A rare blood type, found only in parts of East Africa, can help the body fight malaria even better than our best vaccines. Now, scientists think they’ve figured out how this is possible – and that’s not a defense we’ve considered before. Malaria is caused by five species of mosquito-borne …
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Read More »WHO stops hydroxychloroquine, anti-HIV drugs in COVID trials after failing to reduce death
GENEVA, July 4 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would suspend its trials of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the combined HIV drug lopinavir / ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 after that failed to reduce mortality. “These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and …
Read More »WHO stops hydroxychloroquine, anti-HIV drugs in COVID trials after failing to reduce death
FILE PHOTO: The drug hydroxychloroquine is displayed by a pharmacist at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, USA, May 27, 2020. REUTERS / George Frey / File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would suspend its trials of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the …
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