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FDA OKs Remdesivir Emergency Use for Severe COVID-19

President Trump made the announcement from the White House with Dan O'Day, CEO of drugmaker Gilead Sciences. In a statement, Gilead said that the EUA will f...

Britain now has Europe's second-highest COVID-19 death toll

PHE medical director Dr Yvonne Doyle said the figure for deaths in care homes may be revised up further. It is the first time the CQC death notifications fo...

Rob Gronkowski makes clear he was just joking about having Bucs' playbook

Howard, slated to earn about $6 million in the option year, had 34 catches for 459 yards and one TD last season. Another former Patriot-turned-Buc, Tom Brady...

COVID-19: Here's the situation in Collingwood today

There are now 977 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and 221 of them are in intensive care units. According to the website, 310,359 people have been tested ...

Collin County reports 19 new COVID-19 cases

According to the LLCHD's dashboard website there has been one reported death in the area since the pandemic began. Another Starke County resident has tested ...

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 78

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reported 18 new cases in the area Saturday, bringing the community's total to 299. No additional deaths were re...

Virus deaths in NY increase by 299

Summer school plans will be announced by the end of May. Los Angeles Unified School Disrict superintendent Austin Beutner made it official Monday that all sch...

Biden denies dubious sexual assault claim: Darcy cartoon

In an interview with the Associated Press on Friday, Reade said the complaint she filed against Biden did not explicitly say he sexually harassed or assaulted...

Taliban and USA engage in Twitter spat amid rise in Afghanistan violence

Reducing the violence is an absolutely necessity - and this is up to the leaders of all military forces - Afghan Security Forces, Taliban fighters and, yes, the...

Gilead gets emergency FDA authorization for remdesivir to treat coronavirus

President Trump made the announcement from the White House with Dan O'Day, CEO of drugmaker Gilead Sciences. The company said it aims to produce at least 500,...

Colorado paramedic dies of coronavirus while volunteering as NYC EMT

In addition to his work for Ambulnz, Cary served as an Aurora firefighter and paramedic for 30 years. Let our news meet your inbox. Paul Cary, 66, "came v...

FDA grants emergency use authorization for experimental COVID-19 drug

And even then, its benefits may be limited, they argued. It's also examining how to increase manufacturing of the drug . Another remdesivir trial Gilead ha...

Joe Biden’s answer: The presidential candidate strenuously denies sexually assaulting Tara Reade

The former vice president told MSNBC Friday "this never happened" and called on the Senate and the National Archives to release her complaint if one exists....

MDH Reports 498 New Cases of COVID-19, 24 More Deaths

This, after 4,178 more tests were conducted. Governor Tim Walz has said before he opens up additional parts of the economy, he wanted the state to have the capa...

Coronavirus Pandemic to Continue for Two More Years

They wrote, "The length of the pandemic will likely be 18 to 24 months , as herd immunity gradually develops in the human population". It is suggested that v...

Third GTA frontline worker dies of COVID-19

The province says 1,176 people have died of the disease, while another 11,390 cases have been resolved. The union representing healthcare workers in Ontario i...

Coronavirus-antibody tests for sale online

The test will be available through QuestDirect , which is Quest's consumer-initiated testing business. An ad in the newspaper made the announcement, for $149...

United States coronavirus cases top one million

The United States follows Spain , and after the U.S. is Germany with 123,449 recoveries. Some recovered patients have a residual cough or fatigue even afte...

Patient given Remdesivir at UNM Hospital recovered from COVID-19

The FDA approved an emergency use authorization (EUA) for remdesivir, an investigational antiviral agent, to treat patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, t...

Gov. Wolf To Begin Lifting Restrictions In Centre County May 8

Health Secretary Rachel Levine, speaking Friday's news conference, explained the state's efforts on contact tracing and testing - both critical components to a ...

Biden says vice presidential committee 'looking at more than a dozen women'

But the complaint Reade says she filed to the Congressional Personnel Office does not include an explicit accusation of sexual assault, AP reported Saturday...

COVID-19 outbreaks spread to four B.C. poultry facilities

No new cases have been identified at the Lilydale poultry plant in Port Coquitlam , though Fraser Health told reporters earlier in the day it was investigating...

Here's what we know about remdesivir, other COVID-19 treatments

It was identified during a review of existing drugs as having potential to treat COVID-19. The recent clinical data has raised hopes remdesivir might be an ...

Elderly required to shelter in place through June 12

Kemp is requiring long-term care facilities "to utilize enhanced infection control protocols, ensure safer living conditions, and protect residents and staff fr...

Queen changes 'We Are the Champions' to assist COVID-19 relief

He also continues on by enumerating people such as doctors, nurses, cleaners, porters and drivers who are risking their lives at the moment. The abbreviated...

New COVID-19 Cases, 55 Deaths In Ontario

The province says 977 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, with 221 being treated in intensive care units. "What we're hearing is a cold, scripted, and coordin...

Worcester Walmart Closed After 23 Employees Test Positive For COVID-19

Walmart announced that two MA stores will be temporarily closing to give a third-party specialist additional time to further sanitize the locations and give emp...

19 death toll rises to 28,131, shadowing Italy

Jenny Harries, England's deputy chief medical officer, confirmed that "the pressure on the NHS (National Health Service) is now moving down" as the number of ho...

Mitt Romney Proposes Hazard Pay Plan For Essential Workers

Romney said his proposal is a matter of fairness so workers deemed essential can be paid at least $22 per hour, which would be equivalent to what someone on t...

Llama Antibodies May Be Useful for Treating COVID-19

Therefore, using some engineering methods, the analyzers managed to link two of the same antibody into one copy that is now able to neutralize the new coronav...