Drug

Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be ‘Game Changing’

By Kelly L. Gorsuch 7 days ago

By Amy Norton

HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, Could 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For adult men with superior prostate cancer, a new hormone treatment tablet works superior than common injections — and carries a much decreased danger of coronary heart assault or stroke, a clinical trial has located.

The drug, known as relugolix, is not nevertheless authorised by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If it gets the environmentally friendly mild, having said that, it would be “activity-modifying,” stated Dr. Neal Shore, direct researcher on the trial.

Hormone treatment has long been a common therapy for superior

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In Small Study, Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Appears to Help COVID-19 Patients

By Kelly L. Gorsuch 4 weeks ago

News Picture: In Small Study, Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Appears to Help COVID-19 Patients

THURSDAY, May 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In the scramble to discover medicines that conquer back COVID-19, researchers from Italy report encouraging outcomes from a smaller analyze on a rheumatoid arthritis drug by now in use.

The drug, anakinra, may assist peaceful the runaway immune reaction recognized as a “cytokine storm,” which imperils some individuals with serious COVID-19.

“Until a vaccine is obtainable, we urgently want to discover a way to assist persons survive the most serious signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and to do that with out mind-boggling the intense care capability of hospitals,” stated analyze writer Dr. Lorenzo

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Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

By Kelly L. Gorsuch 2 months ago

News Picture: Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug RemdesivirBy Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, April six, 2020 (HealthDay Information) — A drug originally formulated to deal with Ebola is finding a 2nd likelihood in the highlight, as investigate groups in the United States, Asia and Europe race to exam it from the new coronavirus.

The drug, identified as remdesivir, has already been offered to a minimal number of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, on a “compassionate use” foundation. That bundled the 1st U.S. patient identified with the ailment — a 35-yr-previous man in Washington condition who sought care on Jan. 19, shortly following returning dwelling from Wuhan, China.

He

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Critical Drug Shortages, In Memoriam

By Kelly L. Gorsuch 2 months ago

What your physician is looking at on Medscape.com:

APRIL 02, 2020 — Right here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors all-around the globe feel you want to know about now.

Drug Shortages On the Front Line

In addition to shortages of particular protective products (PPE) and ventilators, hospitals are also experiencing a shortage of ventilator-affiliated medications. Usually, hospitals could fill ninety five% of orders for these kinds of medications. In the final thirty day period, that rate has dropped to 60% or 70%, and it proceeds to minimize by about 3% each day, an market skilled claims. Meanwhile, desire is

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How an Ebola Drug Might Fight COVID-19

By Kelly L. Gorsuch 3 months ago

Latest Infectious Disease News

News Picture: How an Ebola Drug Might Fight COVID-19

THURSDAY, March 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An Ebola drug that’s proven effective against some coronaviruses may also work against the new COVID-19 coronavirus, scientists say.

Remdesivir was developed by Gilead Sciences in response to the 2014 West African Ebola virus epidemic.

“We know the drug works against different coronaviruses, like MERS [Middle East respiratory syndrome] and SARS [severe acute respiratory syndrome], and we know the novel coronavirus is very similar to SARS,” said virologist Matthias Götte, of the University of Alberta in Canada. “So I would say I’m cautiously optimistic that the results

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