AstraZeneca vaccine trial suspended in US amid concerns over serious complication

The experimental vaccine is drawing scrutiny after a participant in clinical trials was...

The White House is teasing a 'major therapeutic breakthrough' for the coronavirus

Trump is expected to announce the "breakthrough" Sunday evening, one day after he accused...

Remdesivir may not significantly improve outcomes for Covid-19, a study found

Remdesivir is the only drug authorised by the FDA to treat the coronavirus. But a new...

The US now has 66 million surplus anti-malaria pills after a U-turn on hydroxychloroquine

Officials have yet to figure out what to do with the massive surplus of pills currently...

WHO will temporarily suspend hydroxychloroquine trials for Covid-19 treatment

The study's steering committee met over the weekend, agreeing to suspend enrollment while...

Trump says he takes hydroxychloroquine - a drug not shown to be safe and effective in treating Covid-19

The drug is often used for the prevention and treatment of certain types of malaria as...

US regulators want hand sanitiser to taste worse so people won’t drink it

America's FDA recently received a report of a 13-year-old drinking hand sanitiser...

The US is now the epicentre of the pandemic after Trump claimed it was a 'hoax'

The US was hobbled by insufficient public health funding, a dearth of testing, and a...