Stanford researchers aim to get ahead of coronavirus evolution by designing antiviral drugs that continue to work on Paxlovid-resistant mutants. (Image credit: Getty Images) Although COVID-19 has faded from the headlines, SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus behind the pandemic – is still rampantly infecting people around the world. Public health officials […]
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Why are billions of euros worth of COVID drug Paxlovid going to waste in Europe?
European countries rushed to buy the antiviral drug in January 2022, but now it’s going to waste. Why? ADVERTISEMENT A COVID-19 antiviral drug has been underused in Europe with about 3.1 million courses of the medicine set to expire in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, and France by the end […]
Donald Trump’s ‘miracle drug’ for COVID killed nearly 17,000 people: Study
A drug promoted by former US President Donald Trump to cure COVID-19 has been linked to nearly 17,000 deaths, according to a new study. During the COVID pandemic, Trump urged Americans to take hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an anti-malaria medicine that is also often used to cure rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, claiming […]
Experimental drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long COVID relief
Proportion of PACS symptoms alleviation by six months. Credit: The Lancet Infectious Diseases (2023). DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00685-0 A randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong finds that the synbiotic drug SIM01 relieves multiple symptoms of long COVID, or post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS). SIM01 contains strains of anaerobic Bifidobacterium bacteria (which are probiotics) […]
Paxlovid to the rescue? What to know about the COVID-19 drug
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As the holiday and peak respiratory seasons collide, and COVID-19 cases continue a steady, weeks-long climb, doctors want high-risk people to remember: Should COVID catch them in the coming days, one call to the doctor could save Christmas—or more. Paxlovid, an antiviral COVID therapy given under […]
Pfizer to price Covid drug Paxlovid at $1,390 per course
Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral medication to treat the coronavirus disease, is displayed in this picture taken on Oct. 7, 2022. Wolfgang Rattay | Reuters Pfizer will price a five-day course of its Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid at $1,390 when the company starts to transition it to the commercial market later this […]
COVID drug helps to bring back sense of smell
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. A new drug can alleviate loss of smell and taste caused by COVID-19.Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Clinical-trial data suggest that an antiviral pill called ensitrelvir is among the first treatments […]
Identification of side effects of COVID-19 drug candidates on embryogenesis using an integrated zebrafish screening platform
Establishing a quantitative screening platform to identify drug effects on embryonic and cardiovascular development One of the earliest initiatives to promote research on drug repurposing to fight COVID-19 was supported by the Medicine For Malaria Venture (MMV). The consortium assembled and freely distributed the Covid Box for research, comprising a […]
Shoppers Drug Mart supports Reconciliation in Healthcare with donation to Women’s College Hospital’s Ganawishkadawe Center for Wise Practices in Indigenous
The $100,000 donation will support the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals, families and communities. TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2023 /CNW/ – Today, via the Shopper’s Foundation for Women’s Health, Shoppers Drug Mart announced a $100,000 donation to the Ganawishkadawe Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health […]
Covid antiviral drug linked to ‘transmissible’ mutations, research finds
Receive free Coronavirus treatment updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Coronavirus treatment news every morning. A blockbuster drug developed by US pharmaceutical group Merck to treat Covid-19 has been linked to mutations transmitted when the coronavirus spreads between patients, a finding that will […]
Study: Merck’s COVID-19 Drug Linked to Mutated Coronavirus Strains | Health News
A study published this week linked the COVID-19 antiviral molnupiravir to new coronavirus mutations, raising questions about whether the drug could lead to the evolution of potentially concerning strains in the future. The drug works by causing mutations in the genetic information of the virus. So, if some people don’t […]
Food and Drug Administration approves COVID boosters for upcoming season
A nurse holds a vial of COVID-19 vaccine and syringe. Getty Images. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the latest round of COVID-19 boosters, as public health officials brace for another cold and flu season. An advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is […]
New insight on COVID-19 boosters; lung infection drug shows promise
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New AI-generated COVID drug enters Phase I clinical trials: ‘Effective against all variants’
Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving into the health care arena and helping to streamline medical processes — including the creation of new drugs. Insilico Medicine, an AI-driven biotech company based in Hong Kong and in New York City, recently announced that its new AI-designed drug for COVID-19 has entered Phase […]
Tonix’s long COVID drug fails to meet mid-stage trial goal
The word “COVID-19” is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 5 (Reuters) – Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp (TNXP.O) said on Tuesday its experimental drug failed to meet the primary goal in a mid-stage study […]
Prostate cancer drug shows promise against COVID
Proxalutamide and remdesivir combination exerts strong synergistic effect in blocking SARS- CoV- 2 infection in iAEC2. (A) Schematic illustration of the study design of the SARS-CoV-2 bioassay on iAEC2 cells. (B) Combination matrix of proxalutamide and remdesivir in inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 alpha strain infection. (C) Bliss synergy score of proxalutamide […]
BioNTech reduces drug development spend as COVID vaccine sales plunge
The logo of BioNTech is pictured at Biontech’s research laboratory for individualised vaccines against cancer in Mainz, Germany, July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo FRANKFURT, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Germany’s BioNTech (22UAy.DE), Pfizer’s (PFE.N) partner on COVID-19 vaccines, cut its drug development budget for this year after quarterly revenues were […]
Michigan man suing COVID drug manufacturer after suffering two massive strokes
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – A Lenawee County man is suing a COVID drug manufacturer and a Washtenaw County hospital after suffering two massive strokes. Dan Nowacki’s wife Kathleen and their son Luke are now providing round-the-clock care because of what they say was a tainted COVID drug. Their attorneys at […]
Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID
There are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone – so you can imagine the excitement when a cheap diabetes drug called metformin was shown to decrease the risk of getting the disease. The study, published in The […]
Drug discovery processes against COVID-19 complication
Long COVID: What is it? Also referred to as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), “long COVID” is a commonly-used term that is deployed to describe the multisystemic symptoms and complications that some sufferers of COVID-19 experience after a severe infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Some people continue to experience symptoms […]