Fears are mounting over a global shortage of the coronavirus drug remdesivir, which is being used to treat Donald Trump after the US bought much of the world’s supply. The US President’s physician confirmed last night that Trump is being treated for the virus with the experimental anti-viral drug that was first developed to combat … Read more
President Donald Trump‘s physician confirmed Friday night he is being treated for COVID-19 with experimental Ebola drug remdesivir. For patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the FDA has given emergency-use of the intravenous antiviral drug sold by Gilead Sciences Inc, which has been shown to shorten hospital stays. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that patients being given … Read more
Russia’s coronavirus ‘vaccine’ announced by Vladimir Putin is shrouded in secrecy – but don’t dismiss it just yet, writes BEN SPENCER By Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:24 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 12 August 2020 Russia‘s claims to have created the world’s first coronavirus vaccine should not be dismissed … Read more
Britain will have to pay almost £2,000-per-patient for one of the only two approved Covid-19 drugs, it was revealed today. Gilead Sciences announced it would charge governments of developed countries $390 (£320) per vial of remdesivir. Most hospitalised patients will need six vials of the Ebola drug — equating to $2,340 (£1,900) for every patient, … Read more
Britain’s youngest Covid-19 survivor: Parents’ joy as three-months premature Emmanuel wins a 47-day fight with the virus before he was even due to be born Three-month-old Emmanuel Boateng is believed to be UK’s youngest survivor He spent nearly two months in hospital on a ventilator to help him breathe Emmanuel was born at just 27 weeks and taken to … Read more
Test can diagnose coronavirus in just 30 minutes by analysing urine, blood or saliva samples is developed by scientists Method known as reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification Has been previously used to detect viruses such as Zika and Ebola Method involves looking for genetic material, or RNA, of the coronavirus in the test samples Here’s how … Read more
Coronavirus patients in hospital may be 65 per cent more likely to see their condition improve if they are given the antiviral drug remdesivir, its manufacturer claims. Gilead Sciences, a California-based company that developed the drug in a bid to tackle Ebola, today reported the promising results for Covid-19 patients. After 11 days patients taking … Read more
Health chiefs grant NHS emergency access to give severely ill Covid-19 patients promising Ebola drug remdesivir Remdesivir has been trialled in NHS hospitals for weeks and shown promise It is a generic virus-destroying drug initially made in a bid to tackle Ebola NHS doctors will now be able to prescribe it to any critically ill … 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
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