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Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m to settle opioid claim
Shawdesh Desk: US drugs giant Johnson & Johnson is to pay $230m (£165m) to settle claims it fuelled an opioid addiction crisis in New York State. The firm did notReadMore
Delta variant cases in UK top 100,000 after almost 50% increase in a week
Shawdesh Desk: Cases of the coronavirus Delta variant hit 100,000 in the UK – after a huge increase of almost 50% in just one week. Britain has reported 35,204 newReadMore
Common antibiotic useful in accelerating tuberculosis recovery: Study
Shawdesh desk: A clinical trial in 30 patients led by Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine researchers shows that doxycycline, in combination with tuberculosis treatment, reduced lung cavity size andReadMore
Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines do not lower sperm count: Study
Shawdesh dEsk: COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna do not harm male fertility, suggests a study which found the levels of sperm in participants remained at healthy levels after theyReadMore
Arthritis drug shows promise against severe Covid: study
Shawdesh desk: A repurposed arthritis drug has shown positive results in a clinical trial of patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a paper published Wednesday in the New England JournalReadMore
Another life-saving Covid treatment found
Shawdesh Desk: Exactly a year on from the discovery that a cheap steroid drug prevented Covid deaths, researchers say they have found another life-saving therapy. It is expensive – aReadMore
Headache and running nose linked to Delta variant
Shawdesh Desk: A headache, sore throat and running nose are now the most commonly reported symptoms linked to Covid infection in the UK, researchers say. Prof Tim Spector, who runsReadMore
New study examines the effects of Covid-19 on the kidney cells
Shawdesh desk: Researchers have studied human kidney cells in the lab to examine the effects of Covid-19 on kidney health. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the JournalReadMore
