Extended use of Paxlovid May Help Some People with Long COVID --Study

Jan

Extended Paxlovid May Help Some People with Long COVID An extended course of Paxlovid appears to help some patients with long COVID, according to a study by UCSF researchers that suggests this treatment option holds promise for some of those struggling with lasting symptoms. Extended Paxlovid May Help Some People with Long COVID | UC San Francisco

An extended course of Paxlovid appears to help some patients with long COVID, according to a case series by UC San Francisco researchers that suggests this treatment option holds promise for some of those struggling with debilitating symptoms.

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Opinion: Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19

Jan

Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19 The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the same mistakes as from the COVID-19 pandemic. Omer Awan Forbes

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Paxlovid tied to lower risk of problems for adults with kidney disease and COVID --study

Jan

Paxlovid tied to lower risk of hospital stay, heart problems, death in adults with kidney disease and COVID The antiviral drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) was linked to a lower risk of hospitalization within 30 days and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and death at 1 year in adults with COVID-19 and chronic kidney disease (CKD) or kidney failure, finds a study this week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. CIDRAP

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Biden administration commits an additional $306 million toward battling bird flu and will distribute the funds before Trump takes office.

Jan

The Biden administration, in a final push to shore up the nation’s pandemic preparedness before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, announced on Thursday that it would nearly double the amount of money it was committing to ward off a potential outbreak of bird flu in humans.

Federal health officials have been keeping a close eye on H5N1, a strain of avian influenza that is highly contagious and lethal to chickens, and has spread to cattle. The virus has not yet demonstrated that it can spread efficiently among people.

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Five things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Jan

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries. The disease has killed an estimated 20 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization, and thousands are still dying every year. AP News

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First responders mental health issues prompted treatement center in Georgia

Dec

Mental health treatment center planned for first responders in Georgia Compared to the general population, police and firefighters face heightened risks of depression, PTSD and suicide, and they are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty, according to a 2018 ... Jeremy Redmon Medical Xpress

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U.S. drug prices to increase Jan 1; Seniors won't have to pay more than $2000 total

Dec

Drugmakers to raise US prices on over 250 medicines starting Jan. 1

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Changes in Emergency Management of COVID-19 during pandemic--study

Dec

Clinical and Operational Changes in ED Management of COVID-19 The following is a summary of “Correlates of improved outcomes in patients with COVID-19 treated in US emergency departments,” published in the December 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Slutske et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the impact of therapeutic advances during the COVID-19 pandemic on clinically relevant metrics of emergency care. Physician's Weekly Admin Physician's Weekly

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US FDA revokes authorization for four COVID antibody drugs

Dec

US FDA revokes authorization for four COVID antibody drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for four COVID-19 antibody-based drugs, including those from Eli Lilly and Regeneron . Reuters Reuters

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Paper that popularized unproven hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

Dec

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Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today, following years of campaigning by scientists who alleged the research contained major scientific flaws and may have breached ethics regulations. The paper was pulled because of ethical concerns and methodological problems, according to a retraction notice.

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