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Lawmakers Sharply Question Experts About COVID’s Origin
Infectious Disease > COVID-19 — "Lab leak" versus natural origin in the spotlight at hearing by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today June 18, 2024 Accusations flew from the dais to the witness table at a Senate hearing Tuesday as senators and witnesses debated the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. "The reason
How sharply rising materials prices have rocked the sector
Since the onset of the pandemic, material prices have soared. Greg Pitcher recounts the story so far and examines whether the volatile market will calm down any time soonConstruction material prices rose in 11 of the 12 months of 2021, official data shows, with only the smallest of respites in November, when prices stayed constant.…
Remdesivir Sharply Cuts COVID Hospitalization Risk, Gilead Says
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Remdesivir (Veklury, Gilead) was found to reduce some COVID-19 patients' risk of hospitalization by 87% in a phase 3 trial, the drug's manufacturer announced Wednesday in a press release. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of a 3-day…