Cardiology

Interferon beta tied to spike in thrombotic microangiopathy

(HealthDay)—There has been an unusually high number of cases of thrombotic microangiopathy associated with severe or malignant hypertension in patients with multiple sclerosis who were receiving therapy with recombinant ...

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Glucocorticoids are harmful in treating viral respiratory infections

Glucocorticoids are widely used in treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) despite there being no indisputable scientific evidence of their effectiveness. The main reason seems to be that there is no effective ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Interferon drug shows promise in treating Ebola

Toronto)—A pilot study of a class of drugs used to treat hepatitis and some forms of multiple sclerosis has been shown for the first time to ease symptoms of Ebola patients, while also increasing their survival.

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