Source: Bloomberg By Cristin Flanagan and Suzi Ring A small study in 19 people suggested a drug from AstraZeneca Plc’s arsenal of cancer treatments may be repurposed to help Covid-19 patients experiencing extreme immune reactions. Many patients with Covid-19 suffer from an inflammatory condition, sometimes called cytokine storm, when the immune system overreacts […]
Source: Bloomberg Singapore is building up its vaccine manufacturing capacity in order to offer fill and finish contract manufacturing services to vaccine developers, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said […]
Source: Bloomberg AstraZeneca Plc has made a preliminary approach to rival drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. about a potential merger, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the biggest […]
Common heartburn drug may have helped 10 patients at home with Covid-19 By Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) Ten people who were home sick with Covid-19 may have found relief with a […]
Source: CNBC By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.; @BERKELEYJR KEY POINTS Hydroxychloroquine, the drug backed by President Donald Trump to combat Covid-19, is no better than a placebo in preventing infection of the coronavirus, according to a new study. The study, the first randomized, placebo-controlled trial, considered the “gold standard” in science, […]
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) Eli Lilly and Company said Monday it has started the first human trial of an antibody therapy designed to treat Covid-19. The first phase of […]
By Katie Hunt (CNN) Stay 6 feet apart and, while you’re at it, wear a face covering. The “most comprehensive study to date” found that physical distance and perhaps the […]
ROME (Reuters) – The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. “In reality, the virus clinically no longer […]
Source: Bloomberg Russia’s Health Ministry granted a temporary registration certificate to the country’s first Covid-19 medicine, a generic version of the Japanese flu drug Avigan, the country’s wealth fund said […]
(CNN) One in 10 coronavirus patients with diabetes died within the first seven days of hospitalization, and one in five needed a ventilator to breathe, according to a new study […]
Source: The Guardian By Melissa Davey More than 120 researchers and medical professionals from around the world have written an open letter to the editor of the Lancet raising serious […]
Source: Bloomberg By Marthe Fourcade and James Paton GlaxoSmithKline Plc plans to produce 1 billion doses of a vaccine adjuvant — a booster that can help any brand of shot — to support […]
Source: Cruise Hive The cruise industry has pretty much come to a standstill and due to the current health pandemic around the world, the return to service of cruise ships […]
Source: Bloomberg Roche Holding AG and Gilead Sciences Inc. are initiating a late-stage trial of a two-drug combination in hopes of creating a new weapon in the battle against Covid-19. The study will […]
Washington (CNN) Dr. Anthony Fauci implored Americans on Wednesday to wear a mask while out in public, a comment at odds with President Donald Trump’s repeated downplaying of the necessity […]
Source: Yahoo Finance By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) – Canadian drug discovery technology company AbCellera, which analyzes and identifies antibodies for pharmaceutical companies working on a coronavirus treatment and other […]
Source: BBC By Michelle Roberts, Health editor, BBC News online A drug treatment called remdesivir that appears to shorten recovery time for people with coronavirus is being made available on […]
Source: Forbes By Tommy Beer; Forbes Staff TOPLINE Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, said in an interview Monday on China Global Television Network that […]
Source: Yahoo Finance By Caitlin Dickson Depending on who you talk to, the current coronavirus pandemic might be the natural product of evolution, the result of a lab accident or […]
Source: Bloomberg By Rodrigo Orihuela Spain will stop enforcing mandatory quarantine for foreign tourists from July 1, as the country prepares to reboot its key tourism industry. The decision was […]
