Treatment

Coronavirus: ‘Long Covid’ patients need treatment programme, doctors say 0
- BUSINESS
- September 8, 2020
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKeen cyclists Meredith and Elly, who was training for a marathon, say they’re still suffering from Covid-19 symptoms months after getting it People chronically ill for months with Covid-19 symptoms risk being forgotten by the NHS, experts have told BBC Radio 4’s File on 4. The Royal
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Age no criteria for heart attack treatment 0
- HEALTH
- August 30, 2020
Age no criteria for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds: Elderly patients suffering the most common type of heart attack may benefit from more invasive treatment, new research has shown. The study, published in The Lancet, draws on data captured over seven years from 1500 patients aged 80 or over. It was conducted
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Coronavirus live news: China says it has been vaccinating key workers as Trump approves plasma treatment | World news 0
- BUSINESS
- August 24, 2020
The Chinese government has been administering a vaccine candidate to selected groups of key workers since July, a senior health official told state media yesterday. Zheng Zhongei, head of the national health commission’s science and technology centre, told CCTV the government had authorised “emergency use” and it was in line with the law, the South
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Heat exhaustion treatment and recovery 0
- HEALTH
- August 15, 2020
Everything you need to know about Heat Exhaustion – Temperatures are rising this week in the UK. Hot summer days can be lovely, providing you have the opportunity to enjoy them and are able to cool down and remain well hydrated. Heat exhaustion can come on suddenly following exposure to the sun and can have serious consequences especially for children
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Covid-19 treatment: Gilead Sciences urged to study drug that showed promise with cats | Coronavirus outbreak 0
- BUSINESS
- August 4, 2020
Activists are calling on the pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences to study a drug for the treatment of Covid-19 that showed promise in curing cats of a coronavirus. The drug, called GS-441524, is chemically related to remdesivir, an antiviral also made by Gilead, and one of the only treatments to successfully shorten the duration of Covid-19
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HIV treatment targets in sight 0
- HEALTH
- July 9, 2020
Ambitious annual target on HIV treatment could be achieved for equivalent of just one month of global spend on HIV drugs The Make Medicines Affordable campaign is calling for a widespread switch from patented to generic HIV drugs so that at least 95% of those living with HIV globally would be able to receive treatment.
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