Month: February 2022

A drug that was approved by the FDA over 70 years ago could be helpful against lung injury caused by COVID-19. The drug that experts think may help is disulfiram. Deer in NYC have Omicron How can it help? Disulfiram is expected to slow the formation of fibrosis in the lungs of COVID-19 patients. Find details of the study here. The effectiveness of this drug for COVID-19 patients is being tested in golden hamsters. Infected hamsters that received  disulfiram treatment showed changes in gene activity that suggest a sizable reduction of the harmful inflammatory response. This drug is more protective to our lungs than dexamethasone. Dexamethasone is the standard severe-COVID-19 treatment. The use of this drug could be critical for those suffering lung damage from COV...

Rabid horse potentially exposes four people in Greenwood, DHEC says The horse was submitted to DHEC’s laboratory for testing on Friday and was confirmed to have rabies on Monday Updated: 6:11 PM EST Feb 9, 2022 A horse found near Thrush Road and Martin Towne Road in Ninety Six, S.C., has tested positive for rabies, according to The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).DHEC said, four people were potentially exposed and have been referred to their health care providers for medical consultation.DHEC said, the horse was submitted to DHEC’s laboratory for testing on Friday and was confirmed to have rabies on Monday.Livest...

A significant uptick in MIS-C cases, a rare inflammatory condition that occurs in some children after a COVID infection, has been seen in the past three weeks at a pediatric hospital on Long Island, New York, according to doctors who spoke with Fox News.   "These are some of the sickest children I've seen in my career as a pediatric emergency medicine attending," Dr. Matthew Harris, M.D., a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, on Long Island, shared with Fox News.   Child sleeping on a bed. (Kenishirotie) "We have had 14 cases in that time. Most have required the ICU. Most were not vaccinated," Dr. Matt Harris, who is also the Medical Director of the Northwell Health COVID-19 Vaccination Program.  Harris attribut...