NHS faces pressure to trial over-the-counter anti-malaria drug on coronavirus patients

The NHS is facing growing pressure to use experimental drugs to help patients diagnosed with the coronavirus. An online petition has been launched calling on authorities to start trials of an anti-malarial drug called chloroquine which has shown promising results in China. Doctors and scientists around the world are scrambling to find a way to … Read more

Drug being used to treat flu in Japan is ‘clearly effective’, Chinese officials say

A flu drug is ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, medical experts in China have claimed. Favipiravir, the active ingredient in a Japanese anti-flu medicine called Avigan, was trialled on 340 patients with the killer disease in China. Patients who took Favipiravir recovered quicker and showed greater lung improvement compared with patients not given the drug. … Read more

How a strategy meeting of a drug company spread coronavirus

By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com   HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more

Cybercriminals and drug cartels are teaming up to spread malware and steal financial information in Latin America

Drug cartels are using cryptocurrency and partnering with hackers to scam Latin American banks. Phishing: Leading targets, breaking myths, and educating users Vade Secure’s Adrien Gendre explains why the end user is an important link in the security chain. Cybercriminals are now partnering with drug cartels across Latin America to attack financial institutions and governments, … Read more