Category: Medicine

Finerenone may prevent pneumonia and COVID-19 in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes, according to a…

An Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) request has been submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the adjuvanted…

Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have increased risks for hospitalization and death after COVID-19 infection. Yet PaxlovidTM (nirmatrelvir…

State-licensed pharmacists can now prescribe Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets co-packaged with ritonavir tablets) with certain limitations to eligible patients, according to…

Good news for people with food allergies — having a food allergy cuts your risk of being infected with COVID-19…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 21 to 0 (with 1 abstention)…

Post-COVID lung disease includes 3 different subtypes or subgroups that potentially require separate and different management, according to a study…

Treatment with interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors decreased the risk of death among patients with COVID-19 infection by 75% compared with standard…

The risk of immediate allergic reactions or anaphylaxis after a second dose of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine is low in…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduled a virtual meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee…