Coronavirus: what is plasma therapy?
A century old therapy is being tested on patients with COVID-19.
May 12, 2020 • ~7 min
Coronavirus: what is convalescent plasma therapy?
A century old therapy is being tested on patients with COVID-19.
May 12, 2020 • ~7 min
Coronavirus: scientists promoting chloroquine and remdesivir are acting like sports rivals
A simple head-to-head trial would resolve this conflict once and for all.
May 11, 2020 • ~7 min
What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months
Vaccine development is usually a long process. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing researchers to innovate and test potential vaccines faster than ever before.
May 8, 2020 • ~10 min
Clinical trial tests drug for COVID-19 ‘cytokine storms’
"Cytokine storms" cause the immune system to attack organs, such as the lungs, that they should be protecting. Can the drug EDP1815 help?
May 7, 2020 • ~4 min
Remdesivir shows promise in ongoing COVID-19 clinical trial
In a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of remdesivir, the antiviral drug shows promise in treating adults diagnosed with COVID-19.
May 6, 2020 • ~4 min
Can remdesivir treat COVID-19 effectively?
Results from a clinical trial for treating COVID-19 with the antiviral drug remdesivir come back next week. Will it turn out to be an effective treatment?
April 9, 2020 • ~4 min
Ethicist: Hydroxychloroquine hype could bungle the science
"Before we encourage widespread use of a drug, we need better evidence that it's worth it," says ethicist Alex John London of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.
April 9, 2020 • ~5 min
Bioethicists: Run human challenge study for coronavirus vaccine
Three bioethicists call for a human challenge study, which they say could bring us a coronavirus vaccine months sooner.
April 2, 2020 • ~3 min
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