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In the race to find effective COVID-19 treatments, scientists are setting up clinical trials that test multiple drugs simultaneously, in the hopes of quickly determining which ones work best. These “platform” trials have already led to important breakthroughs. One, sponsored by the University of Oxford, tested multiple treatments, including the antimalarial hydroxychloroquine, HIV protease inhibitors […]
