Remdesivir

These promising coronavirus treatments are saving lives

Though no single drug is a “game-changer,” medications and improved standard care seem to be reducing death rates.

A lab technician works on the antiviral drug remdesivir at Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt June 25, 2020.

Photograph by Amr Abdallah, Reuters

If most of us are confused about all the updates swirling COVID-19, imagine what it’s like for Adarsh Bhimraj. Not only has this Cleveland Clinic physician had to contend with a growing caseload, he’s part of a 16-person team in charge of managing the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s guidelines for treating COVID-19.

Between caring for patients at the Ohio hospital and even coming down with a mild case of coronavirus himself, Bhimraj has had to assess a steady stream of new information on how to treat the virus. Researchers around the world are conducting more than a thousand randomized clinical trials testing COVID-19 treatments. Bhimraj and his colleagues on the guidelines panel must navigate through this torrent and

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