Coronavirus Treatment

• Antibody can prevent COVID-19 infection in nursing, LTC homes: drugmaker Eli Lilly

  The study, which was conducted with the National Institutes of Health, is the first major one to show such a treatment may prevent illness in a group devastated by the pandemic.

  Health

  Jan 21, 2021
  
• Remdesivir not recommended for hospitalized coronavirus patients, WHO says

  The advice is another setback for the drug, which grabbed worldwide attention as a potentially effective treatment for COVID-19 in the summer after early trials showed some promise.

  World

  Nov 20, 2020
  
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• FDA approves first coronavirus drug, may help recovery

  The drug, which California-based Gilead Sciences Inc. is calling Veklury, cut the time to recovery by five days — from 15 days to 10 on average — in a large study led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

  World

  Oct 22, 2020
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• Remdesivir doesn’t help COVID-19 patients recover, WHO study says

  The findings are in contrast to an earlier study that made the medicine a standard of care in the United States and many other countries.

  Health

  Oct 16, 2020
• Eli Lilly to resume some coronavirus antibody-drug trials after safety concerns

  The paused trial, which Lilly calls ACTIV-3, focused on hospitalized patients.

  World

  Oct 14, 2020
• Remdesivir cut coronavirus recovery time by 5 days, company’s final study suggests

  The antiviral drug, which was recently used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump, also appeared to reduce the risk of death in some patients.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2020
• Developing coronavirus treatments ‘extremely important,’ experts say

  While Canada and the rest of the world wait for a COVID-19 vaccine, experts say it is imperative that treatments for COVID-19 are also being developed.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2020
• WHO cautions on coronavirus plasma treatment: ‘The results are not conclusive’

  WHO considers plasma therapy to be experimental and said that it should continue to be evaluated, as the treatment is difficult to standardize.

  World

  Aug 25, 2020
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• 1st coronavirus reinfection case reported by researchers in Hong Kong

  The findings indicate the disease may continue to spread amongst the global population despite herd immunity, the researchers suggest.

  World

  Aug 24, 2020
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• Companies testing next best thing to a coronavirus vaccine: an antibody drug

  Coronavirus antibodies are proteins the body makes when an infection occurs; they attach to a virus and help it be eliminated.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2020