Covid-19 treatment

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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WHO recommends two new drugs to treat Covid-19

The extent to which these medicines will save lives depends on how widely available and affordable they are

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Beximco Pharma launches oral drug for Covid-19

Bangladesh suffers from an acute shortage of mental health professionals. Photo: Noor A Alam/TBS
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Tested Covid negative, but complications make them suffer

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Ivermectin: Here's what can happen with this controversial drug

A box of the drug Ivermectine, made by Biogaran, is pictured on the counter of a pharmacy, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Paris, France, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Ivermectin: Oklahoma doctor warns against using drug for Covid treatment

Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH). File Photo: Collected
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What health facilities can learn from Rajshahi’s main hospital

A box of the drug Ivermectine, made by Biogaran, is pictured on the counter of a pharmacy, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Paris, France, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Oxford University explores anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as Covid-19 treatment

Bangladesh to send Remdesivir to India next week
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Bangladesh to send Remdesivir to India next week

Eli Lilly and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. are asking the US government to allow emergency use of their antibody drugs, which aim to help the immune system clear the virus. Photo: AP
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Zydus Cadila seeks nod to repurpose Hepatitis C drug for Covid-19 in India

People get a treatment in the Wieliczka salt mine to deal with respiratory illness in Wieliczka, Poland February 26, 2021. REUTERSTomasz Swierczek
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Poles go underground for Covid treatment in Unesco-listed salt mine

Fujifilm to restart clinical trial of Avigan to treat Covid-19: Media
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Fujifilm to restart clinical trial of Avigan to treat Covid-19: Media

The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. Picture taken February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
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Eli Lilly's antibody combination receives FDA emergency use authorization for Covid-19

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US scientists developing nasal spray to prevent Covid-19