The agency acts after preliminary results from a government-sponsored study showed that remdesivir shortened the time to recover by about 4 days on average.
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Hospitalizations of Maine COVID-19 patients flatten or decline for 3rd week
Despite outbreaks in a Portland poultry processing plant and a Bangor homeless shelter, hospitalizations are down in those cities from a week ago.
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A coronavirus drug seems to work. What’s next?
No drug currently is approved for treating the virus, but the nation’s top infectious disease expert says he expects remdesivir to receive emergency approval from the FDA.
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Sewage may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end
Americans might find the idea gross, but wastewater early-warning systems have helped catch norovirus, Hepatitis A and other diseases around the world for decades.
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Experimental drug tested at Maine Med proves effective against coronavirus in study
The Portland hospital has joined two worldwide clinical trials for Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir.
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Older Mainers strive to stay fit and healthy during the pandemic
Regular exercise combats the double whammy of inactivity and isolation that can cause or worsen many physical and mental health problems.
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In rural U.S., fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen
Parts of the U.S. are starting to lift closures, and some of the quickest to reopen have been rural states like Montana, Vermont and Alaska.
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Giving birth in midst of pandemic: surreal, stressful and joyful
The coronavirus crisis has changed just about everything about giving birth in Maine.
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Georgia businesses reopen cautiously amid coronavirus worry
Gov. Brian Kemp relaxes a monthlong shutdown amid experts’ warnings of a potential surge in infections.
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Probe sought in Trump administration’s ouster of scientist
A top vaccine scientist says he was ousted for resisting political pressure to promote hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19.