Single dose Tafenoquine prevents relapse of P. vivax Malaria: NEJM Vinay Singh singh20 Jan 2019 8:10 PM ISTIn a major treatment breakthrough, single-dose tafenoquine resulted in a significantly lower risk of P. vivax recurrence than placebo in malaria...
New study outlines strategy for eradication of malaria Hina Zahid25 Jan 2019 7:10 PM ISTIn a new study published in BMC Medicine, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden explain why this was and show that new strategies are needed...
Innovative strategy to make Malaria Vaccine more effective Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Feb 2019 7:25 PM ISTAn innovative system for delivering a malaria vaccine has been developed by researchers at the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University...
Congenital syphilis causes 2 lakh stillbirths and newborn deaths every year: WHO Hina Zahid1 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTThere is a global decrease but cases of Congenital syphilis remain high and are causing 200 000 stillbirths and newborn deaths every year.Congenital...
Ivermectin reduces malaria episodes by 20% in children: Lancet Hina Zahid14 March 2019 7:20 PM ISTIvermectin reduces malaria episodes by 20% in children, according to a randomized clinical trial published in Lancet.It has been found to be an...
Now First-Line treatment for Severe Malaria in U.S is Artesunate Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 March 2019 9:02 AM ISTNow approved First-Line treatment for Severe Malaria in U.S is Artesunate.CDC is issuing new guidance to clinicians for the treatment of severe...
What’s New in the Management of Malaria- Dr.Kartikeya Kohli Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 April 2019 8:10 PM ISTManagement of malaria has changed significantly in the past 15 years, both on an individual and population level. Dr Katherine Plewes MSc, MD, DPhil,...
WHO hails World's first malaria vaccine program launch in Malawi Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTWorld's first malaria vaccine program has been launched in Malawi to immunize babies in Malawi with the RTS, S vaccine.The RTS, S vaccine had been in...
FDA grants breakthrough therapy status to treatment for severe malaria Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 April 2019 7:20 PM ISTThe new investigational drug product developed by La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company has received the US FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for the...
Rare case of Hydroxychloroquine induced Retinal Toxicity reported Hina Zahid29 April 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr.Cinthia Proano, at Watts Eye Associates, Newburyport, MA has reported a rare case of Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Toxicity. The case has appeared in...
Hydroxychloroquine as good as SGLT-2 inhibitors as add on therapy to lower blood sugar Deepanjana Sarkar1 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTHydroxychloroquine is as good as SGLT-2 inhibitors (sodium-glucose transport inhibitors)as an add on treatment for lowering blood sugar and HbA1c in...
Use buffered solution instead of saline in children with sepsis: Lancet Hina Zahid11 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTUse buffered solution instead of saline fluids in children with sepsis for resuscitation, urges a Lancet study. Fluids are a vital part of...
