On December 23, the United States approved the release of Merck & Co (MRK.N) antiviral pills for the treatment of COVID-19. They are intended for certain high-risk adult patients. This is the second drug that can be taken at home. The day before, pills were approved for treatment ...
In the world, vaccination against Covid-19 is in full swing, and everyone asks the question - what's next? The BBC reported on four development scenarios. Will they finally open up all the borders and how much can the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus hinder this? Is it far from herd immunity and ...
With the light hand of biologist Jay Nicks, a new treatment with antibodies to all strains of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses has appeared, Sci-Tech Daily reports. The vaccine, a life-saving COVID-19 vaccine, has brought a ray of hope to our world, which has been in a state of anxiety and stress for almost a year. But…
Everyone knows that cancer is a very serious disease that can be treated, but usually it takes a long time and is painful. But there have been cases in history that greatly surprised doctors. People were suddenly cured of cancer on their own. The BBC decided to figure out how this is possible...
Little Odessa resident Dmitry Svichinsky, whose treatment was raised throughout Ukraine, received a Zolgensma injection on July 16. This is the most expensive drug in the world, its cost is more than $2 million. The BBC reported in more detail. The boy was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - this is...
Diana Gumas has gone to great lengths to protect her 86-year-old mother with leukemia from COVID-19. The whole family adhered to the quarantine regime and reduced her social circle to a minimum. But in the end, the woman fell ill anyway, and then the family resorted to unusual treatment ...
Israeli doctors were the first in the world to test an innovative method of treating patients with COVID-19 using a drug based on cells taken from healthy people. It neutralizes the attack of the patient's own immune system on his inflamed body. This attack, called a cytoctine storm, often became ...
New research confirms that several types of steroids are improving the survival of critically ill COVID-19 patients, making cheap drugs the standard of care. Writes about this ABC News. An analysis of the pooled results of seven studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and published in the Journal of the American ...
A woman who was diagnosed with HIV nearly 30 years ago appears to be cured - without medication or a bone marrow transplant. The Daily Mail writes about this. Scientists have studied Lauryn Willenberg for decades, and the 66-year-old insists she never took medication to…
Regulatory authorities in the United States have decided to use the blood plasma of recovered patients in the treatment of patients with COVID-19, despite the lack of clinical trials confirming the effectiveness of this therapy. Writes about this BBC. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has adopted ...