With the FDA approving Gilead’s Remdesivir as an emergency use treatment for the most acute cases of COVID-19, many people are wondering what type of a drug it is. Remdesivir is a member of one of … [Read more...] about Remdesivir: How Does This Drug Work Against the Most Acute Cases of COVID-19?
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‘Positive Data’ Reported in Trial of Gilead Anti-Viral Drug Remdesivir Against Coronavirus
Photo by Dimitri Karastelev on Unsplash Last week we reported that Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug originally developed by Gilead Sciences as a possible treatment for the Ebola virus, showed … [Read more...] about ‘Positive Data’ Reported in Trial of Gilead Anti-Viral Drug Remdesivir Against Coronavirus
Don Lemon Rips Trump’s ‘I Barely Know The Guy’ Routine on Chloroquine After Drug is Revealed to Kill People: WATCH
Donald Trump was grilled at Tuesday's press briefing about hyrooxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug he has encouraged people to take even though "[he's] not a doctor." In the shocker of all … [Read more...] about Don Lemon Rips Trump’s ‘I Barely Know The Guy’ Routine on Chloroquine After Drug is Revealed to Kill People: WATCH
US Pharmacists Can Now Test for Coronavirus. They Could Do More if Government Allowed It
As Italy’s death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed to one of the highest in the world, its doctors made a plea to other countries: Manage the pandemic in the community, not in hospitals and … [Read more...] about US Pharmacists Can Now Test for Coronavirus. They Could Do More if Government Allowed It
Meet the Endangered Creature Thought to be the Source of the Coronavirus
Pangolin / Photo: Piekfrosch (CC BY-SA 3.0) Pangolins, not snakes, may be the missing link for transmission of the new coronavirus from bats to humans. Since its initial outbreak at Huanan … [Read more...] about Meet the Endangered Creature Thought to be the Source of the Coronavirus
CNN Anchor Grills Trump Trade Adviser Peter Navarro After ‘Epic’ Clash with Fauci Over COVID-19 Treatments: ‘Why Should We Listen to You?’ — WATCH
CNN New Day host John Berman and Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro got in a heated exchange about the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients following a report that Navarro and Dr. … [Read more...] about CNN Anchor Grills Trump Trade Adviser Peter Navarro After ‘Epic’ Clash with Fauci Over COVID-19 Treatments: ‘Why Should We Listen to You?’ — WATCH
Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design This Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic But the U.S. Doesn’t Have a Single One in its Stockpile
Trilogy Evo ventilator / YouTube ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Five years ago, … [Read more...] about Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design This Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic But the U.S. Doesn’t Have a Single One in its Stockpile
Dr. Anthony Fauci: ‘We Argued Strongly’ with Trump to Extend the Social Distancing Guidelines Another 30 Days — WATCH
Dr. Anthony Fauci explained how he was able to convince Donald Trump to push social distancing guidelines for another 30 days through the end of April. In a Rose Garden briefing on Sunday, Trump … [Read more...] about Dr. Anthony Fauci: ‘We Argued Strongly’ with Trump to Extend the Social Distancing Guidelines Another 30 Days — WATCH
Johnson + Johnson Says its HIV Drug is Not an Effective Treatment Against COVID-19
Johnson + Johnson reported on Monday that its HIV drug darunavir is not an effective treatment against coronavirus. The company did say it is testing various treatments for COVID-19 using some of … [Read more...] about Johnson + Johnson Says its HIV Drug is Not an Effective Treatment Against COVID-19
German Officials Hold Crisis Meeting Over Report of Trump’s Attempt to Gain Exclusive U.S. Rights to Coronavirus Vaccine
Officials in Germany are holding "crisis meetings" following a report that the Trump administration had offered the German biopharmaceutical firm CureVac "large sums of money" for the exclusive rights … [Read more...] about German Officials Hold Crisis Meeting Over Report of Trump’s Attempt to Gain Exclusive U.S. Rights to Coronavirus Vaccine
