WHO says it is SUSPENDING its trial of anti-malaria drug hydoxychloroquine in coronavirus patients

A clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients has been suspended amid safety concerns. Hydroxychloroquine has been touted by President Donald Trump and he even revealed he took the medication for two weeks as a prophylactic. But the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was concerned after a study from The Lancet published … Read more

Coronavirus: One single successful drug unlikely, says scientist

Professor Martin Landray, deputy chief investigator of the Recovery trial, said there’s unlikely to be one single pre-existing drug that can treat coronavirus on its own There is unlikely to be ‘one big winner’ from the world’s biggest coronavirus trial of promising drugs, according to an expert behind the study. The Oxford University scientist running … Read more

Blow for coronavirus treatment hopes as Oxford experts warn there will not be one single drug

Professor Martin Landray, deputy chief investigator of the Recovery trial, said there’s unlikely to be one single pre-existing drug that can treat coronavirus on its own There is unlikely to be ‘one big winner’ from the world’s biggest coronavirus trial of promising drugs, according to an expert behind the study. The Oxford University scientist running … Read more

Australian singer Sia speaks candidly about her battle with drug and alcohol addiction

‘I was suicidal’: Australian singer Sia recalls how she almost ended her life during the height of her drug and alcohol addiction – and how sobriety has now changed her life By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:10 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 03:35 BST, 21 May 2020 Australian songstress Sia has spoken … Read more

Thousands of prosecutions for drug offences, theft and criminal damage ‘will be dropped’

Thousands of prosecutions for drug offences, theft and criminal damage ‘will be dropped as police try and clear backlog of court cases caused by coronavirus’ Police officers are being asked to utilise out of court measures rather than court Sara Glen, of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said forces should review cases It comes amid … Read more

Donald Trump reveals he has defied doctors’ warnings by taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine

Donald Trump has revealed that he is taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to protect himself against coronavirus, leading to backlash from medics around the world. The president, 73, said he began taking the drug ‘a week and a half’ ago because ‘good things are being said about it’, including by medics who have written to him. … Read more

Donald Trump reveals he has defied doctors’ warnings by taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine

Donald Trump has revealed that he is taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to protect himself against coronavirus, leading to backlash from medics around the world. The president, 73, said he began taking the drug ‘a week and a half’ ago because ‘good things are being said about it’, including by medics who have written to him. … Read more

Mother whose son was treated for Covid-19 with Ebola drug reveals moment she thought she’d lost him

A 14-year-old boy left critically ill by the coronavirus has survived his ordeal after being given the Ebola drug remdesivir, his family have revealed. Jacob Tayel, from Ipswich, fell ill with what his mother assumed was a chest infection in March, and his 11-year-old brother, Isaac, was ill at the same time. Dianne, their mother, … Read more

Mother whose son was treated for Covid-19 with Ebola drug reveals moment she thought she’d lost him

A 14-year-old boy left critically ill by the coronavirus has survived his ordeal after being given the Ebola drug remdesivir, his family have revealed. Jacob Tayel, from Ipswich, fell ill with what his mother assumed was a chest infection in March, and his 11-year-old brother, Isaac, was ill at the same time. Dianne, their mother, … Read more

Katie Price agrees to taking monthly drug and alcohol tests

Katie Price has been taking monthly drug tests to ‘build trust’ with her ex-husbands Peter Andre and Kieran Hayler, with whom she shares four children.  The model, 41, has been candid about her substance abuse after spending time in The Priory rehab facility and despite recent claims that she is planning a boozy birthday, it … Read more