According to a new study done by the US Department of Veterans Affair (VA), Paxlovid, the antiviral pill by Pfizer that helps reduce the risk of hospitalization in Covid can also reduce the risk of long covid. The study analyzed the records of more than 56,000 veterans who had Covid-19. In those, around 9000 veterans…
Amidst cases of hospital closures, abortion restrictions, limited Medicaid options, and increased medical expenses, democrats in Georgia are trying to pull in voters for the midterm election. Even the loyal democrats are facing a challenging situation with the overall inflation and healthcare crisis in the US. June Barlow Callaway (73) had been working as a…
As part of reducing the opioid crisis and pain management among Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new guideline for healthcare experts on how and when to prescribe opioid drugs to patients. The new one replaces the 2016 guidelines which have been widely criticized by doctors and patients for…
A new drug for treating urinary tract infection (UTI) has been put up for approval by the US Food and Drug Administration. GSK, the UK multinational pharma has said that the new drug named gepotidacin is very effective in treating UTI and it seems to be almost as effective as nitrofurantoin, a drug that is…