Tag Archives: Drug

New coronavirus protein reveals drug target

Drugs previously in development for SARS could be effective for COVID-19 By Marla Paul A potential drug target has been identified in a newly mapped protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The structure was solved by a team including the University of Chicago (U of C), the U.S. Department of Energy’s… Read More: New coronavirus protein reveals drug target »

Miriam Stoppard: Diabetes drug could help end the pain of miscarriage

The grief of losing an unborn baby is impossible to imagine. To suffer more than one ­miscarriage is almost more than flesh can bear. There are various research projects under way that are trying to fathom why miscarriages happen at all and one possible cause has been found by Warwick University researchers. They believe a… Read More: Miriam Stoppard: Diabetes drug could help end the pain of… »

Daily on Healthcare: Democrats want FDA to have more drug recall power

Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what’s going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $ 1.00 an issue! DEMOCRATS WANT TO GIVE FDA MORE POWER ON UNSAFE DRUGS: Democrats are working to give the Food and Drug Administration… Read More: Daily on Healthcare: Democrats want FDA to have more drug… »

‘What price life?’ At a cost of hundreds of thousands a dose, novel cancer-killing drug sparks debate

It’s not a cancer wonder cure. It doesn’t help every child. However, Dr. Jim Whitlock says a radical new therapy that appears to kill the most common childhood cancer is one of the most remarkable advances he has seen in his 35-plus years of practice. “We can now save children we couldn’t save before,” said… Read More: ‘What price life?’ At a cost of hundreds of thousands… »