A Johnson & Johnson building is on display in Irvine, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Johnson & Johnson are planning to begin what would be the biggest, in the late-stage trial testing a potential coronavirus vaccine in September, the company confirmed Thursday. The phase three trial would enroll up to …
Read More »Trump says FDA adheres to use of blood treatment therapy for patients with coronavirus policy
US President Donald Trump raises questions during a briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the White House in Washington, August 11, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was ‘surprised’ by the Food and Drug Administration’s hold on allocating emergency use for an …
Read More »New York Gov. Cuomo warns NYC restaurants may have to close again in the fall
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during the daily media check at the office of the Governor of the State of New York on June 12, 2020 in New York City. Jeenah Moon | Getty Images Restaurants in New York that were left during the summer with terraces and shelters …
Read More »Potential Gilead blockbusters rejected by FDA. Why that’s the ‘Near-Worst-Case Scenario’ for Gilead Stock.
Text size The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday rejected Gilead Science’s application for a will-be blockbuster arthritis medicine, blind investors. One analyst called the development a ‘near-worst-case scenario’ and a ‘shock’. Dreamstime The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to deny Gilead Science’s application for a wild medicine for blockbuster …
Read More »Johns Hopkins scientists studying early side effects of COVID-19 suggest in one way that coronavirus ‘gets a foothold in the body’
It’s a strange side effect. But could it provide clues as to how coronavirus attacks the body? Why do some people with COVID-19 lose their sense of smell? And what can be learned from it? Scientists are examining tissue removed from patients’ noses during surgery, believing they may have discovered …
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