Medications

Commonly used gout drug found effective against COVID-19

An anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to treat gout could significantly improve outcomes in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infections, according to research by a team led by University of Georgia professor Ralph ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How common are co-infections with COVID, flu, RSV?

Results from more than 26,000 respiratory tests in late 2022 found simultaneous infections with COVID-19, influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in more than 1% of positive tests.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU drug watchdog approves first RSV infant, elderly vaccine

Europe's drug watchdog on Friday approved the world's first vaccine for infants and those over 60 against the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, a major cause of hospitalization on the continent, the Amsterdam-based agency said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The long-awaited RSV vaccine

Two vaccines to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are now available for those over age 60, but a vaccine to protect young children is still in development. "The Long-Awaited RSV Vaccine" provides an update ...

Medications

FDA approves new drug to protect against RSV in infants

Parents now have a new long-acting drug to protect their children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common germ that hospitalizes as many as 3% of children under the age of 1 in the United States each year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Air monitor can detect COVID-19 virus variants in about 5 minutes

Now that the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, scientists are looking at ways to surveil indoor environments in real time for viruses. By combining recent advances in aerosol sampling technology and an ultrasensitive ...

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