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Male contraceptive pill a real possibility, say scientists – BBC News
A non-hormonal male contraceptive pill may be a real possibility, say scientists who have found a switch that stops sperm from being able to swim. In an early study in mice, the pill caused the sperm to stay stunned for about three hours. Researchers think users could take the contraceptive pill an hour before sex, and keep an eye on the time for when it…
South Korea becomes first Asian country to use Pfizer pill to fight Covid-19
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube South Korea received its first shipment of the new Pfizer antiviral Covid-19 pill on January 13, 2022. The country plans to begin prescribing the Paxlovid pill to high-risk patients within 24 hours, with a second shipment expected to arrive later this month. The medication, which can reduce hospitalisation rates and deaths by 90 percent based on…
Why is Pfizer sharing its COVID-19 pill but not its vaccine? | Counting the Cost
Pfizer’s chief executive Albert Bourla says his COVID-19 oral antiviral drug is “a real game changer”. He claims the pill cuts the risk of hospitalisation and death by 89 percent. But unsurprisingly campaigners are already raising concerns that the rich world will once again corner the anti-viral market. Dr Githinji Gitahi, the chief executive of Amref Health Africa, explains what needs to be done for…
First pill to treat Covid gets approval in UK – BBC News
The first pill designed to treat symptomatic Covid has been approved by the UK medicines regulator. The tablet – molnupiravir – will be given twice a day to vulnerable patients recently diagnosed with the disease. In clinical trials the pill, originally developed to treat flu, cut the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the treatment was a…