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Elon Musk's Neuralink Gets FDA's 'Breakthrough Device' Tag for Implant Aimed at Restoring Vision
Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision received the US Food and Drug Administration's "breakthrough device" designation.
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10 Points On Dostarlimab, The Drug That 'Cured' Cancer During Trials
A study has found that a drug named Dostarlimab has helped treat rectal cancer. This has been described as a "first time in history"kind of result in cancer treatment with the disease simply vanishing in patients after the experimental treatment.
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"First Time In History": Cancer Vanishes For Every Patient In Drug Trial
A small group of people with rectal cancer just experienced something of a miracle as their cancer simply vanished after an experimental treatment.
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Covid Pill Shows Rapid Clearance Of Virus, Says Japan Pharma Firm
An experimental treatment from Shionogi & Co Ltd has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday.
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Pfizer Says Its Antiviral Pill Cuts Risk Of Severe Covid By 89%
A trial of Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease.
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Merck COVID-19 Pill Has Vital Indian Link, Maker Sees Stock Price Jump
India's Everest Organics Ltd said on Tuesday it had started making the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for a generic version of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir to treat mild to moderate COVID-19.
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2 Indian Firms Seek To End Current Trials Of Merck's Anti-Covid Pill
Two drugmakers in the country have requested permission to end their late-stage trials on Merck & Co's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir in moderate COVID-19 patients.
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Why Merck's Covid Pill Is Seen As Such A Breakthrough
As Merck & Co. races ahead with an experimental pill that could play a pivotal role in the fight against Covid-19, efforts are intensifying to bring the drug to developing countries that have struggled to vaccinate their populations.
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UK To Roll Out Life-Saving Covid Drug Given To Donald Trump
The treatment was used as part of the suite of experimental medicines given to Trump when he tested positive for COVID-19 last year.
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Merck Taps 5 Indian Drugmakers To Expand Covid Drug Production
Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday it had partnered with five Indian generic drugmakers, including Cipla Ltd and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, to expand production and access to its experimental COVID-19 drug.
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"Not Life-Saving Drug": Centre Clarifies On Remdesivir
Antiviral drug Remdesivir is not a life-saving drug and its "unnecessary or irrational" use on Covid patients is unethical, the centre tweeted on Monday, amid massive demand for the medicine triggered by an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases.
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US Allows Emergency Use Of First COVID-19 Antibody Drug
U.S. regulators on Monday authorized emergency use of the first experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 in patients who are not hospitalized but are at risk of serious illness because of their age or other conditions.
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WHO-Led Covid Drug Scheme Doubles Down On Antibodies, Steroids And Shuns Remdesivir
A World Health Organization-led scheme to supply COVID-19 drugs to poor countries is betting on experimental monoclonal antibody treatments and steroids but is shunning Gilead's remdesivir blockbuster therapy, an internal document shows.
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Gilead Seeks US Approval For Drug That Shortens Covid Recovery Time
Gilead Sciences Inc has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking full approval for remdesivir, its experimental COVID-19 drug currently used under emergency authorization, the drugmaker said on Monday.
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US Makes Deal For 100 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine, Deaths Expected To Rise
Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation's top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the coming weeks.
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Elon Musk's Neuralink Gets FDA's 'Breakthrough Device' Tag for Implant Aimed at Restoring Vision
Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision received the US Food and Drug Administration's "breakthrough device" designation.
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10 Points On Dostarlimab, The Drug That 'Cured' Cancer During Trials
A study has found that a drug named Dostarlimab has helped treat rectal cancer. This has been described as a "first time in history"kind of result in cancer treatment with the disease simply vanishing in patients after the experimental treatment.
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"First Time In History": Cancer Vanishes For Every Patient In Drug Trial
A small group of people with rectal cancer just experienced something of a miracle as their cancer simply vanished after an experimental treatment.
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Covid Pill Shows Rapid Clearance Of Virus, Says Japan Pharma Firm
An experimental treatment from Shionogi & Co Ltd has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday.
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Pfizer Says Its Antiviral Pill Cuts Risk Of Severe Covid By 89%
A trial of Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease.
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Merck COVID-19 Pill Has Vital Indian Link, Maker Sees Stock Price Jump
India's Everest Organics Ltd said on Tuesday it had started making the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for a generic version of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir to treat mild to moderate COVID-19.
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2 Indian Firms Seek To End Current Trials Of Merck's Anti-Covid Pill
Two drugmakers in the country have requested permission to end their late-stage trials on Merck & Co's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir in moderate COVID-19 patients.
-
Why Merck's Covid Pill Is Seen As Such A Breakthrough
As Merck & Co. races ahead with an experimental pill that could play a pivotal role in the fight against Covid-19, efforts are intensifying to bring the drug to developing countries that have struggled to vaccinate their populations.
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UK To Roll Out Life-Saving Covid Drug Given To Donald Trump
The treatment was used as part of the suite of experimental medicines given to Trump when he tested positive for COVID-19 last year.
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Merck Taps 5 Indian Drugmakers To Expand Covid Drug Production
Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday it had partnered with five Indian generic drugmakers, including Cipla Ltd and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, to expand production and access to its experimental COVID-19 drug.
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"Not Life-Saving Drug": Centre Clarifies On Remdesivir
Antiviral drug Remdesivir is not a life-saving drug and its "unnecessary or irrational" use on Covid patients is unethical, the centre tweeted on Monday, amid massive demand for the medicine triggered by an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases.
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US Allows Emergency Use Of First COVID-19 Antibody Drug
U.S. regulators on Monday authorized emergency use of the first experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 in patients who are not hospitalized but are at risk of serious illness because of their age or other conditions.
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WHO-Led Covid Drug Scheme Doubles Down On Antibodies, Steroids And Shuns Remdesivir
A World Health Organization-led scheme to supply COVID-19 drugs to poor countries is betting on experimental monoclonal antibody treatments and steroids but is shunning Gilead's remdesivir blockbuster therapy, an internal document shows.
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Gilead Seeks US Approval For Drug That Shortens Covid Recovery Time
Gilead Sciences Inc has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking full approval for remdesivir, its experimental COVID-19 drug currently used under emergency authorization, the drugmaker said on Monday.
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US Makes Deal For 100 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine, Deaths Expected To Rise
Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation's top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the coming weeks.
