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FDA Approves Remdesivir for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
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NIH Study Aims To Identify Promising COVID-19 Treatments for Larger Trials
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Biden Administration Will Invest $3 Billion for COVID-19 Antiviral Development

The government-wide effort aims to develop the next generation of COVID-19 treatments to prepare the U.S. to respond to future virus threats

Airway-on-a-Chip Screens Drugs for Use Against COVID-19

Researchers used an airway-on-a-chip that mimics living lung tissue to screen approved drugs for use against SARS-CoV-2.

Oral Antiviral Drug Effective Against COVID-19 in Hamsters

Molnupiravir, first developed for hepatitis C, might be able to prevent or treat COVID-19 outside of a clinical setting.
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Four Ways HIV Activists Have Saved Lives During COVID

We owe these early fighters a debt of gratitude for transforming our response to public health crises.

New COVID-19 Treatment Advice and Vaccine Guidance for Cancer Patients

Leading cancer and infectious disease experts provide recommendations for both treatment and prevention of COVID-19 for people with cancer.
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Advocates Call for Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

At the current pace, only about 20% of the world’s population will be vaccinated by the end of 2021.
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FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19

Bamlanivimab and etesevimab may be given to people with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk for progression to severe disease.

Patients Fend for Themselves to Access Highly Touted COVID Antibody Treatments

Even as drugmakers ramp up supplies, only a trickle of the product has found its way into regular people.
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Cancer Drug Shows Potent Activity in the Lab Against SARS-CoV-2, Including New Variants

Plitidepsin, derived from a sea squirt, may be far more potent than remdesivir against the coronavirus.

Full-Dose Blood Thinners Improve Outcomes for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Full-dose anticoagulation treatment for moderately ill COVID-19 patients reduced the need for ventilators.
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Large Clinical Trial Will Test Combination Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Mild to Moderate COVID-19

The ACTIV-2 study aims to determine whether neutralizing antibodies reduce the duration of COVID-19 symptoms.
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COVID-19 Vaccine’s mRNA Technology Could One Day Help Treat Cancer

Vaccines that stimulate immune responses against cancer using the mRNA technology may be fast-acting and cheap to make.
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Experimental Monoclonal Antibody Not Effective for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Phase III Trial

Bamlanivimab did not speed clinical improvement or reduce the time to hospital discharge or sustained recovery.
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Investigational COVID-19 Therapeutics To Be Evaluated in Large Clinical Trials

Two Phase III clinical trials are evaluating monoclonal antibodies for people hospitalized with moderate COVID-19.
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Baricitinib Plus Remdesivir Shows Promise for Treating COVID-19

The anti-inflammatory and antiviral drug combination reduced time to recovery for people hospitalized with COVID-19.

No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County

In Los Angeles County, daily new COVID cases, deaths and hospitalizations have soared beyond their previous highs.
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