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Asthma drug shortens recovery time in COVID-19 patients at home

April 13, 2021 Comments Off on Asthma drug shortens recovery time in COVID-19 patients at home

Early treatment with an asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in COVID-19 patients aged over 50 who are treated at home or in other community settings. The Platform Randomized Trial of Interventions against COVID-19 in

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Blood from critically ill COVID-19 patients contains antibodies that contribute to clotting

April 1, 2021 Comments Off on Blood from critically ill COVID-19 patients contains antibodies that contribute to clotting

A McMaster University-led study has teased out the reason for blood clots caused by COVID-19, a serious potential complication of the virus. Blood from critically ill COVID-19 patients contains antibodies that can contribute to clotting,

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Drug cuts the risk of COVID-19 patients needing a ventilator by 54%

March 31, 2021 Comments Off on Drug cuts the risk of COVID-19 patients needing a ventilator by 54%

Experimental drug cuts the risk of hospitalized COVID-19 patients needing a ventilator by 54%, trial data show Lenzilumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets a protein known as granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) GM-CSF is

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More evidence of cognitive dysfunction in ‘long haul’ non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

March 27, 2021 Comments Off on More evidence of cognitive dysfunction in ‘long haul’ non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A team of researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine has found more evidence of cognitive dysfunction in many “long haul,” non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In their paper published in the journal Annals of Clinical

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Total knee replacement cost effective for patients with osteoarthritis and extreme obesity

March 23, 2021 Comments Off on Total knee replacement cost effective for patients with osteoarthritis and extreme obesity

Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is cost-effective in patients with severe obesity (BMI of 40Kg/m2 or greater) and end-stage osteoarthritis. Typically, surgeons hesitate to perform TKR in these patients because they tend to have high

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More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type they have

March 17, 2021 Comments Off on More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type they have

More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type of tumor they have, according to data from a 17-country study carried out by the Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC) to

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Alcohol withdrawal rates among hospitalized patients rose 34%

March 3, 2021 Comments Off on Alcohol withdrawal rates among hospitalized patients rose 34%

Grim rise of pandemic alcoholism: Two hospitals saw 34% increase in patients suffering from alcohol withdrawals when admitted for other conditions during the COVID-19 crisis A new study looked at patients suffering from alcohol withdrawal

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For bleeding patients, can cold storage of platelets improve blood clotting?

February 17, 2021 Comments Off on For bleeding patients, can cold storage of platelets improve blood clotting?

Patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery are at risk of excessive bleeding, a life-threatening complication that can occur during or after the operation and often requires a transfusion of platelets. Platelets help blood clot, preventing blood

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Agony of the dental patients who haven't had a check-up since 2019

February 14, 2021 Comments Off on Agony of the dental patients who haven't had a check-up since 2019

Agony of the dental patients who haven’t had a check-up since 2019: Desperate people are pulling out their own teeth as NHS clinics forced to close early last year due to Covid have struggled to

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New class of drug leads to 30 percent reduced risk of death for bladder cancer patients

February 12, 2021 Comments Off on New class of drug leads to 30 percent reduced risk of death for bladder cancer patients

A new type of drug that helps target chemotherapy directly to cancer cells has been found to significantly increase survival of patients with the most common form of bladder cancer, according to results from a

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