While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) say they have developed molecules that could help fight the virus. These synthetic antibodies, called AeroNab, can be administered as a nasal spray to ...
After the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked authorization for treatment of coronavirus infection with hydroxychloroquine, the federal government faced the fact that 63 million unused doses remained in government warehouses, writes CNN. The government began to accumulate ...
US President Donald Trump said at a White House briefing that he began taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine for prophylactic purposes, despite statements by the World Health Organization that there is no conclusive evidence of the effectiveness of this drug in the fight against coronavirus. Writes about this ...
A number of African countries intend to use wormwood tincture to treat COVID-19. This plant is used to treat malaria. Whether it is effective against coronavirus is now being investigated by European scientists. Writes about this DW. For several weeks in Africa they have been talking about a miracle cure on ...
Anyone can take an active part in saving the planet from the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, without even leaving home, which is especially convenient during quarantine. The BBC writes about this. You don’t have to be a chemist or a doctor to do this—you can...
At the end of March, when the COVID-19 epidemic spread throughout the world, and the number of confirmed cases began to be measured in hundreds of thousands, many drew attention to the characteristic coincidence, according to the BBC. In different states, the disease spreads at different rates. And for some reason, coronavirus infection (in any ...
Italy announced a positive result of treating coronavirus patients with the anti-rheumatoid arthritis drug Tocilizumab, produced by the pharmaceutical company Roche. The Observer writes about this. Hospitals have begun asking the Italian Medical Agency (AIFA) for approval of such a treatment plan. This was reported by Vincenzo Montesarchio, a specialist in...
Rising prices for insulin and other diabetes treatments have become a major concern for policymakers, writes Fox News. CVS Health Corp said it is implementing a prescription drug coverage plan where patients do not have to pay for insulin and other expensive treatments ...
The vaccine, which is being tested at the Mayo Clinic, kills cancer cells in a patient diagnosed with breast cancer. According to Fox News, Florida resident Lee Merker became the first patient to take part in a clinical trial of a new vaccine after ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zolgensma, the world's first gene therapy for children under two years of age with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The drug corrects the damaged SMN1 gene, ...