Friday 10 March 2023

Flu Season Ends Not With a Bang but a Whimper

The 2022-23 flu season lingered through the second half of January and most of February at the edge of its defined existence, but it now appears to be over.



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The Future of GA Treatment

Scientists are closer than ever to new therapies for geographic atrophy, an advanced form of the eye disease called dry age-related macular degeneration.



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Omicron Much Less Likely to Cause Long COVID, Study Finds

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Those who tested positive with the original virus had a 67% higher risk of developing long COVID, while the chances of developing long COVID among workers whose first infection was with Omicron did not appear to be greater.



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F.D.A. Approves New Nasal Spray for Migraines


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FDA Approves Fast-Acting Nasal Spray for Migraines, Pfizer Says

Clinical trials showed the nasal spray provided migraine relief within 15-30 minutes of use, with the relief lasting up to 48 hours in many patients.



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