COVID 19 case fatality rate 1.4% ,estimates Lancet study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 April 2020 3:51 AM GMTThe total number of cases suffering from COVID 19 has crossed 850000 marks globally. In addition to this, the number of global deaths has gone beyond...
Antenatal exposure to common BPA substitutes linked to high BP later Hina Zahid31 March 2020 2:30 PM GMTWASHINGTON--Common bisphenol A (BPA) substitutes can affect the developing fetus and cause hypertension in later life, suggests a rodent study...
Maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 March 2020 2:30 PM GMTThe COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. The rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and health care workers threatens to...
New wearable, patch-like device steadily delivers insulin for better blood sugar control Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 March 2020 2:25 PM GMTWASHINGTON--Researchers have found that adults with type 2 diabetes requiring insulin therapy can safely achieve good blood sugar control using...
New blood test accurately detects cancer, much before symptoms show Hina Zahid31 March 2020 1:45 PM GMTA new blood test has been developed that can accurately detect over 50 cancers much before symptoms menifest.
Investigational drug vericiguat reduces hospitalization and death in worsening heart failure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 March 2020 1:22 PM GMTHeart failure generally worsens over time and is a contributing factor in about 1 in 8 deaths annually. Common symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue and ...
Managing coronavirus infection in pregnancy: UK guidelines Hina Zahid31 March 2020 1:15 PM GMTThe Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, with input from...
Pancreatitis drugs Nafamostat and Camostat may prevent transmission of Covid 19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 March 2020 1:05 PM GMTNafamostat and Camostat were developed in Japan as treatments for pancreatitis and some other diseases. These drugs have been prescribed in Japan for...
COVID-19 patients may have coronavirus upto 8 days after symptoms disappear: Study Hina Zahid31 March 2020 1:00 PM GMTCOVID-19 patients can be infectious even after their symptomatic recovery, so treat the asymptomatic/recently recovered patients as carefully as...
Paper based wastewater test could provide early warning of COVID-19 Hina Zahid31 March 2020 12:00 PM GMTRapid testing kits using paper-based devices are being developed that could be used on-site at wastewater treatment plants to trace sources and...
Researchers test BCG as a weapon against coronavirus Hina Zahid31 March 2020 12:00 PM GMTAustralia:A vaccine that's been used to prevent tuberculosis is being given to health-care workers in Melbourne to see if it will protect them against ...
Multisociety consensus advises against multiple patients per Ventilator Hina Zahid31 March 2020 11:45 AM GMTThere has been need and interest in ventilating multiple patients on one ventilator because of Covid 19 epidemic. This is to expand access to...
