Gilead’s antiviral drug prevents lung damage in monkeys
Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir prevented lung disease in macaque monkeys infected with the new coronavirus, according to a study published in the journal Nature...
Love Island’s Anna Vakili urges PM and Chancellor to back ‘pharmacy heroes with more support’
Love Island's Anna Vakili has called on Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to back "pharmacy heroes" with more financial support and adequate supply of...
Covid-19 patients may witness antimicrobial resistance: study
Researchers have warned for a possibility of a sharp rise in antimicrobial resistance linked with Covid-19 treatment in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus...
All care home residents, staff to undergo test for Covid-19
Every care home in England will now be offered a coronavirus test for all residents and staff, even if they have no symptoms, the...
UK to supply millions of PPE to frontline healthcare staff
Millions of personal protection equipment (PPE) will be delivered to frontline health and social care workers treating coronavirus patients, the government has said.
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UK Covid-19 death toll hits 51,766
The UK Covid-19 death toll hit 51,766 on Tuesday (June 9), according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that confirmed the country's...
GPhC advises pharmacy teams to comply if asked by contact tracers to self-isolate
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has advised pharmacy teams to self-isolate if asked to do so by the contact tracers to "protect themselves, their colleagues...
Over half of pregnant women in hospital due to coronavirus were from BAME backgrounds: study
More than half the number of pregnant women who were admitted to UK hospitals with coronavirus were from a black, Asian or minority ethnic...
People should wear face-coverings when visiting community pharmacies: RPS
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has called for consistency in the use of face coverings across primary care and hospitals to "provide maximum protection from the...
Lockdowns may have averted three million deaths in Europe by curbing COVID-19, researchers say
Wide-scale lockdowns including shop and school closures have reduced COVID-19 transmission rates in Europe enough to control its spread and may have averted more...
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