Pfizer said Monday that they have begun a clinical trial where they test their vaccine booster shot along with a pneumococcal vaccine. Some experts believe that the booster shot may be needed soon.
The closest thing to a COVID ‘cure’? Eli Lilly’s combination antibody drug cuts the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization and death by 87%, study finds The combination treatment, a mixture of two drugs, recognizes the coronavirus and attaches to it, preventing it from spreading throughout the body Half a group of 769 mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients at … Read more
Harvard University scientists believe they’ve found the ideal diet for living a longer, healthier life: Eating three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit a day. Just about any doctor or diet will encourage you that fruits and vegetables are a crucial source of the nutrients we need on a daily basis, but you … Read more
Harvard University scientists believe they’ve found the ideal diet for living a longer, healthier life: Eating three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit a day. Just about any doctor or diet will encourage you that fruits and vegetables are a crucial source of the nutrients we need on a daily basis, but you … Read more
We’re all regularly told we should be eating five portions of fruit and vegetables every day to stay healthy. Now, scientists have revealed two portions of fruit and three portions of vegetables is the optimal combination for a longer life. US researchers, who looked at data representing nearly 2 million adults worldwide, found this mix was … Read more
A young hospital worker was diagnosed with a ‘ticking time bomb’ combination of cancer and a life-threatening heart condition after her friends feared her extreme weight loss was due to an eating disorder. Assistant practitioner Bethan Goodey regularly worked 12-hour shifts at West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, lifting patients and heavy equipment, but … Read more
AstraZeneca will start clinical trials to test a combination of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine with Russia’s Sputnik V shot aimed at boosting the efficacy of the British drugmaker’s vaccine, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Friday. Trials will start by the end of the year and Russia wants to jointly produce the new vaccine if … Read more
‘I’m living when I shouldn’t be’: BBC podcast presenter Deborah James who has incurable stage 4 cancer says she’s ‘putting her hope in science’ after new combination of drugs saved her life Deborah James, 38, had received the all-clear from cancer back in January However, doctors later found evidence that the cancer returned to her … Read more
Dodos, giant tortoises and other ancient Madagascan beasts were wiped out by the deadly combination of human activity and a MEGADROUGHT 1,000 years ago Researchers studied 8,000 years of climate data from rock and soil samples They found evidence of repeated megadroughts in the islands over that time Megafauna appeared to have survived previous episodes … Read more
Remdesivir will be combined with a multiple sclerosis drug in next phase of federal tests in hopes the combination will fight deadly inflammation in coronavirus patients Remdesivir has already been approved for emergency use authorization in severe coronavirus patients Now federal researchers will compared remdesivir and a placebo to remdesivir and beta interferon The drug is approved … Read more