COVID treatment molnupiravir: What you need to know
What is it? Molnupiravir, also known by the brand name Lagevrio, was developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.
It was heralded as a potential game-changer when...
Some blood types could cause severe COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from King’s College London found blood proteins that could cause or prevent severe COVID-19.
The research is published in PLOS Genetics and was conducted...
Facemasks may reduce severity of COVID-19
Scientists from McMaster University found that facemasks may reduce the severity of COVID-19 and pressure on health systems.
The finding showed the population-level consequences of...
4th COVID vaccine shot may not protect these people from omicron
Scientists from the Sheba Medical Center found that the fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines offers little benefit to younger and healthy adults.
They tested...
Some antivirals and antibodies work well against BA.2 Omicron variant
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and elsewhere found that the antiviral therapies remdesivir, molnupiravir, and the active ingredient in Pfizer's Paxlovid pill (nirmatrelvir),...
COVID-19 treatment bebtelovimab: What you need to know
What is it?
Bebtelovimab is an FDA-authorized investigational monoclonal antibody treatment that was developed by Eli Lilly.
Not all authorized monoclonal antibodies have worked against all...
COVID-19 vaccine technique may help treat heart disease
Scientists from the University Medical Center Utrecht found that a method for delivering genetic material to the body is being tested as a way...
This stuff in your blood associated with severe COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Michigan found a connection between destructive white blood cells and a more severe disease course in patients with COVID-19.
The...
Your genes and blood type may help predict your risk of severe COVID-19
Scientists from the Severe COVID-19 GWAS Group found that a person’s genes and blood type may help determine their odds for a nastier form...
Common high blood pressure drug may prevent COVID-19 complications
Scientists from Johns Hopkins found a drug treatment that may reduce the risk of death from the most serious complication of COVID-19.
They found prazosin,...