THE kind-hearted gesture of a bereaved Redditch family is providing valuable support for residents living with Multiple Sclerosis in the borough. The family of Mr William Bill Eades, who died in January, has donated the funds raised from his funeral to the council’s MS Exercise Class in honour of him being a founding member and attending every week. The classes started over 10 years ago, when the council partnered with local medical professionals to provide targeted exercise sessions for people living with the condition. The workouts are designed for different levels of mobility and provide a set circuit so that participants never have to do anything that they are uncomfortable with.
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While the world has its eyes on vaccines to stop the spread of coronavirus, therapeutics are still necessary to treat hospitalized patients. One of these treatments, remdesivir, is the first and only antiviral agent of its kind that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved so far for COVID-19.
Research at the University of Cincinnati, however, contends that this antiviral drug is being used too indiscriminately when treating patients hospitalized with the virus. The study is published in the journal