US health chiefs approve antidepressant nasal spray derived from ‘party’ drug ketamine

An antidepressant nasal spray derived from the illegal ‘party’ drug ketamine has been approved by US health chiefs to treat suicidal people (stock picture)  An antidepressant nasal spray derived from the party drug ketamine has been approved by US health chiefs to treat suicidal people.   Spravato — made by American pharmaceutical and consumer giant Johnson … Read more

Cabinet secretary launches probe into minister’s decision to approve Tory donor’s £1bn property deal

Top mandarin Sir Mark Sedwill launches probe into Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick’s decision to approve Tory donor’s £1billion property deal Robert Jenrick is accused of ‘cash for favours’ in dealings with Richard Desmond Mr Jenrick approved a 1,500-home development in east London in January  This was 2 months after he sat with Desmond at a … Read more

Government’s top experts ‘were not asked to approve government’s confusing ‘stay alert’ message 

Neither Professor Chris Whitty or Sir Patrick Vallance were asked to approve Number 10’s Government’s confusing ‘stay alert’ message, it was claimed today.  The ‘stay alert, control the virus, save lives’ slogan was unveiled on Sunday, replacing the ‘stay at home’ message that was in place since lockdown on March 23.  But the top experts … Read more

FDA may approve emergency use authorization of Ebola drug remdesivir TODAY

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may announce a decision today to allow emergency use of an antiviral drug to treat coronavirus patients. It comes after studies showed that remdesivir, made by California-based Gilead Sciences, helped patients go from relying on oxygen to leave hospital in two weeks. What’s more, Dr Anthony Fauci, the … Read more

US may approve emergency use of Ebola drug remdesivir TODAY

The US may approve emergency use of an Ebola drug today after one Oxford academic hailed its trial as a ‘fantastic result’ in the fight against COVID-19. Remdesivir, an antiviral made by California-based Gilead Sciences, was shown to slash recovery times in a global trial of more than 1,000 patients, including Britons. Anthony Fauci, America’s top … Read more

Why is it taking so long for health chiefs in Britain to approve antibody tests?

Coronavirus antibody tests which reveal exactly who has had the infection and is likely to be immune are said to be crucial for phasing countries out of lockdown. Germany, Italy, Finland and the US have all launched large-scale antibody testing programmes in recent weeks as they look to get society up and running again. South … Read more

Mortgage holidays for 1million homeowners as banks approve breaks for cash-strapped Britons

Mortgage holidays for 1million homeowners as banks approve breaks for cash-strapped Britons struggling to meet payments during lockdown Banks have approved nearly one million mortgage holidays for homeowners Industry bombarded with requests since Rishi Sunak’s announcement last week Financial Conduct Authority also plan to require banks to introduce £500 interest-free overdrafts By Ben Wilkinson Money Mail … Read more

US coronavirus: Trump asks FDA to immediately approve malaria drug and antibiotic combo

Dr. Tony Fauci said on Saturday that President Donald Trump was ‘talking about hope’ when he bragged that malaria drugs could be a ‘gift from god’ to cure the coronavirus and not whether the medication ‘actually works.’ ‘The president is talking about hope for people and it’s not an unreasonable thing to hope for people,’ … Read more