Stephen Hahn, F.D.A. Chief, Is Caught Between Scientists and the President
As the coronavirus surged across the Sunbelt, President Trump told a crowd gathered at the White House on July 4 that 99 percent of virus...
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This Company Boasted to Trump About Its Covid-19 Vaccine. Experts Are Skeptical.
As the deadly new virus spread globally, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a small biotech company in Pennsylvania, rushed to develop a vaccine. After announcing promising early results,...
The Covid Drug Wars That Pitted Doctor vs. Doctor
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As Trump Praises Plasma, Researchers Struggle to Finish Critical Studies
An American Airlines flight took off from La Guardia Airport in New York last Wednesday morning, carrying 100 pouches of blood plasma donated by Covid-19...
Does Blood Plasma Work for Covid-19 Patients? No One Knows.
An American Airlines flight took off from La Guardia Airport in New York last Wednesday morning, carrying 100 pouches of blood plasma donated by Covid-19...
Using Telemedicine to Treat Opioid Addiction
Covid-19 has made life much harder for people with opioid addiction. But the response to the virus has also revealed a way forward that could...
Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project
In April, with hospitals overwhelmed and much of the United States in lockdown, the Department of Health and Human Services produced a presentation for the...
Kodak C.E.O. Got Stock Options Day Before News of Loan Sent Stock Soaring
At the beginning of this week, the Eastman Kodak Company handed its chief executive 1.75 million stock options. It was the type of compensation decision...
Indian Billionaires Bet Big on Head Start in Coronavirus Vaccine Race
PUNE, India — In early May, an extremely well-sealed steel box arrived at the cold room of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest...
Remdesivir Could Be in Short Supply. Here’s a Fix.
Remdesivir is no Covid-19 miracle cure. We do not even know yet if it saves lives, but clinical trials do show that it can shorten...