COVID-19 treatment remdesivir: What you need to know
What is it? The antiviral treatment remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, was the first COVID-19 therapy to get full FDA approval, and, so...
COVID-19 treatments Paxlovid: What you need to know
What is it? Paxlovid is Pfizer’s brand name for an antiviral oral medication (in pill form) that combines two generic drugs, nirmatrelvir and ritonavir.
It was the...
Common heartburn drug and depression drug may help treat COVID-19
In a recent study, scientists found that many COVID-19 survivors had chronic heartburn and took an inexpensive drug called famotidine, the key ingredient in...
This antibody can both prevent and treat COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from Scripps Research found an antibody dubbed J08 that seemed to be capable of both preventing and treating COVID-19.
They examined the blood of...
Can vitamin D help protect against COVID-19?
Recent studies have found that vitamin D supplements may help protect against COVID-19.
Scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that patients with low...
COVID-19 can infect kidneys directly, study finds
Scientists from the University of Washington found that COVID-19 can directly invade human kidney cells—specifically the proximal tubules, which are major gatekeepers in the organs'...
These common drugs may cut death risk by 50% after ‘long COVID’
Scientists from the University of Florida found that among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who seemingly recovered, severe systemic inflammation during their hospitalization is a risk factor...
Zinc may help prevent severe COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from Hospital del Mar found that administering zinc supplements to COVID-19 patients with low levels of this element may be a strategy to...
Using debit cards over cash cannot prevent COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from Brigham Young University found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is almost immediately nonviable if deposited on a cash banknote.
The virus actually shows greater stability on plastic money cards, with...
How a leaky gut cause inflamed lung
Scientists from the University of Colorado found why older adults are more likely to get seriously ill or even die from pneumonia.
They found that...