Sixty seconds on . . . the contact tracing app

Another NHS app?I know it seems like we’re hearing about a new one every week (particularly with such […]

Remdesivir, check. Now, analysts are looking ahead to ‘several’ COVID-19 drugs to come

Gilead made waves on Friday with its emergency FDA approval for remdesivir quickly on the heels of a controlled […]

Fair price for Gilead’s COVID-19 med remdesivir? $4,460, cost watchdog says

While Gilead has yet to present a marketing plan for remdesivir—much less a price—ICER figures the COVID-19 drug […]

With the world waiting, Roche socks $459M into COVID-19 antibody test production

Roche scored a major win with the FDA’s backing for its COVID-19 antibody tests last week in a […]

AI-supported test for early signs of glaucoma progression

A new test can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method, according to […]

Green method to produce hydrogen peroxide in hospitals

A team of researchers has developed a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide. It could […]

Covid-19: UK needs flexible local plans to come out of lockdown, say public health experts

Local plans tailored to different parts of the UK rather than a centralised and one-size-fits-all approach are needed […]

Covid-19: Deprived areas have the highest death rates in England and Wales

The UK’s Office for National Statistics has published new figures showing deaths involving covid-19 by local areas and […]

Covid-19: Confidentiality agreements allow antibody test manufacturers to withhold evaluation results

Commercial agreements between the UK government and manufacturers of covid-19 antibody tests are allowing the latter to control […]

Management of respiratory failure due to covid-19

The most concerning complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection (covid-19) is acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Numerous mechanisms […]