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health2 years ago

Rapid Relief: Common Pill Offers Quick Cure for Covid-related Smell Loss

Clinical trial data suggests that the antiviral pill ensitrelvir can shorten the duration of loss of smell and taste caused by COVID-19. Unlike other COVID-19 treatments, ensitrelvir is not limited to high-risk individuals and is available to those with mild to moderate symptoms. The drug has shown promising results in reducing smell and taste loss symptoms, with the percentage of participants reporting these symptoms significantly lower in the ensitrelvir groups compared to the placebo group. Ensitrelvir's developer, Shionogi, is continuing clinical trials, and the drug has not yet been approved outside of Japan.

via Nature.com|
#antiviral-drug#covid-19#ensitrelvir
health2 years ago

COVID-19 Leaves Millions with Long-Term Loss of Smell and Taste, Study Shows

A retrospective study by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that about a quarter of Americans who had COVID-19 reported only partial or no recovery of taste or smell. The study utilized data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which includes survey data from 29,696 adults. The research team reported that about 60 percent of surveyed participants infected with COVID experienced a loss of smell and about 58 percent experienced loss of taste. The study found that around 72 percent of patients fully recovered their sense of smell, but 24 percent only had a partial recovery and over 3 percent had no recovery of their sense of smell at all. Similarly, of those who experienced a loss of taste due to COVID, about 76 percent fully recovered the sense, while 20 percent only partially recovered and over 2 percent did not recover at all.

via Medical Xpress|
#covid-19#health#national-health-interview-survey