A randomized clinical trial in Belgium finds that convalescent plasma reduces death rates by about 10% in COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. University of Liege researchers led the open-label study involving 17 intensive care units (ICUs)…
Children who tested positive for COVID-19 in 2022 were contagious for a median of 3 days, regardless of vaccination status, suggesting that 5-day school isolation policies are sufficient amid Omicron variant predominance, University of Southern…
The public health department in Pasadena, California, reported a locally acquired dengue case, the state’s first, though the virus hasn’t yet been identified in local mosquito populations. In a statement late last week, officials said the Pasadena…
CHANDIGARH: Punjabi cinema is on the cusp of a thrilling transformation as it delves into the realm of horror with its maiden eerie offering, "Gudiya." Scheduled to hit the silver screen on November 24, 2023,…
Ninety-six isolates from 46 US mpox patients were resistant to the antiviral drug tecovirimat (Tpoxx), although most were from patients with severely weakened immune systems who took multiple courses of the drug, according to a study published…
For many women, post-pregnancy weight gain is a common concern, but shedding those extra pounds can be achieved through a combination of exercise and a balanced diet. Gaining weight during pregnancy and after childbirth is…
Kavi Raz WHO was this Kartar Singh Sarabha who bears so heavy on my conscience, tugs at my heart and makes me shed tears of joy and honour? He was so young, had such lofty…
During the country’s second COVID wave, 95,000 to 167,000 hospital patients in England were infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital, partly due to a lack of single rooms, suggests a study published yesterday in Nature. University of Oxford…
The results of a randomized trial conducted in Australia indicate that for joint replacement surgery, more antibiotics aren't better—and may be even worse. The trial, which involved more than 4,000 patients undergoing knee, hip, and…
A new study from Israel ties COVID-19 infection to an increased risk of a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks, while mRNA vaccination was linked to a decreased risk of the rare but serious autoimmune…
