No Significant Protective Effect of Vitamin D Supplements Against Respiratory Infections: Lancet Jacinthlyn Sylvia17 July 2025 9:00 PM ISTA recent meta-analysis found the effectiveness of vitamin D supplements in preventing acute respiratory infections (ARIs), revealing that the...
COVID-19 Infection tied to elevated VTE Risk in Pregnancy and Postpartum period: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia17 July 2025 8:30 PM ISTA new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology showed that while post-COVID-19 venous thromboembolism (VTE) was rare, the infection...
Switch to Dry-Powder Inhalers Tied to Higher ED Visits and Hospitalizations in COPD and Asthma Patients: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia17 July 2025 6:00 AM ISTA recent Veterans Health Administration (VHA) study published in the Journal of American Medical Association revealed that switching from...
Rheumatoid Arthritis-Linked Lung Disease Significantly Raises Risk of Death, Finds Study Medha Baranwal16 July 2025 9:45 PM ISTUSA: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who also suffer from associated lung conditions face a significantly higher risk of death—particularly...
Pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension Deaths Drop by 58 Percent, But India Remains Worst-Hit: Study Reveals Medha Baranwal16 July 2025 8:30 PM ISTChina: In a recent global analysis published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, researchers led by Dr. Lili Deng from Kunming Children's Hospital, China,...
BCG Revaccination Fails to Prevent TB Infection in HIV-Negative Adolescents: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 July 2025 11:00 PM ISTA recent phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa found that Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) revaccination did not prevent sustained Mycobacterium...
Lung Ultrasound Aids Early Delirium Detection in Resource-Limited Settings: Study Dr Riya Dave15 July 2025 9:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Delirium may be better managed through routine use of lung ultrasound (LUS), especially in low-resource...
Early Antibiotic Exposure in early childhood Linked to Higher Infection Risk and asthma later: Study Dr. Shravani Dali14 July 2025 8:30 PM ISTAccording to a study of over 20,000 children in Iceland, published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, early exposure to...
Silent Lung Risk: 4 Percent of Indian Teens Show Asymptomatic Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, APEAL Study Finds Medha Baranwal13 July 2025 9:30 PM ISTIndia: A recent multicentric study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy has revealed a concerning, yet often overlooked, aspect of...
Expanding Screening Criteria by adding smoking history may Boost Detection of Lung Cancer and Reduce Disparities: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia11 July 2025 8:15 PM ISTA new multi-state cohort study published in the Journal of American Medical Association revealed that expansion of lung cancer screening eligibility...
Inflammatory cells remain in blood after treatment of severe asthma, suggests research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 July 2025 8:15 AM ISTBiological drugs have improved the lives of many people with severe asthma. However, a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that some...
Long-Acting experimental Influenza Drug Shows Strong Protection, may outperform Vaccines: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 July 2025 8:00 AM ISTA new long-acting influenza drug by Cidara Therapeutics demonstrated up to 76% protection against symptomatic flu in a phase 2b trial, lasting for...
