A change of tone from the US authorities has introduced new uncertainties. Under health secretary and outspoken vaccine ...

The first pill shown to treat COVID-19 has moved one step closer to being available to the public. The pharmaceutical company Merck requested FDA emergency authorization Monday for their COVID-19 ...

Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The findings may increase scrutiny about the usefulness of the treatment, molnupiravir, which was one of the first Covid drugs available to ...

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The FDA said Friday that Merck's anti-COVID-19 pill is effective in treating the virus but said that regulators will meet next week to investigate whether the pill is safe for people who are pregnant ...

The FDA's Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee voted 13-10 to recommend that the FDA authorize Merck's antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. Safety concerns include a recommendation that the drug not be ...

The findings may increase scrutiny about the usefulness of the treatment, molnupiravir, which was one of the first Covid drugs available to doctors worldwide during the pandemic. Molnupiravir works by ...