Lilly seeks emergency use of its antibody drug for COVID-19
A drug company says it has asked the U.S. government to allow emergency use of an experimental antibody therapy based on early results from a study that suggested the drug reduced symptoms, the amount of virus, hospitalizations and ER visits for patients with mild or moderate COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Lilly seeks emergency use of its antibody drug for COVID-19
A drug company says it has asked the U.S. government to allow emergency use of an experimental antibody therapy based on early results from a study that suggested the drug reduced symptoms, the amount of virus, hospitalizations and ER visits for patients with mild or moderate COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ethicists say Trump special treatment raises fairness issues
The special treatment President Donald Trump received to access an experimental COVID-19 drug raises fairness issues that start with the flawed health care system many Americans endure and end with the public’s right to know more about his condition, ethics and medical experts say.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ethicists say Trump special treatment raises fairness issues
The special treatment President Donald Trump received to access an experimental COVID-19 drug raises fairness issues that start with the flawed health care system many Americans endure and end with the public’s right to know more about his condition, ethics and medical experts say.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Trump's age, health woes raise his risk for COVID-19 illness
President Donald Trump has several strikes against him — age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male — that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus infection he disclosed early Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Trump gets experimental drug aimed at curbing severe illness
The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Trump gets experimental drug aimed at curbing severe illness
The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Trump's age, health woes raise his risk for COVID-19 illness
President Donald Trump has several strikes against him — age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male — that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus infection he disclosed early Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Timothy Ray Brown, 1st person cured of HIV, dies of cancer
Timothy Ray Brown, who made history as “the Berlin patient,” the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, has died. He was 54.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment
The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment
The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
First man cured of HIV infection now has terminal cancer
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Too much candy: Man dies from eating bags of black licorice
A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop, doctors reported Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Too much candy: Man dies from eating bags of black licorice
A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop, doctors reported Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study
A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study
A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study
A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study
A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Study hints antibody drug may cut COVID-19 hospitalizations
A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no current coronavirus medicine has been able to meet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Study hints antibody drug may cut COVID-19 hospitalizations
A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no current coronavirus medicine has been able to meet.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten COVID-19 recovery time
A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten COVID-19 recovery time
A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Still too soon to try altering human embryo DNA, panel says
It’s still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn’t advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also mapped a pathway for any countries that want to consider it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Still too soon to try altering human embryo DNA, panel says
It’s still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn’t advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also mapped a pathway for any countries that want to consider it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients
New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Scientists say Hong Kong man got coronavirus a second time
University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Scientists say Hong Kong man got coronavirus a second time
University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to make them.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Medicare coverage for Alzheimer brain scans in question
A big study to help Medicare officials decide whether to start covering brain scans to check for Alzheimer’s disease missed its goals for curbing health care costs, calling into question whether the pricey tests are worth it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease
An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer’s disease from those without it in several studies, boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose this most common form of dementia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer's disease
An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer’s disease from those without it in several studies, boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose this most common form of dementia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection
New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness, but that doesn’t mean protection also is gone or that it won’t be possible to develop an effective vaccine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection
New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness, but that doesn’t mean protection also is gone or that it won’t be possible to develop an effective vaccine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19
Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19
Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19
Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19
Fresh studies give more information about what treatments do or don’t work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that give reliable results.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Study suggests fetal coronavirus infection is possible
A small study strengthens evidence that a pregnant woman infected with the coronavirus might be able to spread it to her fetus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Safe injection sites may curb opioid deaths, report suggests
A safe haven in the U.S. where people can give themselves heroin and other drugs has observed more than 10,500 injections over five years and treated 33 overdoses with none proving fatal, researchers reported Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
'Desperation science' slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs
Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
'Desperation science' slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs
Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Doctors say experimental treatment may have rid man of HIV
A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an intense experimental drug therapy aimed at purging hidden, dormant virus from his body, doctors reported Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
AIDS report: Kids are lagging and COVID-19 is harming care
New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting treatment.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Gilead's $2,340 price for coronavirus drug draws criticism
The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Gilead's $2,340 price for coronavirus drug draws criticism
The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Gilead prices coronavirus drug at $2,340 for rich countries
The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt
A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt
A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Cheap drug is first shown to improve COVID-19 survival
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Researchers: Cheap drug improves COVID-19 survival
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
First drug proves able to improve survival from COVID-19
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Malaria drug didn't help virus patients, big UK study finds
Leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients say they will stop putting people on the drug because it’s clear it isn’t helping.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Malaria drug didn't help virus patients, big UK study finds
Leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients say they will stop putting people on the drug because it’s clear it isn’t helping.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Malaria drug didn't help virus patients, big UK study finds
Leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients say they will stop putting people on the drug because it’s clear it isn’t helping.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted
Several authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independent reviewers were not able to verify information that’s been widely questioned by other scientists.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Experts: Floyd’s health issues don’t affect homicide ruling
George Floyd had drugs in his system and severe heart disease when a Minneapolis police officer put a knee to his neck, but independent experts said the medical problems revealed in the full autopsy report don’t change the conclusion that the handcuffed man’s death was a homicide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted
Several authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independent reviewers were not able to verify information that’s been widely questioned by other scientists.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Concerns mount about two studies on drugs for coronavirus
Concerns are mounting about studies in two influential medical journals on drugs used in people with coronavirus, including one that led multiple countries to stop testing a malaria pill.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Gilead says drug helped moderately ill coronavirus patients
A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Gilead says drug helped moderately ill coronavirus patients
A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers
Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers
Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers
Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bear.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix, new studies find
New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
A coronavirus drug seems to work. What's next?
