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Brazils outgoing Health Minister Nelson Teich gives a thumbs up before a news conference at the Health Ministry headquarters in Brasilia. (AP)

Brazil's health minister resigns after one month on the job

Bolsonaro had earlier fired Teich's predecessor, Mandetta, on April 16, after disagreements over efforts to contain the...

16 May 2020 9:09 AM IST

FDA withdraws emergency use authorisation of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. (AFP Photo)

FDA revokes emergency HCQ use, says drug not effective in COVID-19...

According to AP, FDA, citing reports of heart complications, said the drugs pose a greater risk to patients than any...

16 Jun 2020 3:50 PM IST

A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective. (AP Photo)

Hydroxychloroquine can't prevent COVID-19, says new study

Hydroxychloroquine and a similar drug, chloroquine, have been the subject of much debate since Trump started promoting...

4 Jun 2020 11:02 AM IST