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Antivirals may help monkeypox patients
Wednesday May 25th 2022
Antiviral medications may be effective against monkeypox, researchers have found, but more research is urgently needed.
Writing yesterday in *The Lancet Infectious Diseases*, Dr Hugh Adler of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK, and colleagues explain that in recent days, outbreaks of monkeypox have been reported in several European countries.
They analysed seven cases of monkeypox in the UK between 2018 and 2021. All patients recovered following treatment in isolation in UK hospitals. Outcomes for patients given antiviral medications suggest that tecovirimat may both shorten the duration of symptoms and reduce the contagious time period.
Anti-ageing drugs prevent radiotherapy impact
Wednesday May 25th 2022
The long-term impact of radiation therapy for cancer could be limited with a class of drugs called senolytics, researchers say. More