Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images President Trump tested negative for COVID-19 with an Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen test "on consecutive days," according to a memo from White House physician Sean Conley shared by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Conley did not specify…
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Hong Kong scientists say anti-microbe drug successful against coronavirus
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting the coronavirus in animals, scientists in Hong Kong announced Monday. Researchers set out to explore whether metallodrugs—compounds containing metal…
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New Coronavirus Can Infect Your Eyes as Well as Your Lungs
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 — COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory infection, but experts have suspected the virus can also infiltrate the eyes. Now, scientists have more direct evidence of it. The findings are based on a patient in China who…
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Antibody drugs are no cure but seem promising for Covid-19
They’re not cures and it’s not likely that everyone will be able to get them as President Donald Trump has suggested. But experimental antibody drugs like the one Trump was given are among the most promising therapies being tested for…
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China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance
China, which has at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates in the last stage of clinical trials, said Friday it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. The country signed an agreement with Gavi, the co-leader of the alliance,…
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India’s active Covid-19 cases declining steadily, says health ministry as caseload falls below 9 lakh-mark
As India’s tally of active novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases fell below the nine lakh-mark, the Ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) on Friday highlighted this was the first time in exactly a month that the country’s active Covid-19 caseload…
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More French cities placed on maximum coronavirus alert
Four French cities were on Thursday placed on maximum coronavirus alert, joining Paris and other metropoles where bars have been shuttered in an increasingly urgent bid to brake a fast-accelerating outbreak. The number of daily coronavirus infections came in at…
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Oklahoma coronavirus hospitalizations hit record high for state
Potential breakthrough coronavirus treatment Humanigen Chairman and CEO Dr. Cameron Durrant joins ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’ Oklahoma currently has the highest number of patients hospitalized due to the novel coronavirus than the state has seen at any point during the pandemic….
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White House physician refuses to answer when Trump last tested negative for COVID-19
White House physician Sean Conley refused to answer questions at a press briefing Monday about when President Trump last tested negative for COVID-19 or what his lung scans have shown, citing the medical privacy law HIPAA. Why it matters: Conley's…
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Dr. Inglesby examines Trump's coronavirus condition: What we’ve heard is ‘largely encouraging’
Dr. Inglesby: Recent updates on Trump’s coronavirus condition ‘encouraging’ Dr. Tom Inglesby of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health breaks down President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis progress. President Trump seems to be doing well since his coronavirus diagnosis, Dr. Inglesby…
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