Trump will announce a ‘major therapeutic breakthrough’ on coronavirus Sunday

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that President Trump will hold a press conference Sunday night to announce a ‘major therapeutic breakthrough’ for coronavirus.  McEnany tweeted late Saturday night that US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn would be attending the 6pm Sunday press conference … Read more

Trump will announce a ‘major therapeutic breakthrough’ on coronavirus Sunday

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that President Trump will hold a press conference Sunday night to announce a ‘major therapeutic breakthrough’ for coronavirus.  McEnany tweeted late Saturday night that US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn would be attending the 6pm Sunday press conference … Read more

Malaria breakthrough could help speed up discovery of Covid-19 treatments, scientists hope

Malaria breakthrough could help speed up discovery of Covid-19 treatments, scientists claim Drugs primarily target the disease-causing pathogen itself in treatment   But researchers found key enzymes in human red blood cells which are involved  It is hoped that targeting these proteins could help treat malaria  Researchers also believe the same pathway could be used to speed up … Read more

Coronavirus ‘breakthrough’ as inhaled drug treatment slashes ICU admissions by 79%

Scientists believe they have found an inhaler (pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing in the lungs An inhaled drug cuts the risk of Covid-19 patients falling seriously ill with the life-threatening infection, according to scientists trialling the experimental treatment.  Initial results from the trial of more than 100 hospitalised Covid-19 patients found it prevented 79 per … Read more

Coronavirus ‘breakthrough’ as inhaled drug treatment slashes ICU admissions by 79%

Scientists believe they have found an inhaler (pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing in the lungs An inhaled drug cuts the risk of Covid-19 patients falling seriously ill with the life-threatening infection, according to scientists trialling the experimental treatment.  Initial results from the trial of more than 100 hospitalised Covid-19 patients found it prevented 79 per … Read more

Matt Hancock says dexamethasone breakthrough is ‘one of the best pieces of news we’ve had’

Matt Hancock today called the dexamethasone breakthrough ‘one of the best pieces of news we’ve had’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, after the £5 steroid was proven to be the first drug to save lives.  The Health Secretary described the results of the landmark Oxford University trial as ‘brilliant news for everybody’. The drug is already … Read more

Global stock rally after Covid treatment breakthrough

Global Stocks rally as UK scientists hail ‘major breakthrough’ in the battle against Covid-19 By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 23:22 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:22 BST, 16 June 2020 Shares around the world stormed higher as investors cheered signs of life in the US economy and a ‘major breakthrough’ in … Read more

Antibiotic resistance breakthrough as experts make ‘poison arrow’ compound

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against superbugs after developing a antibiotic that can kill bacteria before it develops resistance. Researchers at Princeton University in the US tested a compound, called SCH-79797, against 25 of the most dangerous antibiotic resistant bugs. It included a ‘super strain’ of gonorrhoea that is considered one of … Read more

‘Major’ breakthrough in hunt for Madeleine McCann as police identify German suspect

Detectives investigating Madeleine McCann’s disappearance have revealed a new prime suspect in a huge breakthrough 13 years after she disappeared. Metropolitan Police have not named the man, a 43-year-old German prisoner, who is described as white with short blond hair, possibly fair, and about 6ft tall with a slim build. The German national is known … Read more

‘Major’ breakthrough in hunt for Madeleine McCann as police identify German suspect

2007 May 3: Gerry and Kate McCann leave their three children, including Maddie, asleep in their hotel apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, as they eat with friends in a nearby restaurant. When they return, they find Maddie missing from her bed May 4: A friend of the McCanns reports of seeing a man carrying … Read more