Scientists are to test whether an experimental drug can prevent potentially deadly blood clots associated with Covid-19.
Young people's brains continue to develop and change during adolescence
Coronavirus was brought into the UK on at least 1,300 separate occasions, a major analysis of the genetics of the virus shows.
How much coronavirus transmission comes from people with no symptoms is still a "big unknown", a World Health Organization scientist has clarified.
The high proportion of pregnant women from black and ethnic minority (BAME) groups admitted to hospital with Covid-19 "needs urgent investigation", says a study in the British Medical Journal.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public where social distancing is not possible to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
A malaria drug that has been tested as a treatment for coronavirus does not save lives, one of the world's largest trials shows.
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Testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus has been halted because of safety fears, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
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A drug treatment called remdesivir that appears to shorten recovery time for people with coronavirus is being made available on the NHS.
UK scientists are to begin testing a treatment that it is hoped could counter the effects of Covid-19 in the most seriously ill patients.
