Scientists, clinicians, and other investigators are discovering new uses for drugs previously known for different medical indications. Such “drug repurposing” (also called drug repositioning, profiling, or re-tasking) has...more
A proposed bill offers a potential boon to patent owners. If passed, the “Facilitating Innovation to Fight Coronavirus Act” will add ten years to the patent term of eligible inventions. However, the bill will temporarily...more
In his (perhaps, what will one day be a) seminal report on the results of a clinical trial, Dr. Didier Raoult and colleagues reported that after six days of administering hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin, 100% of...more