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Hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 Global Prevention Trial to Resume

LONDON (Reuters) – A global trial designed to test whether antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent COVID-19 infection, will restart after being approved by British regulators. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist shows a box of hydroxychloroquine at CHR Center Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Liège, …

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A massive star has disappeared without a trace

Artist’s impression of the missing star. Image: THAT An unusually bright star in a nearby galaxy has disappeared, in a mystery of cosmic proportions. An object inside the dwarf galaxy Kinman has disappeared from view, according to new investigation published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. This …

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Intercept actions fall on NASH disappointment

Text size Dirk Waem / Getty Images NASH was once the next big thing for big drug companies; a newly defined disorder that requires chronic treatment that affects millions of people in developed countries. Dozens of companies are developing drugs for the disease, which can cause life-threatening conditions like decompensated …

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