COVID-19 pneumonia may increase dementia risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTA new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a...
Pneumonia diagnosis significantly associated with chronic otitis media, finds study MD Editorial Team7 April 2022 10:17 PM ISTPneumonia is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide. Pneumonia killed 740 180 children under the age of 5 in 2019,...
Review: Casirivimab-Imdevimab antibody Cocktail in Patients Amidst and Post COVID-19 Treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 March 2022 12:15 PM ISTCasirivimab and Imdevimab are two IgG1 anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies, given emergency use authorization by the US FDA, European Medical...
Electronic Pneumonia Support Tool Might Reduce Mortality in ED Patients MD Bureau25 March 2022 9:15 AM ISTDespite an intense focus on healthcare safety in recent years, medical wards remain potentially perilous. Treating pneumonia in emergency departments...
Are bactericidal superior to bacteriostatic antibiotics for pneumonia treatment? Study throws light Medha Baranwal21 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTLondon, UK: A recent study showed no differences in bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotics with regards to mortality, clinical cure rates,...
GSK halts respiratory virus vaccine trial in pregnant women Ruchika Sharma19 Feb 2022 2:16 PM ISTLondon: GSK has paused a late-stage trial of its vaccine candidate against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in pregnant women based on safety...
Prenatal exposure to diurnal temperature variation linked to development of childhood pneumonia, Study says Dr. Nandita Mohan29 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTRecent research published in the BMC Pediatrics Journal has revealed that preconceptional and prenatal exposure to DTV plays an important role in...
Pneumonia in children to have shorter treatment time than expected Dr. Nandita Mohan22 Jan 2022 5:50 PM ISTPneumonia is the most common infection in children less than 5 years. Children are more prone to pneumonia with both mild and serious...
21/January/2022 Top Medical Bulletin Dr. Nandita Mohan21 Jan 2022 7:26 PM ISTHera are todays top medical storiesGoing late to bed tied to development of premature coronary artery disease Sleep is the most crucial parameter to...
Bacterial Infection Less Prevalent in COVID 19 Pneumonia than Non-COVID 19 Pneumonia MD Bureau21 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTMany patients with Coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) present radiological evidence of pneumonia. Historically, patients hospitalized for influenza...
Shorter treatment better for young children with outpatient pneumonia: JAMA Hina Zahid19 Jan 2022 9:15 AM ISTFive days of antibiotics is superior to 10 days for children with community-acquired pneumonia who are not hospitalized, according to a study...
Pneumonia risk in diabetic patients to be reduced by SGLT2 inhibitors Dr. Nandita Mohan6 Jan 2022 4:59 PM ISTDiabetic patients are 3 times more likely to die with flu and pneumonia. Yet, only one third of them ever get a simple, safe pneumonia shot. Pneumonia...
