antiviral drugs

How to get new antiviral drugs for COVID: Sarasota hospital releases new guide.

Kerry Sheridan

In the past several months, new treatments have emerged, which are most effective within the first five days of symptoms but patients may have a hard time knowing whether they qualify.

Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug to treat mild to moderate COVID-19, is under consideration by an FDA advisory panel for possible authorization.

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New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here's what you need to know

Pien Huang

The FDA is considering new pills that could treat people in early stages of COVID. Here's what to know about how they work, how effective they are and the impact they could make on the pandemic.

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USF Alum Honored For Career As Antiviral Pioneer

Mark Schreiner

When Phillip Furman received his masters degree in microbiology from the University of South Florida in 1972, he didn't realize he was starting on a...

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CDC Pushes Antiviral Flu Meds

Associated Press

In the midst of a worrisome flu season, health officials are pushing doctors to prescribe antiviral medicines.The Centers for Disease Control and…

An electron micrograph of HIV particles infecting a human T cell. French researchers say they've found 14 patients with so little HIV virus in their blood that the patients have gone into "long-term remission."

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More Patients Keep HIV At Bay Without Antiviral Drugs

Richard Knox

French researchers confirm that the immune systems of 14 adults are apparently controlling HIV without medication. It's further evidence that early treatment may prevent the virus from establishing "reservoirs" of HIV-infected cells in the body.