COVID-19 Treatment: GSK Sotrovimab, Roche antibody cocktail casirivimab-imdevimab no longer recommended by WHO Ruchika Sharma22 Sept 2022 4:14 PM ISTBoth therapies continue to be recommended for use by the European drugs regulator.
Active systemic lupus erythematosus patients more susceptible to infections: BMJ Jacinthlyn Sylvia16 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: Patients with freshly onset active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are more susceptible to serious infections, because of the underlying...
Urine antigen test highly sensitive for diagnosing Streptococcal pneumonia: BMJ Jacinthlyn Sylvia19 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTA conclusive diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in individuals with pneumonia can be made using the urine antigen test (UAT), says an...
Doctor's mood increases the chance of medical negligence, shows study Roshni Dhar7 Jun 2022 11:10 AM ISTThe changes of medical negligence and consequently being sued for the same, does depend on the doctors mood at the time of work, a recent study in BMJ...
Health Bulletin 06/ June/ 2022 Roshni Dhar6 Jun 2022 5:39 PM ISTHere are the top health stories of the day: 2 years jail to Karnataka doctor for lending signatures to Mumbai PathlabA Karnataka based pathologist...
BMJ Study links medical negligence to Doctor's Mood Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Jun 2022 12:23 PM ISTAustralia: The changes of medical negligence and consequently being sued for the same, does depend on the doctors mood at the time of work, a recent...
PCSK9 inhibitors not linked to serious adverse effects except injection-site reactions: BMJ Meghna A Singhania3 Jun 2022 11:00 AM ISTIn a new study conducted by Jing Li and team it was found that PCSK9 inhibitors slightly increase the risk of severe injection-site reaction but...
That Vitamin D pill you pop may not play a role in preventing diabetes: Study Roshni Dhar30 May 2022 5:45 PM ISTAs per a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Vitamin D supplement doesn't have a role to play in preventing diabetes (Type 2) in...
Oral anticoagulant use increases bleeding risk in untreated respiratory tract infection cases; BMJ Medical Dialogues Editorial Team10 Feb 2022 9:45 AM ISTMajority of oral anticoagulants are used to prevent or treat venous thromboembolism or stroke in persons who have atrial fibrillation. Warfarin and...
Masks reduce Covid risk in half, a new study shows Dr. Nandita Mohan27 Nov 2021 10:58 AM ISTDonning a face mask more than halves the risk of getting Covid, according to a review of eight studies published in the British Medical Journal. So...
Heparin dose sufficient to prevent COVID-19 deaths four times higher than WHO recommended dose Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe anti-coagulant heparin reduces the likelihood of death from COVID-19 by 78% when administered in therapeutic doses to patients with signs of...
Physical activity may paradoxically hasten plaque formation in coronary arteries: BMJ Dr Kartikeya Kohli21 Sept 2021 12:00 PM ISTPhysical activity may paradoxically hasten plaque formation and the build-up of calcium deposits in the coronary arteries. But the findings don't...
