Scientists are set to begin testing anti-malarial drugs on 40,000 healthcare workers in Africa, Europe, and Asia that could help prevent nurses and doctors from becoming infected with coronavirus A drug trial will test two anti-malarial as preventative coronavirus drugs It will include 40,000 healthcare workers from across the world If effective, the drugs could help … Read more
Etihad to trial monitoring technology fitted to airport self-service points that may be able to identify passengers with coronavirus The machines have been developed with Australian firm Elenium Automation They will monitor passengers’ temperatures, and heart and respiratory rates New technology will be trialled this month at Etihad’s hub airport in Abu Dhabi By Jennifer … Read more
Second US coronavirus vaccine trial which was given funding by Bill Gates launches in Pittsburgh and Kansas City as drug company promises 1 million doses of its shot by year-end Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that it has begun recruiting volunteers for its coronavirus vaccine trial The company will enroll 40 healthy subjects in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, … Read more
Doctor behind Minnesota clinical trial for malaria drug that could potentially prevent coronavirus spread makes TV appeal to get 1,500 who have been exposed to COVID-19 to sign up Dr. David Boulware told Good Morning America that he had 150 out of the 1,500 people he needs for the trial He wants people who do … Read more
Boris Johnson today revealed the first British coronavirus patient is taking part in a drug trial in hope of finding a way to fight the killer infection. Researchers around the world are desperately hunting a cure, amid fears thousands more patients will be struck down by the life-threatening illness. The Prime Minister – who also announced … Read more
The US will not be part of a new trial led by the World Health Organization examining which treatments work best against coronavirus. The so-called ‘SOLIDARITY trial’ will see researchers from several different countries compare the effects of different drugs on the highly-infectious disease. Included in the trial are remdesivir, originally conceived as a drug … Read more
The NHS is facing growing pressure to use experimental drugs to help patients diagnosed with the coronavirus. An online petition has been launched calling on authorities to start trials of an anti-malarial drug called chloroquine which has shown promising results in China. Doctors and scientists around the world are scrambling to find a way to … Read more
Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has said he has never attacked a woman as he started giving evidence in his trial. Salmond took to the witness box at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning facing accusations of sexual assault and one of attempted rape. The 65-year-old has 13 charges of alleged offences against … Read more
Caroline Flack ‘show trial’ probed: CPS opens investigation into decisions to proceed with domestic abuse case taken before Love Island host’s tragic suicide Flack, 40, killed herself just one day after finding out the CPS was pursuing case Her boyfriend Lewis Burton, aged 27, has said he ‘never supported’ a prosecution In the days after her … Read more
M&S to expand scheme where shoppers bring their own containers to fill with coffee, rice, pasta and cereal – after eco-friendly offerings outsold packaged products Marks and Spencer announced plan to expand ‘fill-your-own’ container scheme The news follows a popular trial in a Southampton branch of the supermarket Found 25 of 44 ‘fill-your-own’ products outsold … Read more