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Appy Days: How the smartphone app is revolutionising mental healthcare

May 6, 2022

Over the last decade, our individual awareness and understanding of mental health has risen to unprecedented levels. Despite its pitfalls, …

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WHO launches first ever global report on Infection Prevention and Control

May 6, 2022
Medical Communications

A new report from WHO has highlighted the importance of effective IPC programmes, and shown that where good hand hygiene …

News

Open Orphan to begin first-ever COVID-19 challenge trial

May 6, 2022
Medical Communications

Open Orphan has been appointed by an unnamed existing “big pharma” client to host a Phase II field study of …

News

FDA narrows use of J&J vaccine due to blood clot risk

May 6, 2022
Medical Communications

The FDA has limited the use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, to adults who cannot, or refuse to get, …

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AstraZeneca’s heart disease drug meets key endpoints in Phase III

May 6, 2022
Medical Communications

AstraZeneca’s treatment for heart disease has delivered positive high-level results from its Phase III DELIVER trial.Farxiga (dapagliflozin) is already approved …

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First regenerative cell therapy for hearing loss

May 5, 2022
Business Services

Rinri Therapeutics have announced the MHRA has awarded an innovation passport to the company’s lead candidate, Rincell-1. Rincell-1 is a …

News

Nearly three million people receive lifesaving NHS cancer checks

May 5, 2022
Business Services

A record three million people received vital NHS cancer tests from March 2021 to February 2022, compared to 2.4 million …

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Health experts report more symptoms of long COVID-19

May 5, 2022
Business Services

According to health experts, many COVID-19 patients are still suffering the effects of the condition months after they first started …

News

FDA approval for first in vitro diagnostic for early Alzheimer’s detection

May 5, 2022
Business Services

The US FDA has approved the first in vitro diagnostic to aid in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …

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BLINCYTO approved in China for leukaemia treatment

May 4, 2022
Research and Development

The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted conditional approval of BLINCYTO (blinatumomab), as an injection for the treatment …

News

Amphista Therapeutics and Bristol Myers Squibb partner for development of protein degradation therapeutics

May 4, 2022
Research and Development

Amphista and Bristol-Myers Squibb have announced a strategic collaboration and license agreement.Under the terms of the collaboration, BMS and Amphista …

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Smartphone app could screen for Alzheimer’s disease

May 4, 2022
Research and Development

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone app with the potential to screen for Alzheimer’s …

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WHO announce upcoming updates on treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

May 4, 2022
Research and Development

A rapid communication released by WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme has announced upcoming updates to the guidance on the treatment of …

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Jyseleca recommended by HSE for treatment of ulcerative colitis in Ireland

May 3, 2022
Manufacturing and Production

Galapagos Biotech LTD has announced that further to approval from the Health Service Executive (HSE), eligible patients in Ireland will …

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EU plans to cut unneeded medical tests with data health plan

May 3, 2022
Manufacturing and Production

The EC has announced plans to make health data easier to access for patients, medics, regulators, and researchers, to improve …

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FDA approve first nonstimulant ADHD med for adults in two decades

May 3, 2022
Manufacturing and Production

The FDA has expanded the indication of Supernus’s Qelbree to patients aged 18 and older, marking the drug as the …

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EC approves Cabotemyx as second-line treatment for thyroid cancer patients

May 3, 2022
Manufacturing and Production

The EC has approved the use of Cabotemyx (cabozantinib) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with locally …

News

Discharging untested patients to care homes was ‘unlawful’, says high court ruling

April 29, 2022
Medical Communications

The High Court has ruled that government policies on discharging untested patients from hospital to care homes in England, at …

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Pfizer DMD trial moves forward after FDA lifts hold

April 29, 2022
Medical Communications

Pfizer has announced that it will open the first ever US sites in its Phase III trial study, evaluating its …

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FDA approval for first drug to treat inherited heart condition

April 29, 2022
Medical Communications

Bristol Myers Squibb has received approval from the FDA for their drug, Camzyos™ (mavacamten), marking the drug as the first …

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