In a bombshell development Thursday, President Donald J. Trump tested positive for COVID-19, sending shockwaves through the country with just weeks until Election Day. One unanswered question was how the president’s physicians would navigate an uncertain treatment course—and an unproven antibody cocktail from Regeneron is now in the spotlight. Trump’s personal doctor confirmed Friday that the… Read More »
President Trump has received a dose of an experimental antibody cocktail being developed by the drug maker Regeneron, in addition to several other drugs, including zinc, vitamin D and the generic version of the heartburn treatment Pepcid, according to a letter from his doctor that was released by the White House Friday afternoon. Mr. Trump… Read More »
Libertarian-minded members of Congress, led by Sen. Rand Paul, have come out against the Trump administration’s eviction moratorium order, calling it illegal and unconstitutional. The Trump administration announced an eviction moratorium on Tuesday using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s quarantine authority. The CDC said in an order released Tuesday evening that it would… Read More »
The Trump administration this week ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow the use of a certain class of laboratory tests, including some for the coronavirus, without first confirming that they work. For months some F.D.A. officials have worried that the pandemic would provide an opening for clinics, academic institutions and commercial labs to… Read More »