Medications
Taking Paxlovid for COVID-19: What to expect
If you notice a nasty taste in your mouth after taking the antiviral pill Paxlovid for COVID-19, you're not imagining it.
May 27, 2022
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Medications
I have mild COVID. Should I take the antiviral Paxlovid?
The COVID medication Paxlovid has been available in Australia on the Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme (PBS) since the start of May, with eligible patients directed to talk to their GP for a prescription.
May 27, 2022
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Health
Guns are now the leading cause of death for American children
Firearms have surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among American youngsters, with official data showing a strong rise in gun-related homicides such as the killing of 19 children in a Texas school ...
May 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 in babies: What to expect
Parents are understandably worried about what would happen if their infant caught COVID-19. Babies may be considered vulnerable due to immature immune systems, and are also not eligible for most of the treatments and vaccinations ...
May 26, 2022
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Vaccination
Vaccines don't shield against long COVID, but may ease symptoms
Vaccinated people who experience a breakthrough case of COVID-19 are at risk for developing long-haul symptoms, though they are better protected against some of the worst ones, new data show.
May 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites
The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.
May 26, 2022
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Immunology
Hunting for the immune cells that predispose people to severe COVID-19
When a virus makes its way into a person's body, one of the immune system's first responders is a set of pathogen-removal cells called macrophages. But macrophages are diverse; they don't all target viruses in the same way.
May 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US preparing to deploy monkeypox vaccines amid more probable cases
The United States is preparing to give monkeypox vaccines to close contacts of people infected and to deploy treatments, with five cases now either confirmed or probable and the number likely to rise, officials said Monday.
May 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of monkeypox spreading widely 'very low'
The risk of monkeypox spreading widely among the general population is very low and transmission can be stopped outside endemic countries in Central and West Africa, health officials said Monday, after cases exploded this ...
May 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Repeat infections with COVID-19 may become the norm
COVID-19 might be easing into a new status as a widely circulating and somewhat harsher version of the common cold, experts say—a virus that folks could contract repeatedly, even if they were recently infected.
May 23, 2022
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