antivirals
3 stories tagged "antivirals"
Infectious Disease
Scientists Watched the Flu Dissolve Structures Inside the Nucleus, in Every Cell and Every Strain They Tried
Influenza reaches into the nucleus and takes apart droplets that may be part of the cell's own defense. Scientists have now mapped how. The drug targets that map supposedly unlocks are still hypothetical.
Drugs & FDAA $200 Flu Pill Just Got a Cheaper Twin. The 10 Percent Resistance Problem Came With It.
The FDA cleared the first generic of baloxavir, the one-pill flu drug, in time for the 2026–2027 season. Cheaper is real. The mutation that turns the drug into a sugar pill is real too.
Infectious DiseaseXocova clears the FDA. What it actually prevents is the smaller story.
The FDA approved Shionogi's ensitrelvir for post-exposure COVID prevention, citing a 67% relative risk reduction. Look at what the trial actually measured and a different story comes into focus.