Fifteen Nobel laureates are among the prominent scientists calling on the UK government to support trials in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with...
October 21st, 2020Professor David Nabarro, the world’s highest-ranking expert on COVID-19, has said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) does not advocate lockdowns, since their...
Darryl Bernstein, partner and head of the Healthcare Industry Group, and Rui Lopes, associate and member of the Healthcare Industry Group at Baker McKenzie in...
October 21st, 2020This week, following a 30-country randomised control trial, the World Health Organisation claimed "conclusive evidence" on the effectiveness of repurposed drugs for the...
Antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 detection will be rolled out to all ports of entry in South Africa with immediate effect.
The purpose of this rollout is to effect the...
October 14th, 2020The BCG vaccine might result in less severe COVID-19 and more rapid recovery, writes World Health Organisation Director General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus. But it is 'very...
Adele Baleta, World Health Organisation vaccine safety communications advisor, and Internews pandemic advisor, writing in Spotlight says that a recent Ipsos survey has...Coronavirus
The drug combination lopinavir-ritonavir is not an effective treatment for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19, according to the results of a randomised...
September 30th, 2020In August, almost half of the most commonly used medications to treat mental illness in South Africa were out of stock, and many have been in short supply since March....
September 23rd, 2020As much of Europe experiences a second surge Sweden's strategy of minimal intervention in the coronavirus pandemic is currently paying dividends, with only 14 patients...
