India to explore blood plasma therapy for corona patients IANS12 April 2020 4:00 PM ISTNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India will explore novel blood plasma therapy for COVID-19 using the immune power gained by a recovered person to treat a...
Remdesivir improves 68% patients of severe Covid 19 in NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 April 2020 12:04 AM ISTMore than two-thirds of severely ill COVID-19 patients, 68% to be precise improved after treatment with remdesivir, an experimental drug being...
Covid-19 related death rates escalating in India and even Non-Covid-19 deaths may surge Dr Ishwar Gilada11 April 2020 7:49 PM ISTThe most significant thing India has done is a relatively quicker 21-day nation-wide lock-down. That could help us stem the epidemic, reducing both...
Melatonin - A potential adjuvant treatment for COVID-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 April 2020 11:02 AM ISTAn article published in journal Life Sciences summarizes the likely benefits of melatonin in the attenuation of COVID-19 based on its putative...
Managing COVID-19 patients with signs of acute heart attack: Mayo Clinic guidance Hina Zahid10 April 2020 7:00 PM ISTROCHESTER, Minn. -- Much remains unknown about COVID-19, but many studies already have indicated that people with cardiovascular disease are at...
FDA approves blood purification system to treat Covid 19 patients in ICU Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 April 2020 6:43 PM ISTSILVER SPRING -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for a blood purification system to treat patients 18...
Periodic physical distancing -Strategy to flatten epidemic curve of Covid 19 Hina Zahid10 April 2020 11:00 AM ISTOTTAWA - A new modelling paper, using data from Ontario, indicates that dynamic physical distancing and other measures could help maintain health...
Rigorous testing key to fight COVID-19 says Johns Hopkins epidemiologist IANS9 April 2020 7:17 PM ISTNew York, April 9 (IANS) Countries that have conducted widespread testing have done fairly well in the fight against COVID-19 and those struggling to...
Eye care during Coronavirus pandemic: AAO recommendations Hina Zahid9 April 2020 6:45 PM ISTSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – After the onset of coronavirus pandemic information about eye involvement has been coming at a furious pace, at times offering...
Air pollution linked to COVID-19 mortality in Italy by researchers IANS9 April 2020 6:00 PM ISTLondon, April 6 (IANS) An environmental researcher from Aarhus University in Denmark and health researchers from Italy have claimed there could be a...
FDA approves generic version of Albuterol inhaler in view of Covid 19 pandemic Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 April 2020 8:49 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic of albuterol sulfateMetered Dose Inhaler, 90 mcg/Inhalation, for the treatment or...
Chest imaging in COVID-19 infection: Multi society statement Hina Zahid8 April 2020 6:15 PM ISTA multinational consensus statement from the Fleischner Society on the role of chest imaging in the management of patients with COVID-19 has been...
