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What We Know About President Trump’s COVID-19 Antibody Treatment

President Donald Trump announced via Twitter early Friday morning that he and Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. On Friday afternoon, an update from the White House Physician stated that he “received a single 8-gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail.” This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the… Read More: What We Know About President Trump’s COVID-19 Antibody Treatment »

Gilead’s Truvada faces Teva generics assault amid Descovy switching campaign

When its U.S. patent cliff for HIV med Truvada was still on the horizon, Gilead Sciences won approval for follow-up med Descovy and launched an aggressive campaign to switch patients to the new drug. Now, that cliff is here, and Gilead will have to see if all its hard work has paid off.  Israeli drugmaker Teva… Read More: Gilead’s Truvada faces Teva generics assault amid Descovy switching campaign »

Last-Ditch Support System Is Saving COVID Patients

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A life support technique called ECMO has saved the lives of many critically ill COVID-19 patients, a new study shows. The ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine takes over the function of the lungs and heart. Blood is pumped from the body into equipment… Read More: Last-Ditch Support System Is Saving COVID Patients »