Coronavirus Treatment
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Antibody can prevent COVID-19 infection in nursing, LTC homes: drugmaker Eli LillyThe 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.HealthJan 21, 2021
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Remdesivir not recommended for hospitalized coronavirus patients, WHO saysThe 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.WorldNov 20, 2020
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FDA approves first coronavirus drug, may help recoveryThe 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.WorldOct 22, 2020
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Remdesivir doesn’t help COVID-19 patients recover, WHO study saysThe findings are in contrast to an earlier study that made the medicine a standard of care in the United States and many other countries.HealthOct 16, 2020
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Eli Lilly to resume some coronavirus antibody-drug trials after safety concernsThe paused trial, which Lilly calls ACTIV-3, focused on hospitalized patients.WorldOct 14, 2020
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Remdesivir cut coronavirus recovery time by 5 days, company’s final study suggestsThe antiviral drug, which was recently used to treat U.S. President Donald Trump, also appeared to reduce the risk of death in some patients.HealthOct 8, 2020
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Developing coronavirus treatments ‘extremely important,’ experts sayWhile 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.CanadaSep 7, 2020
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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.WorldAug 25, 2020
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1st coronavirus reinfection case reported by researchers in Hong KongThe findings indicate the disease may continue to spread amongst the global population despite herd immunity, the researchers suggest.WorldAug 24, 2020
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Companies testing next best thing to a coronavirus vaccine: an antibody drugCoronavirus antibodies are proteins the body makes when an infection occurs; they attach to a virus and help it be eliminated.HealthAug 12, 2020
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