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Arthritis drug improves survival odds for COVID-19 patients treated with remdesivir by 35%, NIH study finds An NIH trial tested a combination of Eli Lilly’s arthritis drug, barcitinib, and the antiviral remdesivir to treat COVID-19 Overall, those who got both drugs were 35% more likely to survive than those given remdesivir alone People on supplemental … Read more
Coronavirus patient, 41, becomes first in the UK to receive experimental arthritis drug in trial to treat Covid-19 Farhan Hamid, 41, has been in intensive care at Manchester Royal Infirmary Received dose of otilimab – potential arthritis treatment – to see effect on Covid Study trial is being funded by GlaxoSmithKline who aim to recruit 800 patients By … Read more
A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day. Eli Lilly announced the results Monday from a 1,000-person study sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The result have not yet been … Read more
Could TURMERIC fight off the pain of arthritis? Scientists reveal the yellow spice is more effective than a placebo at relieving knee pain Turmeric is widely used as a flavouring in South Asian cooking It has been used as a traditional Eastern medicine for centuries But it is only in recent years that science has … Read more
Is Acterma the next severe COVID-19 treatment? All seven critically ill patients recovered from their fevers and needed less oxygen to breathe after treatment with arthritis drug in small new study Researchers looked at coronavirus patients who have cytokine storms, which occur when the body attacks its own cells and tissues They found these cytokines … Read more
Two weeks ago, Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh revealed that her three-month-old daughter Sienna has developmental hip dysplasia (DDH). After an ‘emotional few days’, Millie said doctors had advised that her firstborn should wear a harness for six to 12 weeks. If she didn’t wear it, she’d risk pain, difficulty walking or the appearance … Read more
Could an arthritis drug be a breakthrough treatment for Covid? Doctors say anti-inflammatory treatment could halt the immune system ‘storm’ responsible for killing thousands Doctors say anti-inflammatory treatment tocilizumab could save lives It could be used to halt the immune system ‘storm’ that has killed thousands If successful, it would only be second drug proven to … Read more
Britons could be waiting up to two years for NHS treatment due to Covid-19 infection control rules. Almost half of heart, stomach and other specialists will be working at reduced levels for the next 12 months, according to the Royal College of Physicians. Non-emergency NHS surgery was paused for three months in mid-March to prepare … Read more
Severely ill coronavirus patients treated with arthritis drug were HALF as likely to die as those who didn’t get it – and Acterma is now being eyed for a ‘treatment cocktail’ with remdesivir Half of 154 coronavirus patients on ventilators received doses of tocilizumab, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis Patients given the drug … Read more
An arthritis drug may better the conditions of severely ill coronavirus patients, a new small study suggests. Researchers found more that than 70 percent treated with anakinra, sold under the brand name Kineret, showed improvements in breathing and reduced signs of inflammation. The team, from San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy, says its findings are … Read more