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
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
Gilead Sciences Inc says it is planning to work with international partners to boost production of its experimental coronavirus drug remdesivir. On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency use authorization for the medication made by the California-based company. Remdesivir, which was originally developed as an Ebola drug, is given to hospitalized … Read more
It may sound like a plot from a science fiction film, but NASA and scientists are concerned about alien viruses contaminating Earth. As the first humans prepare for the Mars mission, experts warn that protocols are necessary to keep extraterrestrial pollutants from hitchhiking on space ships and astronauts when returning home from the Red Planet. Stanford … Read more
On the heels of an early announcement that coronavirus patients given Gilead’s Ebola drug remdesivir fared better than those who didn’t get the treatment, the company’s CEO, Daniel O’Day, deemed the results a cause for ‘hope at a time when it is badly needed,’ in an open letter obtained by Fox News. ‘Positive data’ from … Read more
Gilead Sciences said that it has capacity to make enough doses of its drug remdesivir for ‘several million treatment courses’ next year in a Thursday press release announcing its first quarter earnings. ‘As Gilead continues to work with international partners to expand production, Gilead announced it anticipates more than one million treatment courses will be … Read more
The antiviral remdesivir has shown promise for treating coronavirus, and the head of the drug’s maker, Gilead Sciences, said he’s committed to ensuring anyone who needs the drug will have access to it. ‘We’re going to work very closely with the government and with health care systems to make sure that it’s accessible, that it’s … Read more
The fight against coronavirus has been an uphill battle. Although we may be past the peak, hundreds are still dying every day, and often there is little doctors can do to save those hit by this mysterious disease. Yet eagerly awaited results of a ground-breaking medical trial have brought fresh hope. US researchers have published early … Read more
The fight against coronavirus has been an uphill battle. Although we may be past the peak, hundreds are still dying every day, and often there is little doctors can do to save those hit by this mysterious disease. Yet eagerly awaited results of a ground-breaking medical trial have brought fresh hope. US researchers have published early … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the FDA has approved the experimental drug remdesivir for emergency use in hospitalized coronavirus patients. ‘I’m pleased to announce that Gilead now has an E wave from the FDA for remdesivir,’ Trump said. It is the first drug shown to help fight the disease, which has killed more than 64,000 … Read more