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Jonathan Block
Jonathan Block
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Jonathan Block is a freelance writer and former MedShadow content editor. He has been an editor and writer for multiple pharmaceutical, health and medical publications, including BioCentury, The Pink Sheet, Modern Healthcare, Health Plan Week and Psychiatry Advisor. He holds a BA from Tufts University and is earning an MPH with a focus on health policy from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy.
Proton Pump Inhibitors and COVID-19
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Positive Drug Trials Point to a COVID-19 Vaccine on the Horizon
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Positive Drug Trials Point to a COVID-19 Vaccine on the Horizon

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Another Study Claims Hydroxychloroquine Can Fight COVID-19
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Another Study Claims Hydroxychloroquine Can Fight COVID-19

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Why “Warp Speed” COVID-19 Vaccine Development Could Backfire

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Significant Side Effects Seen in Early Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine
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Significant Side Effects Seen in Early Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine

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A Closer Look at the Steroid Dexamethasone for COVID-19

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Why The FDA Withdrew Emergency Use Status For Hydroxychloroquine
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Why The FDA Withdrew Emergency Use Status For Hydroxychloroquine

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Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Cure or Treat COVID-19

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Can Convalescent Plasma Treat COVID-19 Patients?

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My COVID-19 Antibody Test Left Me With More Questions

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The Vitamins And Minerals To Boost Your Immune System

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Beware of Fake COVID-19 Treatments 

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OTC Heartburn Drug Eyed For COVID-19

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Remdesivir Hopes Buoyed By Results From Two Trials

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Avigan: The First COVID-19 Treatment Could Come From Japan

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