A Simple Solution Would Make COVID Antivirals More Accessible, Pharmacists Say
The Biden administration’s Test to Treat program aims to make the treatments available at pharmacies, yet it requires a medical provider to prescribe the drugs
Can Drugs Reduce the Risk of Long COVID? What Scientists Know So Far
Researchers are trying to establish whether existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments can prevent lasting symptoms
Messenger RNA Therapies Are Finally Fulfilling Their Promise
Instructing our cells to make specific proteins could control influenza, autoimmune diseases, even cancer
Nasal Spray COVID Preventives Are Finally in Development
Different methods of drug delivery give us more tools to fight disease
These Eye Drops Could Replace Your Reading Glasses
Solutions to age-related vision problems now come in a bottle. How well do they work?
COVID Smell Loss and Long COVID Linked to Inflammation
Hamsters eating Cocoa Krispies reveal inflammation pathways from the olfactory system to the brain
How Many COVID Vaccine Boosters Will We Need?
Endless boosting might not be a practical or sustainable strategy, scientists say
Why Omicron Is Putting More Kids in the Hospital
The huge jump in cases means more hospitalizations. And children’s small airways can be more easily blocked by infections
These Are the Latest COVID Treatments
But shortages mean that new antivirals and other drugs may be hard to come by
Some COVID Patients Need Amputations to Survive
Impaired blood flow leads to loss of limbs
The Importance of Spotting Cancer’s Warning Signs
Despite the vast resources aimed at finding ways to detect cancer early, more needs to be done
COVID’s Cardiac Connection
Coronavirus infections might cause lasting harm to the heart even in those who have never had symptoms