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‘Crapsules’ — The Latest Feces Transplant Pill

“Crapsules,” which contain freeze-dried feces from healthy donors, could offer hope for people with liver disease, particularly cirrhosis — severe scarring of the liver. People with cirrhosis are at increased risk of serious infections, including bacterial infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens.1 “If we can boost liver patients’ own immunity to reduce infections by modifying the… Read More: ‘Crapsules’ — The Latest Feces Transplant Pill »

A Placebo Can Work Even When You Know It’s a Dummy Pill

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published September 13, 2018. By definition, a placebo is an inert substance that has no effect on your body. In medical research, placebos (such as sugar pills) are used as controls against which the effects of drugs are measured. However, the placebo effect, in which… Read More: A Placebo Can Work Even When You Know It’s a… »

A Pill to Treat Covid-19? The U.S. Is Betting on It.

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story A Pill to Treat Covid-19? The U.S. Is Betting on It. A new $ 3.2 billion program will support the development of antiviral pills, which could start arriving by the end of this year. Video transcript Back bars 0:00/1:24 –0:00 transcript White… Read More: A Pill to Treat Covid-19? The U.S. Is Betting on… »

Once-a-month PrEP pill easily passes its first big test

Islatravir (MK-8591) is an antiretroviral drug with a novel mode of operation that has excited a lot of interest in the last two years because of its extraordinary persistence in the body. This means it may only need to be given once a week as an HIV treatment, and a subcutaneous implant that releases the drug might only… Read More: Once-a-month PrEP pill easily passes its first big test »