The anti-viral drug Paxlovid is displayed in New York, Aug. 1, 2022. For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the hospital. But the pills have to be taken right away, so you must get tested, obtain a prescri...
Pfizer is also running a study to see if the pills help people who’ve only been exposed to covid-19, as a sort of prophylactic treatment. “It’s a tight window: two days to get tested and another two to get the drug.” For now, there isn’t enough Paxlovid to go around, so...
All too often, that patient who's walking one hour to get to the clinic visit has a smartphone in their pocket. And we know that there is data that they're collecting during that walk that is the same as or better than what we may be able to collect by having them in the clinic....