News that an experimental drug seems to be the first effective treatment for the new coronavirus has unleashed a flurry of interest – and a clamor to know how soon it might be available.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A coronavirus drug seems to work. What's next?
News that an experimental drug seems to be the first effective treatment for the new coronavirus has unleashed a flurry of interest – and a clamor to know how soon it might be available.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A 1st: US study finds Gilead drug works against coronavirus
For the first time, a major study suggests that an experimental drug works against the new coronavirus, and U.S. government officials said Wednesday that they would work to make it available to appropriate patients as quickly as possible.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A 1st: US study finds Gilead drug works against coronavirus
For the first time, a major study suggests that an experimental drug works against the new coronavirus, and U.S. government officials said Wednesday that they would work to make it available to appropriate patients as quickly as possible.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Gilead drug proves effective against coronavirus in US study
An experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major study, shortening the time it takes for patients to recover by four days on average, U.S. government and company officials announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Company says drug proved effective against virus in US study
A biotech company said Wednesday its experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major U.S. government study that put it to a strict test.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Blood test helped detect cancer before symptoms, study finds
For the first time, a blood test has been shown to help detect many types of cancer in a study of thousands of people with no history or symptoms of the disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study
A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms
A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms
A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Heart woes spur partial stop of malaria drug study for virus
Scientists in Brazil have stopped part of a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
1st results in on Gilead coronavirus drug; more study needed
More than half of a group of severely ill coronavirus patients improved after receiving an experimental antiviral drug, although there’s no way to know the odds of that happening without the drug because there was no comparison group, doctors reported Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
1st results in on Gilead coronavirus drug; more study needed
More than half of a group of severely ill coronavirus patients improved after receiving an experimental antiviral drug, although there’s no way to know the odds of that happening without the drug because there was no comparison group, doctors reported Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
1st results in on Gilead coronavirus drug; more study needed
More than half of a group of severely ill coronavirus patients improved after receiving an experimental antiviral drug, although there’s no way to know the odds of that happening without the drug because there was no comparison group, doctors reported Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
1st results in on Gilead coronavirus drug; more study needed
More than half of a group of severely ill coronavirus patients improved after receiving an experimental antiviral drug, although there’s no way to know the odds of that happening without the drug because there was no comparison group, doctors reported Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Gilead drug
The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Gilead drug
The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Gilead drug
The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Patients rush to join studies testing drug for coronavirus
The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Patients rush to join studies testing drug for coronavirus
The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Malaria drugs' promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages
Excitement about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, including with President Donald Trump. But the evidence that they may help is thin, and a run on the drugs is complicating access for people who need them for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Trump focuses attention on possible coronavirus treatments
President Donald Trump focused attention on possible treatments for the new coronavirus on Thursday, citing potential use of a drug long used to treat malaria and some other approaches still in testing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care
Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists were asked to postpone helping patients get pregnant. Doctors in virtually every field are scrambling to alter care as the new coronavirus spreads.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
How it spreads, infects: Coronavirus impact comes into focus
The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
How it spreads, infects: Coronavirus impact comes into focus
The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days
The new coronavirus can live in the air for several hours and on some surfaces for as long as two to three days, tests by U.S. government and other scientists have found.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears
Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and how worried they should be.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears
Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and how worried they should be.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
How to prepare your home and family, if new virus spreads
As the new coronavirus keeps turning up in more places, health experts say it's wise to prepare for wider spread. But people shouldn't panic or hoard large amounts of supplies, they stress.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
How to prepare your home and family, if new virus spreads
As the new coronavirus keeps turning up in more places, health experts say it's wise to prepare for wider spread. But people shouldn't panic or hoard large amounts of supplies, they stress.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
How to prepare your home and family, if new virus spreads
As the new coronavirus keeps turning up in more places, health experts say it's wise to prepare for wider spread. But people shouldn't panic or hoard large amounts of supplies, they stress.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
How to prepare your home and family, if new virus spreads
As the new coronavirus keeps turning up in more places, health experts say it's wise to prepare for wider spread. But people shouldn't panic or hoard large amounts of supplies, they stress.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Medication fog can mimic or worsen dementia in the elderly
Claire Dinneen's daughters thought that worsening dementia was causing her growing confusion, but her doctor suspected something else.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
80 is not the new 70: Age may bias heart care, study finds
People are more likely to buy things when prices end in 99 cents rather than rounded up to the next dollar, or cars with mileage under 1,000 instead of past that mark. Now researchers say something similar might be happening with age perception and heart surgery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Chinese health report says 80% of virus cases have been mild
Health officials in China have published the first details on nearly 45,000 cases of the novel coronavirus disease that originated there, saying more than 80% have been mild and new ones seem to be falling since early this month, although it's far too soon to tell whether the outbreak has …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Drugs fail to slow decline in inherited Alzheimer's disease
Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer's disease at a relatively young age because they inherited rare gene flaws.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
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