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Biden Credits Vaccines, Early Treatment for Quick Recovery From COVID-19
After isolating for five days with mild COVID-19 symptoms, President Joe Biden said he was “feeling great” and credited vaccines, boosters and therapeutic treatments like Paxlovid for his swift recovery.
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White House COVID Czar Warns of Fall, Winter Surge If Congress Doesn't Approve More Relief
Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, warned Wednesday the U.S. will face a challenging fall and winter without additional congressional funding for testing and treatment.
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Pfizer: Our New COVID-19 Pill Cuts Severe Illness by 89%
Pfizer says the company stopped clinical trials for its new coronavirus antiviral treatment early because the data was overwhelmingly successful.
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West Virginia Clinical Trial Studies Charcoal Regimen on COVID-19 Patients
Marshall University is studying whether an activated charcoal regimen can help coronavirus patients
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US Approves $375 Million Deal for Experimental Coronavirus Antibody Treatment
One day after U.S. regulators canceled a trial for Eli Lilly’s experimental antibody treatment for being “unlikely to help” severe coronavirus patients, U.S. officials approved a $375 million deal for 300,000 doses of the same drug.
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US Officials Cut Short COVID-19 Antibody Trial
U.S. regulators have ended one of Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody trials early after data suggested the drug was “unlikely to help” coronavirus patients recover.
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WHO Study Suggests Remdesivir, Others Have ‘Little to No Impact' on Coronavirus Recovery
The World Health Organization released the findings of their coronavirus therapeutics study on Friday, which studied the impact of drugs like remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine on treating hospitalized coronavirus patients.
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US Pauses Eli Lilly Trial of Coronavirus Antibody Treatment
Eli Lilly’s late-stage trial of its monoclonal antibody coronavirus treatment was paused by U.S. regulators over potential safety concerns.
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Trump's Doctor: ‘The President Is Doing Very Well'
Doctors treating President Donald Trump for the coronavirus at Walter Reed Medical Center gave updates on the president’s treatment on Saturday morning. “At this time, the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made,” said the president’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley.
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Trump Is Taking the Latest in COVID-19 Treatments – Here's What Doctors Know Works Against the Virus
With 74-year-old President Trump and 50-year-old first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus, what are the best proven treatments for them and other patients?
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Trump Departs Hospital in Motorcade to Salute Supporters
President Donald Trump briefly left Walter Reed Medical Center in his motorcade to salute at supporters outside the hospital. Trump was admitted to Walter Reed for COVID treatment on Friday. Doctors have said the president is doing “well” and could return to the White House as early as Monday.
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Nearly 1M Who Died of COVID-19 Also Illuminated Treatment
The nearly 1 million people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 also have given the world a gift: a better understanding of how to treat the disease
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Drugmaker to Charge Thousands for Coronavirus Drug
Pharmaceutical giant Gilead says it plans to charge at least $2,300 for a single treatment course of Remdesivir, a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill coronavirus patients.
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Study Suggests Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Prevent Coronavirus
A new study out of the University of Minnesota suggests that anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine has no effect on preventing patients from contracting the novel coronavirus.
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Remdesivir Trial Shows Promising Results for Coronavirus Patients
Results from a phase three trial show that Remdesivir helps recovery in moderately-ill coronavirus patients.
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HHS: We're Working With Children's Hospitals on Pediatric Coronavirus Symptoms
At a press conference on Monday, Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health, confirmed that HHS is working with a network of children’s hospitals and intensive care units to better understand the extreme coronavirus symptoms in infected children.
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Trump Reacts to Spike in Disinfectant Ingestion Reports: ‘I Can't Imagine Why'
When asked if he takes responsibility for the spike in calls to poison control centers around the country following his on-camera comments about bleach and disinfectant injection as a potential coronavirus treatment, President Donald Trump said, “I can’t imagine why.”
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Local Hospitals Begin Treating Coronavirus Patients With Blood From Survivors
Several D.C. hospitals are taking part in an experimental treatment that could be a lifesaver for critical COVID-19 patients. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.
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Local Hospitals Begin Treating Coronavirus Patients With Blood From Survivors
Several D.C. hospitals are taking part in an experimental treatment that could be a lifesaver for critical COVID-19 patients. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center are part of a clinical trial sponsored by the Mayo Clinic. It’s called convalescent plasma therapy, injecting antibodies from coronavirus survivors into patients who are still fighting the virus at the...
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Bon Jovi Attends Kindergarten, Songs Ensue
Singer Jon Bon Jovi paid a digital visit this week to a kindergarten class, where he helped students strengthen their songwriting skills.