coronavirus treatment

Pfizer says the company stopped clinical trials for its new coronavirus antiviral treatment early because the data was overwhelmingly successful.

U.S. regulators have ended one of Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody trials early after data suggested the drug was “unlikely to help” coronavirus patients recover.

The World Health Organization released the findings of their coronavirus therapeutics study on Friday, which studied the impact of drugs like remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine on treating hospitalized coronavirus patients.

Eli Lilly’s late-stage trial of its monoclonal antibody coronavirus treatment was paused by U.S. regulators over potential safety concerns.

Doctors treating President Donald Trump for the coronavirus at Walter Reed Medical Center gave updates on the president’s treatment on Saturday morning. “At this time, the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made,” said the president’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley.

With 74-year-old President Trump and 50-year-old first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus, what are the best proven treatments for them and other patients?

President Donald Trump briefly left Walter Reed Medical Center in his motorcade to salute at supporters outside the hospital. Trump was admitted to Walter Reed for COVID treatment on Friday. Doctors have said the president is doing “well” and could return to the White House as early as Monday.

The nearly 1 million people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 also have given the world a gift: a better understanding of how to treat the disease.

Pharmaceutical giant Gilead says it plans to charge at least $2,300 for a single treatment course of Remdesivir, a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill coronavirus patients.

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory are engaged in an all-hands-on-deck effort to find a treatment for the coronavirus. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers has the exclusive report.

A new study out of the University of Minnesota suggests that anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine has no effect on preventing patients from contracting the novel coronavirus.

Results from a phase three trial show that Remdesivir helps recovery in moderately-ill coronavirus patients.

Local universities and hospitals are launching a new smartphone tool called “The New Normal Match.” The programs pairs researchers working on developing a coronavirus vaccine and treatments with everyday people who are willing to participate in those clinical trials. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport seized Chinese medications on Tuesday, which falsely claim to improve COVID-19 symptoms. Officials confiscated three parcels of Lianhua Qingwen Jiaonang, a Chinese medication falsely advertising to treat the coronavirus. Each parcel contained 9,600 capsules for a total of 28,000. The domestic cost of the medication equates to $28,797. Though…

At a press conference on Monday, Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health, confirmed that HHS is working with a network of children’s hospitals and intensive care units to better understand the extreme coronavirus symptoms in infected children.

What if light therapy could stop the spread of coronavirus by eliminating the viral load in your nose? One Canadian company with offices in Chicago says it has the technology to make that happen. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

What if light therapy could stop the spread of the coronavirus by eliminating the viral load in your nose? One Canadian company with offices in Chicago says it has the technology to make that happen. “This is a very simple intervention. It takes a couple minutes. It’s inexpensive. It’s portable,” said Dr. Nicolas Loebel, Chief Technology Officer at Ondine...

When asked if he takes responsibility for the spike in calls to poison control centers around the country following his on-camera comments about bleach and disinfectant injection as a potential coronavirus treatment, President Donald Trump said, “I can’t imagine why.”

Health officials are in the process of researching how plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 can be used to treat current patients. NBC 5 Regina Waldroup reports.

Singer Jon Bon Jovi paid a digital visit this week to a kindergarten class, where he helped students strengthen their songwriting skills.