Researchers revise U.S. COVID-19 death forecast upward again
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts more than...
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Factbox: U.S. COVID-19 tests – What’s out there and how well do they work?
By Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Health policy experts say the United States must...
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UK COVID-19 study reassures pregnant women, but warns risks higher later
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Pregnant women are no more likely to become severely ill...
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Update: Mortality rate of COVID-19 patients on ventilators
Data released on May 8 by the UK’s Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC)...
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Covid-19: FDA Issues EUA for First Antigen Test
The test will allow results within minutes but the FDA warned of false negative risk WASHINGTON...
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Covid-19: Antiviral Cocktail with Interferon-Beta-1b Shows Early Promise Against Virus
Shorter viral shedding, symptom duration reported in patients treated early with mild to moderate...
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Covid-19: Kawasaki-Like Syndrome in Kids May be Tied to Virus
Death of 5-year-old boy in NY being investigated as Covid-related A rare multisystem inflammatory...
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Covid-19: FDA Authorizes Home Saliva Test
EUA builds on early approval for home nose swab test WASHINGTON — The FDA has issued an...
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Men have high levels of enzyme key to COVID-19 infection, study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Men’s blood has higher levels than women’s of...
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Madagascar coronavirus herbal mix draws demand from across Africa despite WHO misgivings
By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed,...
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Sorrento ties up with New York’s Mount Sinai for COVID-19 antibody cocktail
(Reuters) – Sorrento Therapeutics Inc on Friday partnered with New York City’s Mount...
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Covid-19: Mixed Study Results Prompt NYC Hospital to Halt Hydroxychloroquine Use
Intubation and death neither higher nor lower with the drug An observational study of the use of...
Read MoreCovid-19: FDA’s Operation Quack Hack Targets Bogus Treatments and Cures
Toll thus far: 42 warning letters, and one injunction WASHINGTON — As part of the FDA’s crack-down on bogus Covid-19 cures, a U.S. District Court Judge issued a temporary restraining order to bar the Genesis II...
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U.S. doctors want details on federal distribution of Gilead coronavirus drug
By Deena Beasley The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) is asking for more information...
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Facebook, YouTube remove ‘Plandemic’ video with ‘unsubstantiated’ coronavirus claims
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Facebook Inc and YouTube, the video service of Alphabet...
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What do studies on new coronavirus mutations tell us?
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A series of studies of the genomes of thousands of...
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‘Like a science experiment’: A New York family learns the limits of coronavirus tests
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – After a week or so sick in bed in their New York City...
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Moderna expects mid-stage trials for COVID-19 vaccine to begin shortly
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Thursday it expects mid-stage trials for its COVID-19...
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U.S. scientists scramble to study life-threatening syndrome in kids linked to coronavirus
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. scientists are working to understand a rare,...
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Japan approves Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir as COVID-19 drug
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s...
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