The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a massive intake of antibiotics without obvious indications - to prevent infection, "just in case" and "to clear the conscience." However, this is dangerous for the sick and for humanity as a whole: this use of antibiotics only increases the resistance of bacteria to antimicrobial drugs. At a critical moment, they may simply ...

The global supply chain is slowing at the very moment Americans need it to go into overdrive. Journalist for The Atlantic Derek Thompson explained in his column what was happening. Next - from the first person. Last week I visited CVS to...

At one time, the drug ivermectin was considered a "miracle cure" for COVID-19. In some countries, the authorities even recommended it for use, and "anti-vaccination" stated that it could replace vaccination. But the BBC's investigation revealed extremely serious errors in the research, the results of which are being referenced ...

More than 1 deaths from COVID-353 have already been reported since January 000, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is about a thousand more than last year in the first 19 months of the pandemic in the United States (10). The NY Daily News reported in more detail. ...

“Covid fingers”: scientists have explained why they appear, BBC reports. Scientists have discovered why some coronavirus patients develop frostbite-like injuries to their big toes. They say this may be a side effect of the body switching to fight...

An experimental drug prevented half of the COVID-19 infections that would otherwise have resulted in hospitalization. This study offers the prospect that the disease could soon be treated with pills. More details were told by the USA Today edition. The antiviral drug molnupiravir, manufactured by Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, Travis Warner's company is busier than ever. He's setting up internet and video systems in Texas, and as people suddenly start working from home, help desk calls have skyrocketed. Warner ...

COVID-19 is capable of infecting and altering the function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, potentially explaining why some previously healthy people develop diabetes after being infected with the virus. The issue was described in more detail by The Guardian. Doctors are concerned about the growing number of patients with diabetes ...

Pfizer is beginning a global Phase 2/3 study of EPIC-PEP of a new oral antiviral drug against COVID-19 for post-exposure prophylaxis in adults, the pharmaceutical company reported on the official website of the pharmaceutical company. EPIC-PEP (Evaluation of COVID-19 Protease Inhibition in Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) is the third study launched as part of this global...

A patch has been created in the United States that can replace vaccination against COVID-19, and in the future, against other diseases, reports Novoye Vremya. Scientists from Stanford University and the University of North Carolina 3D printed a vaccine patch that turned out to be more effective than an injection. According to…