"While more study of Paxlovid is needed to confirm our findings of its safety and efficacy during pregnancy, we feel that even at this time, the medication should be strongly considered for pregnant patients who are unvaccinated or at risk for progression to severe COVID disease or not likely...
Concerns about Paxlovid rebound are preventing some doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drug and some high-risk patients from taking it
People over 12 years of age may be able to use over-the-counter (OTC)NyQuil Cold and FluNighttime Relief Liquid (acetaminophen, doxylamine, dextromethorphan) to treat COVID-19 symptoms or after receiving a COVID vaccine. However, some people may need prescription medicines for COVID, so ask...
Professor Adam Zeman, of the University of Exeter, first coined the term aphantasia in 2015, to describe those who can't visualize. Since then, tens of thousands of people worldwide have identified with the description. Many say they knew they processed information differently than others but we...
As stated above, the combo of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Paxlovid) also targets Nsp5, but whether Paxlovid can increase IFN sensitivity, contributing to the drug effectiveness, was not explored. In the late phase of severe COVID-19, the induction of type I IFNs has been described to ...