When should I go urgent care or emergency room? Most people who get a cold or cough do not need to be seen in an urgent care or emergency room. If you are generally healthy and have a sore throat, stuffy nose, headache, cough, body aches, or even fever and you're managing...
There are potential treatments for influenza, such as Tamiflu, and COVID-19, such as Paxlovid, depending on your age and underlying risk factors for complications, adds Dr. Murray. Are there vaccines for walking pneumonia? Certain types of pneumonia have vaccines to protect against them and are...
Wait five full days after the exposure to take a test If you’re only going to take one test, go for a PCR test since they’re more reliable If you take an antigen test instead and get a negative result, re-test yourself in 48 hours or go in for a PCR test as soon as possible...
Of the current medications that are mainstream in treatment for COVID-19, Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease (Child-Pugh C).27 Ritonavir has significant drug interactions with calcineurin inhibitors, Tor inhibitors, and 186 https://doi.org/...