Sickle Cell Anaemia revisited Hina Zahid22 Sept 2018 7:05 PM ISTSickle cell anaemia is an inherited form of anaemia — a condition in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen...
Contact lens wearers more prone to Keratitis that can lead to blindness Vinay Singh singh22 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study has found that Contact lens wearers more prone to Keratitis that can lead to blindness.So beware contact lens wearers! The study published...
Antibiotics for Sepsis—Striking the balance Vinay Singh singh25 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTThe Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend empirical broad-spectrum therapy within one hour of triage for both sepsis and septic shock. This...
Contezolid may be new antibiotic for Acute Bacterial Skin Infections Vinay Singh singh25 Sept 2018 7:15 PM ISTContezolid (MRX-I) and its prodrug contezolid acefosamil (MRX-4) bagged Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and Fast Track status for the...
Rezafungin- New drug for Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infection Vinay Singh singh27 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted both Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and Fast Track designations to rezafungin for the...
FDA approves first drug for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma Hina Zahid1 Oct 2018 7:28 PM ISTFDA approves first treatment specifically for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Libtayo...
New antibiotic kills tuberculosis bacteria inside macrophages Vinay Singh singh5 Oct 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new of its kind study published in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases reports a new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria where...
Half of times Antibiotics prescribed without Diagnosis Vinay Singh singh9 Oct 2018 8:28 PM ISTA new of its kind study presented at IDWeek 2018 reports that clinicians prescribe antibiotics without an infection-related diagnosis nearly half of...
Influenza and common myths about flu vaccine Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Oct 2018 7:25 PM ISTInfluenza may not always be thought of by most people as a serious illness as the symptoms of headaches, runny nose, cough and muscle pain can make...
Probiotics , Antibiotic combo to tackle bacterial resistance Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Oct 2018 7:25 PM ISTProbiotics, Antibiotic combination may tackle bacterial resistance in future, according to a new study.In a fight against superbugs or drug-resistant...
New antibiotic promising for complicated UTIs Vinay Singh singh27 Oct 2018 8:28 PM ISTResults from a phase 2 randomized trial suggest that a new investigational antibiotic, cefiderocol, is as effective as the current standard-of-care...
Oxygen therapy in acutely ill-Latest BMJ guidelines Vinay Singh singh30 Oct 2018 7:00 PM ISTBMJ released new guidelines regarding oxygen therapy in acutely ill patients.The new recommendations that appeared in The BMJ report supplemental...
