COVID may impair brain function, large study finds – POLITICO

[ad_1] Patients recovering from coronavirus infection suffer from increased rates of neurological and psychological problems, according to a large observational study published Thursday. Oxford University researchers combed through more than a million patient records and found that two years after infection, patients who had recovered from COVID-19 were at risk higher levels of psychosis, dementia … Read more

Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive opinion for approval of anti-LAG-3 antibody Opdualag

Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended approval of the fixed-dose combination of nivolumab and relatlimab for the first-line treatment of advanced melanoma (unresectable or metastatic) in adults and adolescents… Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that the Committee for Medicinal … Read more

San Carlos Clinical Hospital collaborates in the continuation of the PHERGain-II clinical trial

Medsir, a global company dedicated to clinical research in oncology, presents the continuation of the PHERGain-II clinical trial to demonstrate that, in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer and good prognosis, a therapeutic approach without chemotherapy may be as effective as the current standard of care, which involves the… Medsir, a global company dedicated to … Read more

Hepatitis D: Spain does not fund a “promising” drug approved by Europe

It is estimated that there are between 5,000 and 7,000 patients with a disease associated with an increased risk of cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease, liver cancer and death. The Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver has the first patient registry and asks health to prioritize the inclusion of a new drug, approved by … Read more

Regular blood transfusions allow Alzheimer’s patients to alleviate the disease

The story told in the movie “Awakenings” could apply to dementia patients. Periodic, full blood plasma transfusions allow people with Alzheimer’s disease to temporarily regain consciousness to the point of interacting with others normally, as if they had conquered evil. According to various works under investigation, it occurs mainly in early stages of the disease. … Read more

Regular blood transfusions allow Alzheimer’s patients to alleviate the disease

The story told in the movie “Awakenings” could apply to dementia patients. Periodic and complete blood plasma transfusions allow people affected by Alzheimer’s temporarily regaining consciousness to the point of interacting with others quite normally, as if they had overcome the evil. According to different works in the research process, it occurs mainly in the … Read more

Patients with Covid-19 have a higher risk of suffering from these diseases after infection

With Covid-19 infections still through the roof in our country, after Health has notified 41,683 new cases of coronavirus, more than half of them in people over 60, it is important to note that the infection is not trivial. Indeed, although vaccines clearly fulfill their function and that patients can transmit the disease in a … Read more