The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir shortened hospital stays for seriously ill COVID-19 patients in a federally funded study. But there's not enough of the medicine to go around. Ulrich Perrey/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ulrich Perrey/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir shortened hospital stays for seriously ill COVID-19 patients…
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Share on PinterestDoctors in the United States can now use the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat severe COVID-19.Until last weekend, treatment for COVID-19 was primarily experimental. In hundreds of clinical trials across the globe, researchers are testing new drugs, as well as those that scientists created for other purposes, to stem the death toll the…
May 1, 2020Updated 9:39 p.m. ETRemdesivir, an antiviral drug designed to treat both hepatitis and a common respiratory virus, seemed fated to join thousands of other failed medications after proving useless against those diseases. The drug was consigned to the pharmaceutical scrap heap, all but forgotten by the scientists who once championed it.But on Friday,…
Experimental Ebola drug remdesivir could stop SARS-CoV-2 from replicating by acting on a key enzyme, according to a new study from the University of Alberta.Share on PinterestNew evidence from an in vitro study supports the notion that remdesivir may be effective against SARS-CoV-2.Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the launch of a multinational…
Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat Published: February 23, 2026, 12:05 am Researchers have shared details of an outbreak at a funeral in Uganda that killed three young people. Aeromonas bacteria can cause food poisoning with an incubation period of 12 hours to seven days, typically 24 to 48 hours. In February 2024
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your