Coronavirus treatments: some progress, no panacea
The pandemic has seen unprecedented global efforts to discover a safe and effective treatment, but so far very few of the drugs have proven effective against Covid-19
The race for a Covid-19 vaccine heats up
Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, because the world needs it and for the potential pay day
In race for vaccine, safety trumps speed
The halting of clinical trials for one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines shows the importance of safety in developing new medicines, experts say
The hunt for COVID-19 treatment, vaccines
Scientists around the world are scrambling to develop preventative vaccines and therapeutic treatments for COVID-19, with tests into dozens of drugs and hundreds of clinical trials
Amid global controversy, Greece moves forward with chloroquine
Seemingly unaffected by the controversy in the global scientific community, Greece has resumed production of chloroquine to treat cases of coronavirus and is conducting clinical trials
Medicine shortage looms over coronavirus-hit Europe
While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, medicines used to deal with the symptoms of the disease are increasingly in critically short supply in Europe, the worst-hit continent
From housecats to humans: Europe’s vets deploy in COVID-19 crisis
Europe's vets are stepping in to help save human lives as the coronavirus outbreak stretches medical facilities and staffing to the limit
Pandemic: what does it mean and does it matter?
When does an epidemic become a pandemic? As the new coronavirus spreads across the globe, what does the designation mean to world healthcare systems?
EU court cuts fine on French pharmaceutical
The court has found that the commission had "made a series of errors" in assessing the case.