FDA approves plasma treatment for Covid 19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 March 2020 11:45 AM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved individual exploratory treatment for COVID-19 infections in which a patient may be eligible to...
Cardiac injury also linked to mortality among hospitalized Covid 19 patients: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 March 2020 11:15 AM ISTResearchers at Wuhan, China have found that Covid 19 patients have considerable mortality because of Cardiac injury among hospitalized patients with...
Asthma is associated with increased T1D risk in children Hina Zahid25 March 2020 6:00 PM ISTStudies in the past have demonstrated positive associations between asthma and type 1 diabetes, indicating their concomitant occurrence at a...
Enforcing strict social distancing measures may prevent Covid 19 outbreak: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 11:30 AM ISTA new study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases strengthens support for strict social distancing measures to help limit the spread of...
Novel coronavirus doesn't spread airborne: WHO Hina Zahid25 March 2020 11:15 AM ISTNew Delhi : The World Health Organisation's (WHO) South-East Asia office on Monday said that the novel coronavirus doesn't spread airborne. However,...
Covid 19 cases cross past 4 lakh globally, India announces lockdown Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 11:00 AM ISTThe number of COVID-19 cases passed past 400,000 cases globally despite the fact that the affected countries have stepped up their efforts to combat...
Short-acting β-agonists in asthma may reduce fertility in females Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 9:15 AM ISTAsthma is a common chronic disease affecting number of young women and is associated with 8–13% of pregnancies. In past studies, maternal asthma has...
Colchicine may reduce COVID-19 complications, hypothesize researchers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 8:41 AM ISTCanadian researchers have found that drug colchicine a powerful anti-inflammatory drug may reduce risks of pulmonary complications and death related...
Prone position improves ventilation in severe COVID-19 patients, finds Wuhan study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 7:48 AM ISTResearchers at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, China have found in a new study that lying face down was better for the lungs in patients with severe...
Disinfecting your home If someone is sick: CDC guidelines Hina Zahid24 March 2020 6:00 PM IST Centers for Disease Control and Prevention( CDC ) has released guidelines for disinfecting your facility if someone is sick. Close off areas...
Underweight diabetic patients more prone to tuberculosis, finds study Hina Zahid24 March 2020 5:15 PM ISTSINGAPORE -Researchers at Singapore-t have reported that patients with diabetes and who were also underweight had an eight-fold increase in their risk...
FDA-Covid 19 Updates Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 March 2020 4:15 PM ISTSILVER SPRING, Md -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took the following actions in our ongoing response effort to the COVID-19...
