Lower respiratory tract news and latest updates

Medications

Avacopan reduces need for glucocorticoids, respiratory and ENT involvement for vasculitis patients

Avacopan was better than prednisone in reducing respiratory as well as ear, nose and throat (ENT) involvement in ANCA-associated vasculitis patients participating in the phase 3 ADVOCATE trial, and enabled reduced glucocorticoid ...

May 18, 2022

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Medications

Inhaled antibiotics could help reduce antimicrobial resistance

Using inhaled antibiotics to treat lower respiratory tract infections could help reduce antimicrobial resistance, according to researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Bath.

May 13, 2022

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Medical research

Make-up of SARS-CoV-2 outer envelope revealed for the first time

Scientists from Cardiff University have detailed the molecular make-up of the fatty outer envelope of SARS-CoV-2 for the first time—and say it could prove an important new target for antivirals.

Apr 25, 2022

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