The ‘dengue belt’ stretches around much of the planet crossing continents, cultures and time zones, a vast region linked by a common fate: a mosquito-borne disease that can be prevented for...

New pills to treat patients with COVID-19 are currently in midstage clinical trials and, if successful, could be ready by the end of the year. Only one treatment — remdesivir (Veklury) — has been fully...

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Thursday adding its drug Actemra to Gilead Sciences’ Veklury medication, also called remdesivir, did not reduce hospital stays for patients...

(Reuters) – Europe’s drugs regulator said on Tuesday it was expecting to give an opinion before the summer on whether Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir can be used to treat COVID-19 patients...

Highly promising vaccines have recently emerged for COVID-19, but this doesn’t mean research into other treatments can slow down. There is still no cure for the disease, and people will likely continue...