Is remdesivir REALLY a coronavirus wonder drug? Doubts after another study finds no benefit

Doubts have been cast over the promising COVID-19 drug remdesivir that has shown ‘fantastic results’, after another study found it had no benefit. Remdesivir was reported by US officials to have ‘clear-cut’ evidence that it can help people recover from COVID-19, shortening the time of recovery. Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, said … Read more

US may approve emergency use of Ebola drug remdesivir TODAY

The US may approve emergency use of an Ebola drug today after one Oxford academic hailed its trial as a ‘fantastic result’ in the fight against COVID-19. Remdesivir, an antiviral made by California-based Gilead Sciences, was shown to slash recovery times in a global trial of more than 1,000 patients, including Britons. Anthony Fauci, America’s top … Read more

US may approve emergency use of Ebola drug remdesivir TODAY

The US may approve emergency use of an Ebola drug today after one Oxford academic hailed its trial as a ‘fantastic result’ in the fight against COVID-19. Remdesivir, an antiviral made by California-based Gilead Sciences, was shown to slash recovery times in a global trial of more than 1,000 patients, including Britons. Anthony Fauci, America’s top … Read more

FDA may approve emergency use authorization of Ebola drug remdesivir TODAY

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may announce its decision allowing emergency use authorization of an antiviral drug to treat coronavirus patients as early as Wednesday. It comes after studies showed that remdesivir, made by California-based Gilead Sciences, helped patients go from relying on oxygen to leaving hospital in two weeks, reported The New … Read more

FDA may approve emergency use authorization of Ebola drug remdesivir TODAY

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may announce its decision allowing emergency use authorization of an antiviral drug to treat coronavirus patients as early as Wednesday. It comes after studies showed that remdesivir, made by California-based Gilead Sciences, helped patients go from relying on oxygen to leaving hospital in two weeks, reported The New … Read more

Experimental cancer drug is fast-tracked into human coronavirus trials

Bemcentinib, an experimental Norwegian cancer drug has become the first to be fast-tracked into UK Government-funded coronavirus trials An experimental Norwegian cancer drug has become the first of six promising coronavirus treatments to be fast-tracked into human coronavirus trials in the UK. The medication, called bemcentinib, could be tested on 120 hospitalised COVID-19 sufferers at … Read more

Scottish coronavirus drug is being rushed into clinical trials after it treated disease in labs

An antiviral drug that could be taken as a nasal spray can block the coronavirus from latching onto lung cells, according to laboratory trials.  The medicine, marketed as Neumifil, was developed as a treatment for flu but may be able to prevent COVID-19, scientists say. A study by the University of St Andrews in Scotland … Read more

Yale researchers lunch trial on asthma drug to test if it could treat coronavirus patients

A clinical trial is being launched to test an asthma drug’s effectiveness in treating deadly conditions caused by the novel coronavirus. The drug, called ibudilast – which has been approved to treat asthma in Japan and South Korea – has shown promise in improving lung health in mouse models. The team, from Yale University’s New Haven … Read more