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FDA approves remdesivir to treat COVID-19 It’s the first full approval for a drug treating the disease The Food and Drug Administration  approved  remdesivir to treat COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. The drug, manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Gilead, is the first approved COVID-19 treatment in the United States. Remdesivir, now marketed under the brand name Veklury, was authorized for emergency use by the FDA  in May . That emergency authorization indicated that the FDA thought the benefits of using the drug outweighed the risks, even though there was no clear evidence showing that it helped patients with COVID-19 at the time. “The FDA is committed to expediting the development and availability of COVID-19 treatments during this unprecedented public health emergency,” said FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn  in a statement . The drug works by preventing viruses from making copies of themselves. It was first developed by Gilead to treat Ebola, and research over...

Morata scores twice as Ronaldo-less Juventus tops Dynamo 2-0 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — No Cristiano Ronaldo, no problem for Juventus as Álvaro Morata scored twice to help the Bianconeri win 2-0 at Dynamo Kyiv in their opening Champions League match on Tuesday. Ronaldo was ruled out after testing positive for the coronavirus last week but Morata marked his return to Juventus by netting twice in the second half. “Playing in the Champions League with this shirt is a great emotion,” said Morata, who rejoined Juventus on loan from Atlético Madrid last month. “We want to get right to the end and we’re fighting for this. “It was important to win against a team that can give you problems, because they are fast and very young.” Barcelona beat Ferencváros 5-1 in the other Group G match. “Maybe in the end we deserved to score one goal but in general Juve were better and their win was fair,” Dynamo coach Mircea Lucescu said. “Now we have to focus on our next league game and visit at Ferencváros. “Juven...