Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Soon after Merck announced on September 1 it would ask federal regulators for emergency use authorization (EUA) for its auspicious new COVID-19 pill, the accolades began. Former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Scott Gottlieb told CNBC the drug was […]
Is the Pill safe enough to buy over the counter? The contraceptive will now go on sale in pharmacies six decades after it was launched Oral contraception has been described as one of the most significant medical advances of the 20th century. Launched on the NHS 60 years ago, the Pill remains the most popular […]
Prevention is better than cure—but when it comes to Covid, what happens when people can’t get the vaccine, don’t want it, or they’re immune suppressed and it fails to stop infection? The hunt is on for a coronavirus treatment that can be taken as a pill soon after a confirmed positive, halting the disease in […]
New £10-000-a-year arthritis pill that can end the hell of stiff joints could bring relief to more than 400,000 Britons Some 400,000 Britons suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and are in great pain Many young people suffering with the condition can be left using wheelchairs Current treatments are only able to soothe pain or dampen the […]
A $2.2 billion industry to help people lose weight through artificial sweeteners may be contributing to type 2 diabetes, according to researchers from the University of South Australia. A recently published review led by UniSA Professor Peter Clifton reveals that people who use low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) are more likely to gain weight, the exact opposite […]
