Dr. Adalja: Merck’s COVID-19 treatment pill would be ‘game-changing’ Infectious diseases doctor predicts the new treatment could be available by end of year. Dr. Eric Topol, the founder
In a potential leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic, drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental pill for people sick with COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and
When Russians talk about the coronavirus over dinner or in hair salons, the conversation often turns to “antitela,” the Russian word for antibodies—the proteins produced by the body
(Reuters) – At least one long-term COVID-19 symptom was found in 37% of patients three to six months after they were infected by the virus, a large study
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been tested on children ages 5 to 11 and deemed “safe and highly effective,” the company announced recently, amid its ongoing clinical trials
(Reuters) – Doctors in California are using cutting-edge lung scans to better understand the effects of ‘long COVID’ among patients who suffer severe symptoms months after their initial
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – There will be no banquet in Stockholm this year and laureates will receive their Nobel Prize medals and diplomas in their home countries, the Nobel
(HealthDay)—There have now been more than 40 million cases of COVID-19 recorded among Americans, according to a database maintained by The New York Times. That’s nearly one-fifth of
Studies have determined that in-school transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 is rare when masking, social distancing and other safety protocols are followed. However, little has been
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the U.S. and people hunkered down in their homes to live and work, some people turned
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