Eli Lilly’s rheumatoid arthritis medication Olumiant (baricitinib) may be the next treatment for COVID-19, thanks to AI analysis
Eli Lilly’s rheumatoid arthritis medication, Olumiant (baricitinib), is currently in phase 3 clinical trials to become a potential drug used...
Read MoreBy: Samuel Won, PharmD Candidate 2021
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), elderly patients are at increased risk of complications and death...
Read MoreA Peptide to Increase Lifespan and Decrease Age-Related Diseases
Human longevity. Long have men sought to predict or control their own lifespans or improve their vitalities. Many cultures have...
Read MoreCoronavirus breakthrough: dexamethasone is first drug shown to save lives
A breakthrough has been discovered in one of the world’s biggest randomized, controlled trials for coronavirus treatment. Based in the...
Read MoreFDA Approves First Drug for Imaging Tau Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease
Tauvid (flortaucipir F18) was recently approved for intravenous injection during PET imaging of for patients being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease...
Read MoreThe Effect of Personality Traits on Risk of Incident Pre‐dementia Syndromes
An intriguing new study was published this month in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, proposing that personality traits...
Read MoreThis Just In: FDA Approves Antibiotic to Treat Hospital-Acquired (HAP) and Ventilator-Acquired (VAP) Bacterial Pneumonia
On June 4th, 2020 the FDA approved Recarbrio (imipenem-cilastatin and relebactam) to treat HAP/VAP in patients over 18 years old....
Read MoreCMS Guidelines for Nursing Home Visits Post-COVID
It goes without saying that patients at nursing homes and other long term care facilities are at the most risk...
Read MoreFDA Authorizes First Standalone At-Home Sample Collection Kit for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing
The FDA has officially authorized the first at-home sample collection kit that can be sent off to two different laboratories...
Read MoreArthritis and its Connection to Cardiovascular Disease
Of people aged 65 years or older, 49.6% have reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis according to a 2015 national survey conducted by...
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