Remdesivir Clinical Trials
Gilead-initiated Trials Gilead has initiated two Phase 3 clinical studies to evaluate the safety and efficacy of remdesivir in adults diagnosed with COVID-19 following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s […]
Panel suggests remdesivir as preferred antiviral for pediatric COVID-19 patients
Source: Healio In new guidance, a panel of pediatric infectious diseases physicians and pharmacists suggested that supportive care alone is sufficient to treat most children with COVID-19. Among children who […]
The Story of the 12 Monkeys: The Successful Chinese Vaccine
Vaccine shows promise in monkey trials, says Chinese company Source: Dawn Four macaques who received a high dose of the vaccine had “no detectable” amounts of the virus in their […]
Why France has 4 times as many coronavirus deaths as Germany
Source: Vox Germany followed the playbook for saving lives. France didn’t. By Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com Apr 17, 2020, 3:20pm EDT France and Germany, Europe’s two most powerful countries, have been hit hard by […]
Coronavirus: Outcry after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has been lambasted by the medical community after suggesting research into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. He also […]
Bill Gates Summarizes the Current Covid 19 World War
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) The first modern pandemic: The scientific advances we need […]
Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial
Source: BBC The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for […]
Gilead antiviral drug remdesivir flops in first trial
Source: Financial Times A potential antiviral drug for the coronavirus has flopped in its first randomised clinical trial, disappointing scientists and investors who had high hopes for remdesivir, according to […]
Why I will confidently bet on Remdesivir and Favipiravir at the present time
There is new information available since the writing of this article: Gilead antiviral drug remdesivir flops in first trial Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times […]
Cyprus among 20 countries to get Avigan anti-flu drug, for Covid 19 patients
Source: Financial Mirror Cyprus is included in the list of 20 countries that will receive the Avigan anti-flu drug for hospital patients being treated for coronavirus, the Ministry of Health […]
More Good News on Remdesivir’s Power to Treat COVID-19
Source: USA News BY ROBERT PREIDT, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Preliminary data from two clinical trials using the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients […]
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
By SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street and dishes up free […]
New trial to test if anti-inflammatory drug colchicine prevents COVID-19 complications
Source: Fox News By Christopher Carbone A new international trial will examine whether a common anti-inflammatory drug known as colchicine could ward off COVID-19 symptoms and potentially prevent the need […]
Coronavirus: Plasma treatment to be trialled
Source: BBC By Rebecca Morelle; Science correspondent, BBC News The UK is gearing up to use the blood of coronavirus survivors to treat hospital patients ill with the disease. NHS […]
Beijing requires nucleic acid tests for eight groups of people
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — Beijing will carry out mandatory nucleic acid tests on eight groups of people, said a municipal health official at a press conference on Sunday. Gao […]
Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Stat News By ADAM FEUERSTEIN @adamfeuerstein and MATTHEW HERPER @matthewherper APRIL 16, 2020 Antiviral […]
Antiviral remdesivir prevents disease progression in monkeys with COVID-19, in a controlled trial
Antiviral remdesivir prevents disease progression in monkeys with COVID-19 Early treatment with the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir significantly reduced clinical disease and damage to the lungs of rhesus macaques infected […]
The Math Games To Discover the Mortality of Covid 19
COVID-19 Lethality Not Much Different Than Flu, Says New Study Source: Reason.com By Ronald Baily Possible really good news from a population screening antibody test study in Santa Clara County, […]
‘Liquid gold’: the rush for plasma and the Covid-19 survivors who want to help
Source: Guardian By Patrick Mulholland A single Covid-19 survivor can provide enough plasma to treat two or three sick patients. Could it help save lives? Cary Blumenfeld and his wife, […]
CNN Report: Covid-19 patients recovering quickly after getting experimental drug remdesivir
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Maggie Fox Gilead said it expected results from […]