A new Danish study reveals disparities in all-cause mortality between mRNA and adenovirus vaccines Do the covid vaccines save lives? That is the question on many people’s minds, that has […]
Pfizer’s Covid-19 Pill Failed Study Testing Its Preventive Use
Paxlovid, authorized to treat high-risk people early in infection, didn’t meaningfully reduce illness in exposed adults Authors: Jared S. Hopkins Apr. 29, 2022 The Wall Street Journal The Covid-19 pill […]
Another rare virus puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again
Authors: Carolyn Y. Johnson April 27, 2022 The Washington Post Shortly after he served on a jury in March, Gregg Crumley developed a sore throat and congestion. The retired molecular […]
Treating COVID-19 with antibiotics leading to the creation of more superbugs
Authors: Chris Melore Study Finds April 25, 2022 Antibiotics that are helping to treat patients with COVID-19 may actually be fueling a concerning rise in the number of superbugs infecting […]
What You Should Know About Treating Covid-19
Some therapies have been shown to work in clinical studies and other research Authors: Jared S. Hopkins Updated Mar. 31, 2022 3:12 pm ET Talhe Wall Street Journal The Food […]
Two New Studies Offer a First Model for Diagnosing, Monitoring and Treating Long COVID
Two new studies propose the first model for diagnosing, indexing and monitoring Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), also known as long COVID or long haul COVID. The findings also provide […]
Different SARS-CoV-2 variants may give rise to different long COVID symptoms, study suggests
Italian study of long-COVID patients suggests those infected with the Alpha variant experienced different neurological and emotional symptoms compared to those who contracted the original form of SARS-CoV-2 Authors: EUROPEAN […]
What You Should Know About Treating Covid-19
Some therapies have been shown to work in clinical studies and other research Authors: Jared S. Hopkins Mar. 21, 2022 4:47 pm ET The Wall Street Journal The Food and […]
Efficacy of Ivermectin Treatment on Disease Progression Among Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 and Comorbidities
The I-TECH Randomized Clinical Trial February 18, 2022 Authors: Steven Chee Loon Lim, MRCP1; Chee Peng Hor, MSc2,3; Kim Heng Tay, MRCP4; et alAnilawati Mat Jelani, MMed5; Wen Hao Tan, MMed6; Hong Bee Ker, MRCP1; Ting Soo Chow, MRCP7; Masliza Zaid, MMed8; Wee Kooi Cheah, MRCP6; Han Hua Lim, MRCP9; Khairil Erwan Khalid, MRCP10; Joo Thye Cheng, MRCP2; Hazfadzila Mohd Unit, MRCP11; Noralfazita An, MMed12; Azraai Bahari Nasruddin, MRCP13; Lee Lee Low, MRCP14; Song Weng Ryan Khoo, MRCP15; Jia Hui Loh, MRCP16; Nor […]
Baricitinib for patients with severe COVID-19—time to change the standard of care?
AuthorsAlexander Supadya,c,d and Robert Zeiserb Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Feb 3doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00021-2 [Epub ahead of print]PMCID: PMC8813061PMID: 35123659 Mortality is high among patients with severe COVID-19 who require invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).1, 2 Therefore, […]