The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first dispersible tablet formulation of dolutegravir (Tivicay PD, ViiV Healthcare) to treat HIV-1 infection in children at least 4 weeks old and…
A significant site of damage during COVID-19 infection is the lungs. Understanding how the lungs' immune cells are responding to viral infections could help scientists develop a vaccine. Now, a…
Concurrent use of clarithromycin and a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) raises the risk of bleeding in older adults, according to a retrospective study from Canada. This risk is "likely underrecognized,"…
Our own pre-existing genetics promoted metastasis, said researchers. Differences in a single gene, carried within someone's genome from birth, can alter progression of melanoma, a type of skin cancer. The…
Only around five percent of the babies born to mothers with hepatitis C are themselves infected by the disease. A possible reason for this low figure could be that the…
Alcohol-based hand disinfectants are effective against the novel coronavirus, according to the study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. The research team headed by Professor Stephanie Pfander from Ruhr-Universitat Bochum…
