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WHO: Nations mulling Gilead's COVID drug should consider trial flop, too

Stephanie Nebehay and John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 04:52 AM

GENEVA/ZURICH - Health officials reviewing Gilead Science Inc's remdesivir against COVID-19 should consider all evidence, including a trial where the medicine failed, before giving it the green light, the top WHO scientist said on Friday. Read more »

Gilead's remdesivir gets US FDA approval for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 05:58 AM

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19, making it the first and only drug approved for the disease in the United States. Read more »

Fujifilm partners with Shanghai firm to seek China COVID-19 approval for Avigan

Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 01:34 PM

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Thursday it has partnered with Shanghai-based Carelink Pharmaceutical Co to seek approval in China for Avigan to treat COVID-19 and influenza. Read more »

Row breaks out over WHO trial casting doubt on remdesivir as COVID-19 drug

John Miller and Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 05:39 AM

ZURICH/GENEVA - A row broke out on Friday over a World Health Organization (WHO) clinical trial which concluded that the anti-viral drug remdesivir has little or no impact on a patient's chances of surviving COVID-19. Read more »

Trump says he is 'medication-free,' describes COVID-19 battle

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 10:29 AM

US President Donald Trump said he was "medication free" and revealed more details of his fight with COVID-19 in a televised interview aired Friday, one week after he was hospitalized with the virus.  Read more »

Gilead's remdesivir shaved 5 days off COVID-19 recovery time, reduced risk of death in some

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 06:19 AM

CHICAGO - Final data from Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir showed the treatment cut COVID-19 recovery time by five days compared with patients who got a placebo, one day faster than indicated in preliminary data, the company and researchers said on Thursday. Read more »

Lilly's rheumatoid arthritis drug cuts COVID-19 deaths in trial, data shows

Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 03:15 AM

Lilly said the effect was most pronounced in patients on oxygen therapy, according to data from a US government-backed trial, which however, was not designed to measure the effectiveness of baricitinib in preventing death. Read more »

PH to wait for official study on antibody prescribed to COVID-19 patient Trump

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 04:58 PM

The Department of Health on Monday said it was open to the possibility of applying the antibody treatment used on US President Donald Trump, after a study on the drug has been published and reviewed in a reputable journal.  Read more »

What you need to know about Regeneron's COVID-19 treatment

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 08:03 AM

President Donald Trump was treated Friday for COVID-19 with a high-dose of the experimental antibody drug developed by the US biotech firm Regeneron.    Read more »

Mother’s milk could help fight coronavirus, study finds

Stephen Chen in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 28 01:53 PM

Mother’s milk could prevent or treat COVID-19, according to a new study by Chinese scientists. Read more »

Avigan trial in PH delayed further while Japan tests show effectivity for COVID-19

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 03:50 PM

MANILA — Clinical trials for the drug Avigan in the Philippines is still stalled although Japan may be nearing approving it as a COVID-19 treatment. Read more »

European drugs agency endorses steroid for COVID treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 05:56 AM

PARIS - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday endorsed use of the steroid dexamethasone to treat oxygen-starved patients of COVID-19. Read more »

China says COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for public by November

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 07:48 PM

Some of China's vaccine candidates have already been offered to essential workers under an emergency use program. Read more »

Progress, hope in treatment of severe coronavirus cases

Paul Ricard and Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 04:30 AM

PARIS- Doctors are now able to treat severe cases of the coronavirus much better than when the pandemic began, which could save many lives, experts in France and the United States said. Read more »

No widespread coronavirus vaccination before mid-2021: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 11:00 PM

According to the WHO, 34 vaccine candidates worldwide are currently in the various phases of being tested on humans, while a further 142 are in pre-clinical evaluation. Read more »

Tuberculosis vaccine helps COVID-19 patients recover faster? More studies needed, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 04:36 PM

 More evidence is needed to prove that the vaccine for tuberculosis helps patients against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health said on Monday. Read more »

PH to buy more high-flow nasal cannula devices as alternative to intubating COVID-19 patients

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 01:39 PM

The Philippines is looking to buy more high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) devices to help treat COVID-19 patients, the country's health department said Monday. Read more »

VCO clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment may take 2 months - DOST chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 02:10 PM

MANILA - The Department of Science and Technology said the clinical trial for the use of virgin coconut oil (VCO) against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms may take 2 months before arriving at a conclusion. Read more »

DOH warns against use of deworming drug Ivermectin for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 02:18 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday said the deworming drug Ivermectin should not be given to COVID-19 patients, especially since it has not yet been approved for such use. Read more »

Japan startup to begin human clinical tests for COVID-19 drug in 2021

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 25 05:16 PM

TOKYO - A biotechnology startup in southwestern Japan said Tuesday it will start human clinical trials for a drug to treat COVID-19 in 2021. Read more »