Increasing evidence suggests that some Covid-19 patients get very ill because of an impaired interferon response.... Sep 25
Since March, doctors have learned valuable lessons, not only about how to ensure hospitals don't run out of ICU beds and ventilators, but also ... Sep 21
The coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is the latest in a procession of new infectious diseases that have surprised the world in recent years... Sep 15
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The US government should end the shortage of the antiviral drug remdesivir by eliminating Gilead’s monopoly, says a report from Public Citizen, a national ... Sep 12
Some hospitals said they are still buying the Gilead Sciences medicine to build inventory in case the pandemic accelerates over the winter... Sep 12
The WHO's clinical care lead said the agency had updated its advice to include a "strong recommendation" for use of steroids... Sep 03
Nepal's Medical Council's directive (Interim Clinical Guidance for COVID-19) also has enlisted Remdesivir drug for the primary medication.... Aug 22
The antiviral drug, which helped shorten the hospital recovery time in a U.S. trial, has been at the forefront of the battle against the ... Aug 11
The new money will allow the company to ramp up production so that doses are ready for shipping if and when the drug receives regulatory ... Aug 06
Taiwan has reported 476 cases of the new coronavirus, including seven deaths. ... Aug 04
The latest findings raise concern that protection from reinfection may not last long in those with mild symptoms, which accounts for the majority of cases... Jul 22
So far more than 28000 Indians have died due to coronavirus and 1.2 million have tested positive... Jul 22
The results published Monday have not yet been peer-reviewed and the sample size is relatively small... Jul 21
Remdesivir has been at the forefront of the global battle against COVID-19 after the intravenously administered medicine helped shorten hospital recovery times... Jul 15
Cipla had earlier said pricing would not exceed 5,000 rupees. On Tuesday, Sovereign Pharma, which is manufacturing and packaging the drug for Cipla... Jul 09
The coronavirus is surging in several southern hotspots including Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona... Jul 09
The Health Ministry on June 13 had allowed the use of remdesivir for restricted emergency use in moderate cases under "investigational therapies".... Jul 04
UK considering whether to join EU's vaccine scheme as race is on to secure supply... Jul 04
Global infections have hit their highest level in the past week, WHO data showed new cases topped "160,000 on every single day... Jul 02
Remdesivir is expected to be in high demand as one of the only treatments so far shown to alter the course of COVID-19.... Jun 30
The use of dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases such as arthritis, has been cleared for patients in need of oxygen ... Jun 27
Donald Trump's remarks came hours after the US Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.... Jun 16
Gilead's shares jumped nearly 10% following a media report encouraging partial data from trials of the experimental drug in severe COVID-19 patients.... Jun 02
With 4,14,878 cases, Russia has the third-highest number of infections in the world after Brazil and the United States... Jun 01
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