Gilead to start testing inhaled remdesivir, eyeing earlier COVID-19 use As employers continue to expand mental health supports, COVID-19 is making the case for those investments FDA could approve 'at least one' COVID-19 vaccine before election: analyst Moody's: Patient volume recovered a bit in May, but providers face long road to recovery Ridgeback tests COVID-19 antiviral for patients in hospital—and at home Biopharma roundup: Abbott Labs, FDA take flak for COVID test; U.K. launches swabless diagnostic study Healthcare roundup: Majority of healthcare execs say they are prepared for second surge: survey It's the end of road for hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 as Novartis, NIH and WHO pull out of trials U.K. to test weekly, swabless COVID-19 screening for healthcare workers, students and more I donated convalescent plasma. Here's how it works Harvard Pilgrim to offer $32M in employer premium credits in response to COVID-19 Transatlantic Epidarex banks $126M to back U.K. biotech startups Featured Story Monday, June 22, 2020 Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir, given intravenously, currently holds an FDA emergency use authorization to treat severe hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Now, the company is hoping a new inhaled formulation could get it into earlier stages of the respiratory disease. read more |
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| Top Stories Monday, June 22, 2020 While these supports were proliferating before COVID-19, they’re proving their value now, especially as more people work remotely, according to a new survey. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 About 6 months into the pandemic and about 130 days until the U.S. presidential election, COVID-19 vaccines are moving ahead at record speeds. Now, a group of analysts predict “at least one” vaccine will be approved before November 3. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 Patient volumes are rising for healthcare facilities, but a looming deadline for loan repayments and a change in payer mix spell trouble, Moody's says. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 While it waits for the regulatory go-ahead on a partnership with Merck, Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is wasting no time. The Miami-based biotech is kicking off two phase 2 trials of its antiviral treatment, the first in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and the second in patients newly diagnosed with COVID-19 who are still at home. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 Abbott Lab's COVID-19 quick test has come under fire—again. Now, critics want to know why the FDA approved the test. The U.K will study a new, swabless COVID test, and Gilead will test an inhalable form of remdesivir in early COVID-19. Plus, Chinese researchers found that antibodies in recovered COVID patients fell after three months. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 Follow along with the latest COVID-19 news straight from the Fierce Healthcare team. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 The road for hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 is coming to an end as three major clinical programs by the World Health Organization, the NIH and Novartis have been terminated after a U.K. trial found “no clinical benefit” for the malaria drug championed by President Donald Trump. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 The U.K. government will begin testing a new, swabless coronavirus test, designed to be completed at home on a weekly basis by spitting into a collection tube. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 The science around COVID-19, the tests to detect its antibodies and treatments to fight it are still evolving. But it seemed worthwhile to give convalescent plasma donation a try. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is making $32 million in premium credits available to assist its employers and members in navigating the costs of COVID-19. read more Monday, June 22, 2020 Epidarex Capital raised £102.1 million ($126 million) in its third fund. It will bankroll life sciences companies from “emerging hubs” across the U.K., investing £2 million to £5 million at a time. read more |