Pregnant Black and Hispanic women five times more prone to coronavirus exposure Hina Zahid31 July 2020 6:00 AM ISTPHILADELPHIA -- Black and Hispanic pregnant women in Philadelphia are five times as likely as white and Asian women to have been exposed to the novel...
COVID-19 can be transmitted in the womb, reports pediatric infectious disease journal Hina Zahid30 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTA baby girl in Texas - born prematurely to a mother with COVID-19 - is the strongest evidence to date that intrauterine (in the womb) transmission of...
Interim guidance on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children by AAP Dr.Niharika Harsha B29 July 2020 5:30 PM ISTCDC issued a health advisory on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is defined as 'an...
'Breakthrough' treatment slashes virus death risk: study Hina Zahid25 July 2020 8:15 AM ISTAn aerosol-based drug treatment could drastically reduce the number of new coronavirus patients dying from the disease or requiring intensive care,...
UK's vaccine against COVID-19 safe and induces an immune reaction: Lancet Hina Zahid21 July 2020 4:38 PM ISTPromising early stage results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of the UK's vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are...
Captopril linked to more pulmonary events in COVID 19 affected Diabetics Dr.Niharika Harsha B7 July 2020 12:30 PM ISTCaptopril has been found to be associated with a higher rate of pulmonary adverse reactions in patients with diabetes than that of other ACE...
ACR releases position statement on telemedicine Hina Zahid1 July 2020 10:21 AM ISTATLANTA - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has released an official position statement supporting the role of telemedicine as a tool with...
Coronavirus Origin: Wuhan lab denies links to SARS-CoV-2 virus strains Medical Dialogues Bureau26 May 2020 12:55 PM ISTScientists think COVID-19 originated in bats and could have been transmitted to people via another mammal.
New replaceable, more efficient filter for N95 masks developed Hina Zahid23 May 2020 6:58 AM ISTResearchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed a more efficient membrane filter that can...
Smoking increases ACE2 protein in lung, eases entry of Covid 19 in cells Hina Zahid19 May 2020 12:30 PM ISTPrevious data from COVID-19 patients suggests that cigarette smokers are more likely to have health complications. The study suggests that...
New long lasting , washable textile coating can repel viruses Hina Zahid15 May 2020 6:00 PM ISTResearchers have developed a new textile coating that may not let viruses adhere to its surface in addition to blood, saliva and body liquids.Masks,...
CORAVAX- New Coronavirus Vaccine to Meet Global Demand Hina Zahid14 April 2020 6:45 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA - Any new coronavirus vaccine that works well and is safe will still have the daunting challenge of needing to be produced to scale in a...
