientists from Monash University have shown that an anti-parasitic drug already available around the world can kill the virus within 48. They have...
New smartphone App may help panic attack sufferers during Coronavirus Pandemic Hina Zahid3 April 2020 9:30 PM ISTResearchers have developed a new smartphone App to counter panic attack.Covid 19 pandemic is on the rise with over a million people affected by it...
Trial drug shows promise for patients in early stages of infection of COVID-19 Hina Zahid3 April 2020 1:00 PM ISTThere is hope for Covid 19 pandemic.A trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues.
COPD linked to increased risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 April 2020 5:45 AM ISTChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is tied to heightened risk of lung cancer in people who have never smoked and risk is similar to that of smokers...
Limited supply may scupper proposals to use antimalarials to ward off Covid-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 April 2020 5:30 AM ISTRestrict to healthy people at highest risk and those testing positive but still symptomless, suggest doctors.In the desperate search to find effective...
