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Steroid ‘breakthrough’ raises virus hopes, despite China outbreak
World
June 17, 2020
Steroid ‘breakthrough’ raises virus hopes, despite China outbreak
The World Health Organization on Tuesday hailed a “breakthrough” steroid treatment for the coronavirus, boosting hopes that pandemic deaths can…
Coronavirus vaccine in Egypt possibly by September: Presidential Adviser
Egypt
June 8, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine in Egypt possibly by September: Presidential Adviser
A potential vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus will be available in Egypt by September once confirmed effective, Presidential Adviser for…
Coronavirus plasma therapy trials are a ‘success’: Egypt’s Health Minister
Health & Fitness
June 6, 2020
Coronavirus plasma therapy trials are a ‘success’: Egypt’s Health Minister
Egypt’s therapy trial for injecting coronavirus patients with plasma taken from recovered cases has been a success, announced Minister of…
Egypt orders its first batch of remdesivir drug: Health Minister
Health & Fitness
May 9, 2020
Egypt orders its first batch of remdesivir drug: Health Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Hala Zayed, announced Saturday that her country has ordered its first batch of the…
No benefit, higher death rate for malaria drug in coronavirus study
World
April 22, 2020
No benefit, higher death rate for malaria drug in coronavirus study
A malaria drug widely touted as a potential cure for COVID-19 showed no benefit against the disease over standard care…
Egyptian pharmaceutical company to produce drug to help treat coronavirus
Health & Fitness
April 8, 2020
Egyptian pharmaceutical company to produce drug to help treat coronavirus
Pharmaceutical reports by the Health Ministry revealed that Medical Union Pharmaceuticals, an Egyptian company affiliated with the ACDIMA group, has…
Egypt starts webinar for physicians on coronavirus treatment protocols
Health & Fitness
March 29, 2020
Egypt starts webinar for physicians on coronavirus treatment protocols
Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Sunday launched a national virtual coronavirus awareness webinar to train Egyptian physicians on the virus’s…
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
Health & Fitness
August 13, 2019
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever…
Egypt’s Grand Imam heads to Germany for backbone treatment
Egypt
July 2, 2019
Egypt’s Grand Imam heads to Germany for backbone treatment
Egypt’s Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb headed to Germany on Tuesday for medical examinations on his back and to…
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
Health & Fitness
March 5, 2019
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely…