On Saturday, the Oregon Health Authority reported that three more people had died from COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll to 417 people. The newly reported deaths include a 37-year-old woman in Multnomah County. They tested positive on August 10 and died on August 15 in Providence St. Vincent Medical …
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A US pharma company has successfully tested a Food and Drug Administration approved over the counter ointment as the first line of defense against the deadly coronavirus that has so far killed more than eight lakh people worldwide. Scientists associated with the project said that the FDA-registered non-prescription over the …
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A new drug type coronavirus is in clinical trials, with researchers studying the effectiveness in blocking the virus from infecting cells. PIKfyve kinase inhibitors such as vacuolin-1 and apilimod have been found in lab tests to block the SARS-CoV-2 virus from human cells. Scientists are now seeking to replicate the …
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MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The Department of Health Services received results from more than 4,800 coronavirus tests on Sunday. Of the 4,814 tests, 453 had a positive result, bringing the statewide total of positive tests since testing began on February 5 to 70,462. The percentage of positive tests on Sunday …
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Sunday that it had issued an emergency use authorization for a convalescent blood plasma as experimental treatment for COVID-19. The treatment, which relies on injecting COVID-19 survivors’ antibodies into other patients to increase their body’s defenses against the virus, has been used …
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