State and local governments across the United States have obtained more than 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted
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Experimental cancer drug may prevent coronavirus infection and spread
Experimental cancer drug may stop coronavirus in its tracks by blocking the virus from copying itself and spreading in the
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Antiviral drug baloxavir reduces transmission of flu virus among ferrets
Baloxavir treatment reduced transmission of the flu virus from infected ferrets to healthy ferrets, suggesting that the antiviral drug could
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Rates of pulmonary complications drastically reduced with newer drug
The tragic COVID-19 pandemic is creating new awareness regarding the importance of breathing problems, pneumonia and ventilators. What many people
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NGOs press drug firm Gilead over potential virus treatment
More than 150 organisations and individuals on Monday urged US biotechnology firm Gilead not to enforce exclusivity over a drug
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Drugmaker backpedals on specialty status for COVID-19 drug
Facing public criticism, the maker of a promising coronavirus drug said Wednesday it will waive a special regulatory designation that
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Repurposing a drug for blood clots: A stopgap measure to treat respiratory distress in COVID-19
Researchers at MIT and the University of Colorado at Denver have proposed a stopgap measure that they believe could help
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Trump wrongly claims FDA drug is approved to treat coronavirus
Trump claims an anti-malaria drug is APPROVED to treat coronavirus – but is corrected by the FDA head who says
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Drug prices rose three times faster than inflation over last decade, even after discounts
The net cost of prescription drugs—meaning sticker price minus manufacturer discounts—rose over three times faster than the rate of inflation
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Hospital group fights drug shortages by making needed meds
U.S. hospitals fed up with shortages of critical medicines—mostly generic drugs that aren’t profitable—have banded together. Seven hospital systems and
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