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WHO recommends antiviral drug for patients with non-severe COVID-19 at highest risk of hospital admission

WHO recommends antiviral drug for patients with non-severe COVID-19 at highest risk of hospital admission

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The antiviral drug molnupiravir is conditionally recommended for patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalization, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today. Patients who are at highest risk of hospitalization typically include those who are unvaccinated, older people, and those with …

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Discovery may explain why more females than males get knee osteoarthritis

Discovery may explain why more females than males get knee osteoarthritis

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Female astronauts could avoid knee injuries during space flight—and better tests, prevention and treatments could be developed for knee osteoarthritis in women here on Earth—based on newly published research on the sex differences in knee meniscus tissue. Knee osteoarthritis is more common in females than in males, but hormones alone are …

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Common cause of heart attacks in younger adults linked to gene variants

Common cause of heart attacks in younger adults linked to gene variants

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a tear in an artery supplying blood to the heart, is a common cause of serious or fatal heart attacks that occur in women under age 50. Although the cause of SCAD is unknown, risk factors include female sex, recent childbirth, irregular growth of cells in …

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