Tag: clinical trials
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Trial to Test Malaria Drug to Stop Covid-19
A registry and clinical trial of health care workers aims to document effects of hydroxychloroquine, a widely available malaria drug, to prevent Covid-19 infections.
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Trial Shows Rare Disease Drug Treats Covid-19 Patients
Results from a clinical trial show a drug approved for a rare lymph node disease can stabilize or improve the condition of many people with severe Covid-19 complications.
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Prescription Insomnia App Okayed by FDA
A mobile app prescribed by physicians to treat chronic insomnia is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for marketing in the U.S.
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Smart Watches Enlisted to Detect Viral Outbreaks
A research institute is asking people with smart watches and activity trackers to donate their data to find early signs of viral disease outbreaks, like Covid-19.
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Trial to Test Arthritis Drug for Covid-19 Pneumonia
A clinical trial is beginning soon that tests a current drug for rheumatoid arthritis as a treatment for severe pneumonia in patients with Covid-19 infections.
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WHO Beginning Covid-19 Therapy Trial
World Health Organization is organizing an international clinical trial to test four treatments for the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, pandemic.
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FDA Outlines Trial Disruption Steps Due to Covid-19
The Food and Drug Administration outlined steps clinical trial teams should take if their studies face disruptions from the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, pandemic.
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Patch Delivers Low-Dose Vaccine with Full-Dose Power
A clinical trial shows a polymer patch with one-sixth of the usual influenza vaccine dose generates about the same immune reaction as a full-dose injection.
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Trial Testing Arthritis Drug as Covid-19 Treatment
A clinical trial is enrolling patients with severe novel coronavirus infections to test a synthetic antibody now approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
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Business-Foundation Alliance Funds Covid-19 Treatments
Two foundations and a credit card company are providing seed money for development and manufacture of treatments for the novel coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic.