Extra doses of COVID-19 vaccine approved
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed that health authorities can extract six doses of vaccine from each vial of Comirnaty, a vaccine against COVID-19 manufactured by Pfizer/BioNTech. […]
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed that health authorities can extract six doses of vaccine from each vial of Comirnaty, a vaccine against COVID-19 manufactured by Pfizer/BioNTech. […]
A recent Canadian study examining comorbidities before and after the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) used distance matrices to match RA cases to controls with similar medical histories. The […]
The findings of a recent Canadian study examining comorbidities before and after the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could have important implications for practice, according to lead researcher Dr […]
A recent Canadian study examining comorbidities before and after the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) produced a number of interesting findings, Dr Mark Tatangelo, the lead researcher explains. This study […]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about one percent of the population in the UK and comorbidities are reported to be common. A recent study from Canada was designed to […]
Among persons with prediabetes, a lifestyle intervention can almost halve the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, researchers from a large, new study reported on Nov. 13, 2020 […]
Investigators from the QUAZAR trial report that treatment with oral azacytidine (CC-486), significantly improves survival in older patients, over age of 55, with AML acute myeloid leukemia (AML). […]
The diabetes drug canagliflozin, which has already shown efficacy in slowing kidney disease, is also effective among patients with advanced kidney disease. Researchers reported these findings in the […]
Rilonacept, an FDA approved drug for other inflammatory diseases, shows high efficacy for treating acute pericarditis, an inflammation of tissue around the heart. The findings were published on […]
Is there case for mass vitamin D supplementation to mitigate the effects of covid-19? There are now more than 40 studies demonstrating that having optimal blood levels of 25(OH)-vitamin D […]
A meta-analysis of 11 randomised clinical trials of ivermectin to treat covid-19 infection shows a resoundingly positive effect. In summary, ivermectin treatment is associated with: Faster viral clearance Shorter duration […]
The migraine treatment rimegepant also appears to have efficacy in preventing migraines, researchers reported on Dec. 15, 2020 in The Lancet. Investigators in the USA conducted a phase 2/3, […]