By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Up until recently monkeypox infection outside of Africa was rare, but a look back at seven cases occurring in Britain over the past few years gives hints at what drugs work to fight the disease — and which don’t. The need to better … Read more
Dec. 22, 2021 – The FDA on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization of a new antiviral pills to treat people with symptomatic COVID-19. Pfizer’s ritonavir, name brand Paxlovid, can now be taken by patients age 12 and up who weigh at least 88 pounds. The antiviral is only for people who test positive for coronavirus, … Read more
The health secretary says 4.25m extra doses of antivirals will help the NHS to help fight the latest Covid wave. Source link