Medications
COVID drug paxlovid might also fight long COVID
An antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with long COVID, researchers say.
May 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why do some people get sicker from COVID than others?
COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains: If—or when—they get hit by the coronavirus, just how bad will it be? Will they breeze through ...
May 5, 2022
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Medications
Pfizer sees high demand for COVID-19 pill as profits jump
Pfizer executives said Tuesday they are confident of strong demand for the company's COVID-19 antiviral treatment amid easing pandemic rules as the big drugmaker reported another round of strong earnings.
May 3, 2022
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Medications
WHO 'strongly recommends' Pfizer's COVID pill
The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalization.
Apr 21, 2022
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Medications
New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody treatments in mice
A new protein-based antiviral nasal spray developed by researchers at Northwestern University, University of Washington and Washington University at St. Louis is being advanced toward Phase I human clinical trials to treat ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Surgery
5 reasons to consider becoming an organ donor
While 2021 proved to be a record-breaking year for organ donation in the U.S., many people are still hesitant to register to become a donor. Nationwide, only about 48% of people are registered to be organ donors, according ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are COVID-19-linked arrhythmias caused by viral damage to the heart's pacemaker cells?
The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart's rhythmic beat, setting off a self-destruction process within the cells, according to a preclinical study co-led by researchers at Weill ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NIH experts discuss controlling COVID-19 in commentary on herd immunity
Achieving classical herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may not be attainable, according to a new perspective published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. However, widespread use of currently ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Medical research
Uncovering the HIV life cycle
Though it has been eclipsed lately by SARS-CoV-2, there is another global epidemic still threatening people: HIV/AIDS. According to UNAIDS, a United Nations initiative, some 38 million people worldwide are currently infected ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can COVID-causing coronavirus outwit human innate immune response?
As Americans cross their fingers, hoping the pandemic stays behind them, scientists across the country remain focused on the novel coronavirus, intent on combating its next move.
Mar 28, 2022
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