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Researchers in Denmark testing if senicapoc drug can reduce lung damage in COVID-19 patients

May 13, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, Sars, coronavirus

Scientists are studying if senicapoc, a treatment for sickle cell anemia, can be repurposed to mitigate damage to a COVID-19 …

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Japan authorises exceptional approval of Gilead’s remdesivir for severe COVID-19

May 12, 2020
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Remdesivir, perhaps the leading hope in the race against COVID-19, has secured approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and …

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FDA grants Abbott Emergency Use Authorization for another COVID-19 antibody test

May 12, 2020
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The FDA has given Emergency Use Authorisation for another COVID-19 diagnostics test for antibodies from Abbott Laboratories. With this approval, …

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Wuhan plans to test all 11 million residents for COVID-19 after 6 new cases are recorded

May 12, 2020
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The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated, plans to test all of its residents after 6 new cases …

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FDA provides new guidelines to accelerate the development of COVID-19 treatments

May 12, 2020
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The FDA has provided new guidelines to researchers studying potential COVID-19 treatments to help speed up the process of their …

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What can previous outbreak modeling tell us about the COVID-19 pandemic?

May 11, 2020
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Dr LaRee Tracy, a lecturer at San Diego State University and Director of Biostatistics at PHASTAR, led a team of …

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Eli Lilly’s Retevmo approved by FDA to treat lung and thyroid cancers

May 11, 2020
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The FDA has announced that Retevmo (selpercatinib) has been approved to treat both non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and medullary thyroid …

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NIAID announces the launch of second remdesivir trial for COVID-19 patients

May 11, 2020
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The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAID) has announced that it is enrolling COVID-19 patients in hospital …

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Black people are four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white in England and Wales, ONS report shows

May 7, 2020
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A recent report from the Office of National Statistics has shown that black people in England and Wales are four …

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UK becomes first European country to pass 30,000 deaths from COVID-19

May 7, 2020
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Britain has become the first European nation to pass 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, putting it only behind the US as …

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Scientists in the UK and US identify hundreds of mutations in the COVID-19 virus

May 7, 2020
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Two studies from the UK and US have identified hundreds of mutations in COVID-19, which could cause problems for the …

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South Korea says Ebola drug remdesivir may not be suitable for all coronavirus patients

May 6, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus, south korea

South Korea says that remdesivir, traditionally used in treating Ebola, may not be effective enough in treating COVID-19 patients. South …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

May 6, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

Vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 continue to dominate the news, as two studies reveal “positive” data for Gilead’s remdesivir in …

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Ousted chief of BARDA says Trump administration ignored COVID-19 warnings

May 6, 2020
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Ousted Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Dr Rick Bright, alleges the Trump administration ignored warnings …

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First French case of COVID-19 occurred in December, a month earlier than previously thought

May 5, 2020
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A French patient who suffered from pneumonia in December actually had COVID-19, it has been revealed. Dr Yves Cohen, the …

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