Should You Take an Antiviral to Prevent Long COVID?
The only guaranteed way to prevent Long COVID is to avoid getting infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Recently, however, researchers have found promising signs that certain drugs may reduce the risk of developing Long COVID if they’re taken shortly after infection.
Those studies are preliminary, but they raise an intriguing question: Should everyone who gets COVID-19 take medication in hopes of avoiding Long COVID?
Here’s what experts say.
Which drugs might prevent Long COVID?
Studies have recently highlighted two promising drugs: Paxlovid and metformin.
Paxlovid is an antiviral authorized t...
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Turley: Soros-Backed Manhattan DA's Made-For-TV Trump Prosecution Is " Legally Pathetic "
Turley: Soros-Backed Manhattan DA's Made-For-TV Trump Prosecution Is "Legally Pathetic" George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley panned reports of the looming potential case against former President Donald Trump after the former commander-in-chief announced he may be arrested in…#manhattan #jonathanturley #donaldtrump #epochtimes #jackphillips #trump #truthsocial #alvinbraggs #braggs #stormydaniels (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Conflicts of Interest Could Undermine the Cleanup Efforts in East Palestine
Many residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are suspicious of the environmental contractor Norfolk Southern has brought in to measure chemical exposures following last month’s massive train derailment, toxic spill, and chemical burn off. Over the last decade, the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health (CTEH) has become the go-to contractor for corporations looking to follow up on environmental disasters to which they’ve been connected. CTEH has done environmental testing after other derailments where toxic chemicals were released, like the 2012 derailment in Kentucky of a CSX train carrying butadiene (a hum...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Michaels Tags: Uncategorized health Source Type: news
Trump wastes no time firing verbal shots at recovering Mitch McConnell
Former President Donald Trump referred to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell as "a disaster" during a campaign event Monday just a few hours after the minority Senate leader was released from the hospital. McConnell, 81, was admitted to George Washington University Hospital on Wednesday, sustaining…#donaldtrump #kentucky #mitchmcconnell #senateleadershipfund #davidpopp #popp #trump #davenport #iowa #elainechao (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Ob/gyns Reveal Heavier Suicidal Ideation Burden Ob/gyns Reveal Heavier Suicidal Ideation Burden
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Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University Treats 2,000th Patient with MRIdian(R) MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy
World's first MRIdian center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital continues to lead the way for advanced precision cancer therapy with MRI-guided radiation
DENVER, March 2, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRAY) announced t... Devices, Oncology ViewRay, MRIdian, MRI-guided radiation therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
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George Washington University Hospital resident doctors plan to form union
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William Peck, former Washington University medical school dean, dies at 89
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Nuclear weapons would only bring South Korea more trouble
John Merrill is a visiting scholar at the Institute of Korean Studies at George Washington University and former head of the Northeast Asia division of the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. John Burton is the editor of a forthcoming study on U.S.-South Korean diplomatic…#johnmerrill #northeastasia #usstatedepartment #johnburton #ussouthkorean #southkorean #yoonsukyeol #seoul #koreanpeninsula (Source: Reuters: Health)
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US top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci to address WashU Medicine ’s class of 2023
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The ceremony fo r WashU Medicine’s Class of 2023 will be held at Francis Olympic Field at 3 p.m. on May 15.
David Perlmutter, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, said, “For almost 40 years,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
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ALMA, one of the world’s biggest radio telescope arrays, is getting hardware and software upgrades to allow it to collect much more data and produce sharper images. Announced last week, the latest modernizations to ALMA—officially the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, which sits high in the Chilean Andes—will cost $37 million and take 6 years to complete. Workers will upgrade the data transmission from the dishes to a central processor. They will also replace the heart of that processor, known as the correlator, a supercomput...
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St. Louis transgender center says it will not place moratorium on puberty blocker medication for children
The leaders of the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children ’s Hospital said they will not place a moratorium on puberty-blocking medication for new patients despite calls from Missouri's attorney general to do so.
Attorney General Andrew Bailey called for a moratorium on the medications for new patients last week in the wake of an article from a former e mployee of the center and an investigation from his office.
In a letter to Bailey's office Tuesday, BJC HealthCare CEO… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
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This comes after Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an investigation into allegations made by a former employee of Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
In an article published online Thursday, a former employee alleges the center was not thoroughly assessing patients before moving ahead … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
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Dr. Dennis O ’Leary, Voice of Calm After Reagan Was Shot, Dies at 85
Thrust into the role of spokesman after the assassination attempt in 1981, he led televised medical briefings that reassured an anxious nation. (Source: NYT)
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Missouri attorney general launches investigation into St. Louis transgender center after whistleblower report
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an investigation into allegations made by a former employee of a St. Louis transgender care center, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for a federal investigation.
In a statement Thursday, Bailey said his office has been investigating the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital for two weeks after a whistleblower contacted his office. He said he was announcing the investigation after an article written by the former … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
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