The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced that remdesivir will be available to some patients via the … read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have announced the temporary suspension of a trial into hydroxychloroquine. Prof Peter Horby, Professor … read more
A report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), reports on a trial of remdesivir in patients hospitalised … read more
The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, have announced that they have received $1 billion support from US BARDA for the development and … read more
A range of potential treatments have been suggested for COVID-19, but nobody knows whether any of them will be more … read more
US President Donald trump has announced that he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 preventative measure. Mr Jonathan Burton, … read more
A study, published in the European Heart Journal, has looked at the ACE2 enzyme in men and women whilst investigating … read more
A study, published in The Lancet, has looked at the efficacy of a triple anti-viral drug combination treatment for COVID-19. … read more
A study, published in The Lancet Rheumatology, looks at the use of arthritis drug anakinra to treat hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19. … read more
Research, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, reports on the impact of blood thinners on hospitalised … read more
The US Food and Drug Administration has provided Emergency Use Authorisation for the drug remdesivir to be used on hospitalised … read more
Last night, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US issued a statement claiming that hospitalised patients with advanced … read more
The National Institute of Health (NIH) have released results of a Gilead remdesivir clinical trial. A previous SMC Roundup on … read more
The pharmaceutical company Gilead, have press released the findings of studies into the use of remdesivir in patients with COVID-19. … read more
A study, as published in The Lancet, looked at the use of the drug remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 … read more
A paper, published in Nature Medicine, examines cardiac abnormalities in COVID-19 patients treated with the drugs hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. Prof … read more
A study, published in the journal Cell Med, reports on the drugs lopinavir/ritonavir or arbidol to treat-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults. … read more
STAT News have reported on some early data from the Gilead remdesivir studies in COVID-19 patients. Prof Stephen Evans, … read more
It is claimed that the opioid crisis in the US has caused over 70,000 drug overdose deaths and many more … read more
NICE have issued their draft guidance on Esketamine nasal spray for treatment resistant depression. Dr Paul Keedwell, Consultant Psychiatrist, … read more
