Early tracheotomy helps patients avoid ventilator-associated pneumonia: Study Hina Zahid16 March 2021 7:30 AM ISTSAN ANTONIO - Surgically opening the windpipe, or trachea, within the first seven days of the start of mechanical ventilation decreases the time...
Long-term exposure to low levels of air pollution increases risk of heart and lung disease Hina Zahid23 Feb 2021 8:30 AM ISTDALLAS - Exposure to what is considered low levels of air pollution over a long period of time can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, atrial...
Icosapent Ethyl as supportive therapy in severe COVID-19 Pneumonia, a case series report MD Bureau11 Jan 2021 10:11 AM ISTThe new strain of coronavirus, labelled severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is at the heart of an ever-growing coronavirus...
Lupin gets USFDA nod for generic equivalent of Bactrim Oral Suspension Ruchika Sharma7 Jan 2021 12:06 PM ISTMumbai, Baltimore: Drugmaker, Lupin Limited, has recently announced that the company has received approval for its Sulfamethoxazole and...
FIRST: Serum Institute to launch its indigenous pneumonia vaccine next week Ruchika Sharma25 Dec 2020 10:56 AM ISTThe vaccine is used for active immunisation against invasive disease and pneumonia caused by "Streptococcus pneumonia" in infants, the health ministry...
Pfizer gets USFDA priority review for 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Ruchika Sharma11 Dec 2020 2:59 PM ISTNew York: Pfizer Inc. has recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for priority review a Biologics License...
Human Gut Microbiome in COVID-19 - Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Probiotics Hina Zahid6 Nov 2020 11:45 AM ISTThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the facets of biology, social interaction, and public health worldwide. It has had a deleterious...
Lung scans for stroke patients could provide earlier COVID-19 detection Hina Zahid29 Oct 2020 6:04 PM ISTDALLAS - Computed tomography angiogram (CTA) scans may offer fast and early detection of COVID-19 in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients, according...
Tocilizumab holds little potential for treatment of COVID 19 patients with pneumonia: JAMA Medha Baranwal24 Oct 2020 5:15 AM ISTDelhi: Three JAMA studies have shed light on the use of the immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab for COVID-19 patients with pneumonia. One of them...
ACE inhibitors and ARBs lower mortality risk in patients of influenza and pneumonia Hina Zahid4 Oct 2020 2:00 PM ISTChristian Fynbo Christiansen atDepartment of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark and colleagues have...
Vaccine found effective against most severe type of pneumonia Hina Zahid16 Sept 2020 8:05 AM ISTStreptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is estimated to cause over half of all pneumonia-related deaths in children under five years...
Cause of concern-Antibiotics being overused in UTI and pneumonia after discharge Dr Satabdi Saha15 Sept 2020 3:36 PM ISTA study among patients diagnosed as having pneumonia and urinary tract infections (UTIs) at 46 hospitals in Michigan found that about half had...
