Nov. 29, 2021 — Merck’s antiviral pill for COVID-19, molnupiravir, appears to be far less effective than early results from the clinical trial first suggested. According to an analysis by scientists at the FDA, the experimental pill cut the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by about 30%, compared to a placebo, and the … Read more
Robin Foster, HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. said Friday that it will seek federal approval for emergency use of its new antiviral pill molnupiravir, after a clinical trial showed the drug halved the risk of hospitalization or death when given to high-risk people shortly after infection … Read more
MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Taking a drug meant for horses and cattle to prevent or treat COVID-19 is dangerous and could be fatal, the U.S Food and Drug Administration warns. The agency has received multiple reports of people who have been hospitalized after “self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses,” the agency … Read more
The drug cocktail has clocked reduced hospitalisation and death by upto 70 per cent India has striated administering Roche’s antibody cocktail treatment to Covid-19 patients and the first patients to receive it, an 84-year-old in Haryana has also been discharged after undergoing critical care at Medanta Hospital. The procedure gained popularity after it was used … Read more
NGOs have been working selflessly to respond to people’s pleas and are also encouraging Covid-recovered patients to donate plasma. There is no doubt that people have been pretty active on social media at a time when COVID-19 transmission and oxygen crisis, just so they can help others in need for treatment. Among the posts shared, … Read more
In the first five days of infection, steroids have no role, Guleria highlighted. As many people are reeling under the Covid-19 infection, one of the most noted impacts is a drop in oxygen saturation level. During the second wave, people having a drop in oxygen saturation level have increased and more people are turning in … Read more
The drug, when given to Covid patients in the early stage, has shown significant clinical and virological improvement in moderate cases. (File Photo) Amid a continuous spike in the number of coronavirus cases in India, Zydus Cadila’s Virafin has been granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) for treatment of moderate cases of Covid-19 by the Drugs … Read more
Oct. 4, 2020 – President Donald Trump could be discharged from the Walter Reed Military Medical Center as soon as Monday, his doctor said. “Our plan for today is to have him eat and to drink to be up and out of bed as much as possible,” Brian Garbaldi, MD, told reporters. “[I]f he … Read more
Diagnosis for both dengue and Coronavirus is a challenge and there are no antiviral drugs or vaccines. With Coronavirus transmission still on a rise and dengue cases surfacing as well, it has become a problematic situation. The doctors are facing challenging situations with people being co-infected with dengue as well as COVID-19. It is to … Read more
Many pharma companies have been focusing on repurposing older drugs that were approved previously during the pandemic. Kochi-based pharmaceutical firm PNB Vesper Life Sciences has developed a new drug that can be used for the treatment of the novel Coronavirus if approved. The company has received a go-ahead for mid-stage trials of GPP-Baladol on COVID-19 … Read more