Page 34 - Steven Deeks News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

First long-acting HIV treatment Cabenuva approved by FDA as monthly shots ViiV said the shot combo would cost $5,940 for an initial, higher dose and $3,960 per month afterward. Jan 22, 2021 10:58:33 IST US regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the AIDS virus. Thursday’s approval of the two-shot combo called Cabenuva is expected to make it easier for people to stay on track with their HIV medicines and to do so with more privacy. It’s a huge change from not long ago, when patient...

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The first monthly shots to treat adults with HIV were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. "Currently, the standard of care for patients with HIV includes patients taking daily pills to adequately manage their condition. This approval will allow some patients the option of receiving once-monthly injections in lieu of a daily oral treatment regimen," said Dr. John Farley, director of the Office of Infectious Diseases in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "Having this treatmen...

New York Times: Study of patients from Wuhan shows many still struggling with problems.

A CDC advisory committee suggested that individuals who got sick wait 90 days after their infection, since reinfection is unlikely during that period.

» When should people who've already gotten COVID-19 get the vaccine? Doctors say it depends on whether they still have symptoms. When should people who've already gotten COVID-19 get the vaccine? Doctors say it depends on whether they still have symptoms. Aria BendixJan 10, 2021, 20:17 IST A medical worker conducts a rapid coronavirus test in Brooklyn, New York, on August 27, 2020.Spencer Platt/Getty Images Doctors say it's generally alright for people who had a prior coronavirus infection to get vaccinated, assuming they don't have symptoms or an active infection. A CDC advisory committee ...