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Early remdesivir treatment lowers risk of COVID-19 progression
Early remdesivir treatment lowers risk of COVID-19 progression
19 Jan 2022 byJairia Dela Cruz

In the treatment of patients with COVID-19, administering remdesivir within 5 days of symptom onset appears to reduce the risk of progression to severe disease, as shown in a study.

Early remdesivir treatment lowers risk of COVID-19 progression
19 Jan 2022
Anxiety, depressive symptoms in JIA tied to pain, stress
Anxiety, depressive symptoms in JIA tied to pain, stress
19 Jan 2022

Moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression have been reported in about one-fourth of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to a study. Such symptoms are associated with pain and stress, but not with other disease manifestations.

Anxiety, depressive symptoms in JIA tied to pain, stress
19 Jan 2022
Asians bare unique genetic profile of KRAS-mutated NSCLC
Asians bare unique genetic profile of KRAS-mutated NSCLC
19 Jan 2022 byTristan Manalac

Nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with mutations in the KRAS gene show a unique genetic and clinical profile in Asian patients relative to Western counterparts, according to a recent study.

Asians bare unique genetic profile of KRAS-mutated NSCLC
19 Jan 2022
Zuranolone for sleeplessness promising in early study
Zuranolone for sleeplessness promising in early study
19 Jan 2022

The orally bioavailable, investigational neuroactive steroid zuranolone appears to be beneficial in the treatment of insomnia, producing improvements in sleep measures, including sleep efficiency, duration of awakenings, and total sleep time in adults, according to the results of a phase I study.

Zuranolone for sleeplessness promising in early study
19 Jan 2022