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WHO-led trial to study three anti-inflammatory drugs for COVID-19 patients

Updated 11 Aug, 2021 06:29pm

These therapies - artesunate, imatinib and infliximab - were selected by an independent expert panel for their potential in reducing the risk of death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Sky News Australia says suspended from YouTube for one week

Published 01 Aug, 2021 01:16pm

YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's Google, confirmed the suspension

Aspirin does not improve survival in COVID-19 patients: UK study

Published 08 Jun, 2021 05:40pm

The scientists behind the trial, which is looking into a range of potential treatments for COVID-19, evaluated aspirin's effects on nearly 15,000 hospitalised patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
In the study, named RECOVERY, a little less than half of the patients were selected at random and given 150mg of aspirin once a day, and the remaining were given usual care alone.

Brazil surpasses 300,000 Covid-19 deaths

Published 25 Mar, 2021 10:57am

Bolsonaro has softened his position on vaccines under pressure, saying Wednesday's meeting had "unanimously agreed" on the need for mass vaccination.

Australian MP who promoted pandemic conspiracies quits ruling party

Published 23 Feb, 2021 09:52am

Kelly's Facebook account -- which also frequently plays down climate change -- had around six million video views and five million interactions in 2020, according to data tool CrowdTangle.

Fauci says he feels liberated to speak on science under Biden

Published 22 Jan, 2021 10:00am

"The idea that you can get up here and talk about what you know. What the evidence, what the science is, and know that's it -- let the science speak -- it is somewhat of a liberating feeling."

Covid-19: Twelve key milestones

Published 10 Jan, 2021 11:27am

On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) is alerted to a cluster of pneumonia cases "of unknown cause" in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

Global COVID-19 prevention trial of hydroxychloroquine to resume

Published 30 Jun, 2020 06:33pm

Global trial is part of search for way to prevent COVID-19.
COPCOV study was paused after results of treatment trial.
Trump hailed hydroxychloroquine as a game-changer.

Hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 prevention trials incomplete: WHO

Published 18 Jun, 2020 07:26pm

A decades-old malaria and rheumatoid arthritis drug, hydroxychloroquine has been at the centre of political and scientific controversy.

'No benefit' from hydroxychloroquine for virus: UK trial

Published 05 Jun, 2020 07:48pm

Researchers said 1,542 patients were randomly assigned to hydroxychloroquine and compared with 3,132 patients given standard hospital care alone.

Trump no side effects after two week course of anti-malaria drug

Published 04 Jun, 2020 01:36am

The results of Trump's annual physical found that the 73-year-old president remains healthy but picked up a pound and now weighs 244 pounds.
Trump last month began taking hydroxychloroquine, despite questions about its effectiveness, after two White H

Study that claimed HCQ for treating Covid was 'dangerous' might be fraudulent

Updated 03 Jun, 2020 10:26am

nearly 150 doctors signed an open letter to the Lancet calling its article’s conclusions into questions.

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