By Kate Kelland and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – A cheap and widely used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be able to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in what scientists said is a “major breakthrough” in the coronavirus pandemic. Trial results announced on Tuesday […]
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Gut Microbiome Plays a Role in How Prostate Cancer Patients Respond to Oral Therapies Bacteria in the gut may play a role in the treatment outcomes of patients with prostate cancer taking oral medications, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The results from the study showed that since […]
Treatment for Cognitive Decline in Patients With Alzheimer Disease Possible With Personalized Approach New research suggests it is possible to treat cognitive decline with personalized, precision medicine. A research team at Affirmativ Health investigated whether it is possible to mitigate risk factors for Alzheimer disease in individuals experiencing cognitive decline […]
Some patients have run out of medicines and are forced to get stop-gap treatments from doctors. It was February when Deputy Superintendent of Police Mahadev Maruthi Yadawad managed to procure an imported drug for his three-and-a-half-month-old baby to treat his seizures. A colleague who was in Bengaluru helped deliver it […]
HOBOKEN, NJ — In late March, as the coronavirus pandemic was sickening both New Jersey residents and their doctors who lacked the protective equipment to deal with it, Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla shared a desperate plea from Hoboken University Medical Center: they needed 13 ventilators for critical care patients, and […]
HOBOKEN, NJ — In late March, as the coronavirus pandemic was sickening both New Jersey residents and their doctors who lacked the protective equipment to deal with it, Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla shared a desperate plea from Hoboken University Medical Center: they urgently needed 13 ventilators for critical care patients, […]