Quote of the Day: Rumi’s Guest House
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Could UK Vaccination Against Covid 19 Start in 5 Months?
British coronavirus vaccine could be just WEEKS away as Oxford University say they’re ‘80% confident’ new drug will work Source: The Sun A BRITISH coronavirus vaccine could be just weeks […]
The Promise of the Japanese Medication, Avigan
Source: WIRED Japan Is Racing to Test a Drug to Treat Covid-19 Based on a compound discovered in 1998, the antiviral favipiravir is already being used in Japan and Turkey. […]
What is My GPS Telling Me About Coronavirus Now
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The GPS of my car may not be the best and sometimes I have doubts about it. Some […]
Some Churches Fight to Open on Easter Despite Coronavirus Shutdowns
Source: WSJ By Ian Lovett Political and legal battles center on tension between the right to worship and protecting public health; ‘We’re subordinating God to a “nonessential” part of our […]
The Initial Study on Remdesivir in New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND Remdesivir, a nucleotide analogue prodrug that inhibits viral RNA polymerases, has shown in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2. METHODS We provided remdesivir on a compassionate-use basis to patients hospitalized with […]
Launch of a European clinical trial against COVID-19 in March
PRESS RELEASE | 22 MAR 2020 – 13H00 | BY INSERM PRESS OFFICE IMMUNOLOGY, INFLAMMATION, INFECTIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY A European clinical trial to evaluate four experimental treatments for COVID-19 starts today. Coordinated by Inserm as part of the Reacting consortium, this trial will include at least 800 French patients with severe forms of COVID-19. A […]
A Study from France, 1061 Patients Treated with Hydroxycholorquine
Our favorite posts: Dr. Fauci: ‘Remdesivir should now be the standard treatment’ and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Professor Didier Raoult Releases […]
China begins Phase I trial of Covid-19 vaccine
Our favorite posts: The Muslim Times Recommending Universal BCG Vaccination to Fight the Pandemic and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Dated March 23, 2020 Visit […]
First Peer-Reviewed Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Results in Mice
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one life is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Science Alert By Vicotr Tangermann Researchers at […]
Lockdowns shouldn’t be fully lifted until coronavirus vaccine found, new study warns
By Emma Reynolds (CNN) Coronavirus lockdowns across the globe should not be completely lifted until a vaccine for the disease is found, according to a study based on China’s outbreak […]
FDA Authorizes Blood Purification Device to Treat COVID-19
Source: FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for a blood purification system to treat patients 18 years of age or older with confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 […]
Covid-19 drugs could be made for $1 per day, say academics
Source: Financial Times Study argues prices for potential treatments are far higher than the actual cost of production Existing drugs with the potential to treat coronavirus could be produced and […]
Do Muslim charities get the credit?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Mike Ghouse, who is a speaker, […]
The Muslim Times’ Response to: A crisis mental-health hotline has seen an 891% spike in calls
(CNN) People all over the nation are trying to cope with the new normal of life during a pandemic. Many are dealing with health issues, unemployment, grief and facing uncertainty […]
CNN poll: Biden leads Trump in national head-to-head matchup
By Grace Sparks (CNN) Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a wide lead over President Donald Trump in the national race for the White House, according to a new CNN […]
Video: PM Boris Johnson’s Turkish and Muslim Ancestary
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times All of humanity are intimate neighbors: Coronavirus proves it once again Corona Fear’s Cure: Chanting from the Bible and the Quran […]
Hydroxychloroquine drug trial underway at University of Washington but can it tame COVID-19?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: KOMONEWS By Patrick Quinn, KOMO News reporter […]
Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: The Guardian By Justin McCurry in Tokyo […]
The FDA-approved Drug Ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
LeonCaly1 Julian D.Druce1 Mike G.Catton1 David A.Jans2 Kylie M.Wagstaff2 Highlights • Ivermectin is an inhibitor of the COVID-19 causative virus (SARS-CoV-2) in vitro. • A single treatment able to effect ∼5000-fold […]