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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Soon after Merck announced on September 1 it would ask federal regulators for emergency use authorization (EUA) for its auspicious new COVID-19 pill, the accolades began. Former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Scott Gottlieb told CNBC the drug was […]
In a late-stage clinical trial, a new antiviral pill halved the chance that patients diagnosed with COVID-19 would end up in the hospital or die from the disease, the drugmaker Merck announced Friday (Oct. 1). The drug, called molnupiravir, was developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and could be the first oral medication specifically approved […]
Is there any diet pill that can help you lose weight safely? We ask experts to examine the benefits (and risks) of weight-loss remedies A drug that can safely aid rapid weight loss and keep it off sounds too good to be true. Yet apparently it exists. Saxenda (generic name, liraglutide) was originally developed as […]
Teenage girls who use over-the-counter diet pills and laxatives to lose weight run a very high risk of developing eating disorders, researchers say. In a new U.S. study, girls who used diet pills had a 258% greater risk of being diagnosed with an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia within five years. If they used […]
Diabetes expert reveals rise of cases in children during pandemic When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at […]
Inhaling a lower dose of statins rather than taking them as a pill could end the scourge of side-effects, research suggests Inhaling Statins instead of taking them as a pill could stop common side-effects Research by University of California, U.S, says this is due to doses being ‘lower’ 30 per cent of patients prescribed statins […]
A pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form of the HIV drug cabotegravir injected once every 8 weeks was more effective than daily oral Truvada at preventing HIV acquisition among cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women who have sex with men in a clinical trial sponsored by the National […]
Teaching assistant, 23, claims the Pill caused a potentially deadly build-up of fluid on her brain which left feeling like her head ‘was going to explode’ Kirsty Luckin went to her GP, who dismissed her pain as just a migraine When her vision blurred, an optician noticed fluid accumulated on her brain Spent five days […]
National shortage of contraceptive pills could lead to a wave of unplanned pregnancies, warn experts Several common contraceptive pills have been difficult to get hold of These include combined hormonal pills Loestrin, Cilest and Ovranette GPs are often unaware of the shortages and still give prescriptions Experts said the shortage, which has got worse in […]
Four-in-one pill could slash the risk of heart attacks, strokes and low blood pressure by a THIRD and save thousands of lives for just 2p a day The British-led research believes a polypill could reduce heart and stroke risks The pill would contain aspirin, a statin and two blood pressure medications Experts believe the four-in-one […]