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There are currently a number of treatments available for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 [File: Tolga Akmen/AFP] An aerosol-based drug treatment could drastically reduce the number of new coronavirus patients dying from the disease or requiring intensive care, according to preliminary results released by a British biotech firm. In a randomised trial of 100 patients admitted…

We rated 20 coronavirus treatments for effectiveness and safety: 5 3 7 2 3 We rated 20 coronavirus treatments for effectiveness and safety: 5 3 7 2 3 We rated 20 coronavirus treatments for effectiveness and safety: 5 3 7 2 3 The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the greatest challenges modern medicine has ever…

Scientists are looking to llamas to help curb the spread of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.They are extracting antibodies from llamas to test the development of both treatments and diagnostic tests.This project is in its infancy.In the United Kingdom, as elsewhere, the search is on for effective treatments to combat the novel coronavirus. And in Reading,…

An Oxfam SA report finds that the poor treatment of healthcare workers compromises the quality of health care.The report was launched in collaboration with the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union.Nurses are the backbone of South Africa’s healthcare system, representing 77% of the public sector's human resources in the sector.The poor treatment of healthcare workers compromises…

Early data from a clinical study suggest that an off-label cancer drug provided clinical benefit to a small group of patients with severe COVID-19.The cancer drug acalabrutinib, which blocks the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) protein and is approved to treat some blood cancers, was associated with reduced respiratory distress and a reduction in the overactive…