Medications

New tuberculosis drug regimen slashes treatment time

Tuberculosis is an age-old respiratory scourge, with a new twist: growing resistance to multiple first- and second-line drugs. UF researchers and physicians report on using a novel treatment to slash treatment timeā€”and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Full force of third virus wave breaks over Portugal

Portugal, currently feeling the full force of its third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, has appealed for international help to relieve overwhelmed hospital staff.

Vaccination

Germany seeks ways to give its vaccine campaign momentum

Chancellor Angela Merkel and German state governors were planning to talk Monday with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry on ways to beef up the country's sluggish vaccination campaign.

Vaccination

BioNTech-Pfizer pledges up to 75 mn more jabs to EU

BioNTech and Pfizer said Monday they will ramp up their coronavirus vaccine deliveries to the European Union, pledging to send up to 75 million extra doses to the bloc in the spring.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany bans most travel from virus variant countries

Germany will from Saturday ban most travellers from countries hit by new, more contagious coronavirus variants to prevent a surge in infection numbers, the government said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Moscow eases coronavirus restrictions as cases fall

Russia's capital Moscow on Wednesday announced a further easing of COVID restrictions citing the improving health situation, even as many countries tighten anti-virus measures.

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