Glucose-Regulating Drugs Aid COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes
Findings include GLP-1R agonists and pioglitazone use, with drop in hospital admissions
Infectious Disease
FDA Panel Votes on Maribavir for Post-Transplant CMV Infection
Maribavir is an orally bioavailable anti-CMV compound that targets and inhibits the UL97 protein kinase and its natural substrates.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Excess Mortality Up During Pandemic
Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Latino persons also disproportionately affected by non-COVID-19 excess deaths
Posoleucel Gets Orphan Drug Status for Virus-Associated Hemorrhagic Cystitis
Posoleucel is being investigated for the treatment and prevention of serious diseases caused by 6 viral pathogens.
Study Characterizes Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults
Review shows median age of 21 years, involvement of 5 organ systems, and presentation 4 weeks after COVID-19
COVID-19 Death Rates Higher Among Kidney Transplant Candidates, Recipients
Among kidney transplant candidates and recipients, a greater proportion of non-White than White patients died from COVID-19, a study found.
US Passes 700,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Most of the last 100,000 Americans to die from the disease did so in a period where vaccines were widely available
Melatonin Use Linked to Lower Risk for Vancomycin-Induced AKI
In a retrospective study of patients treated with vancomycin, acute kidney injury was 63% less likely to develop in those who took melatonin.
SHPT Drugs Tied With Better Survival in the HD Population With COVID-19
Paricalcitol and/or calcimimetic use is associated with improved survival in patients with COVID-19 receiving maintenance hemodialysis, a study found.
COVID-19 Has Killed More Americans Than the Spanish Flu Did in 1918
This happened despite vast gains in scientific knowledge during the past century
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