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Schools set to reopen as UK COVID deaths average 100 a day – highest since March

August 24, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

According to official data COVID-19 deaths in the UK are averaging at 100 a day, and scientists have warned that …

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Pfizer becomes first COVID vaccine to get full FDA approval

August 24, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

The FDA has given Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine full regulatory approval, making it the first to be officially licensed in the …

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EC approves UCB’s plaque psoriasis treatment

August 24, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

UCB announced on Tuesday that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Bimzelx (bimekizumab) for the treatment of …

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FDA approves Cara & Vifor’s drug for severe itching in kidney disease patients

August 24, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

Vifor Pharma and Cara Therapeutics have gained FDA approval for Korsuva (difelikefalin) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pruritus associated with …

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FDA poised to issue full approval for Pfizer vaccine

August 23, 2021
Sales and Marketing

The FDA is on track to issue full approval for its Pfizer vaccine. The New York Times reported that the Pfizer …

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India approves world’s first DNA COVID vaccine

August 23, 2021
Sales and Marketing

Regulators in India have approved the world’s first DNA vaccine against COVID-19, ZyCoV-D, which has been developed by Cadila Healthcare.The …

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Antibody tests offered to UK public for first time

August 23, 2021
Sales and Marketing

Antibody tests are to be made widely available to the public for the first time in a new government scheme …

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“You are not a cow” – FDA warns against using ivermectin to treat COVID

August 23, 2021
Sales and Marketing

The FDA has had to issue a warning against taking ivermectin, the anti-parasitic drug designed for livestock, to treat or …

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COVID-19 boosters significantly lower infection risk, study in Israel finds

August 23, 2021
Sales and Marketing

A study in Israel has found that a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine significantly improved protection from infection …

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Acting FDA Chief ruled out as permanent nominee

August 20, 2021
Medical Communications

The administration for US President, Joe Biden, has ruled out nominating Janet Woodcock as permanent head of the FDA, it …

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UK approves “first of its kind” antibody cocktail for COVID-19

August 20, 2021
Medical Communications

The MHRA has approved a “first of its kind” antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron and Roche to prevent and treat …

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UK COVID booster plan for over 50s may be scrapped

August 20, 2021
Medical Communications

Plans for a mass rollout of booster COVID vaccines for the over 50s this autumn may be shelved as the …

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NICE broadens sapropterin guidance for treating phenylketonuria

August 20, 2021
Medical Communications

NICE has extended its approval of sapropterin (also called Kuvan and made by BioMarin) to pregnant women and people aged …

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EU approves roxadustat for anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease

August 20, 2021
Medical Communications

Europe has approved Evrenzo (roxadustat) for patients with anaemia associated with symptomatic chronic kidney disease. Evrenzo is the first orally …

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Prototype face mask can detect COVID-19 infection

August 19, 2021

A face mask has been designed by engineers at MIT and Harvard University that can diagnose the wearer with COVID-19 …

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Cancer patients’ cells used in 3D-printed tumours

August 19, 2021

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have used brain cancer patients’ own cells in a form of 3D printing material to …

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NICE launches public consultation on changes for health technology evaluation

August 19, 2021

NICE has launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the way it develops recommendations across its health technology evaluation …

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Plague vaccine trial to start using AstraZeneca COVID jab tech

August 19, 2021

The University of Oxford has begun a Phase I trial using a plague vaccine based on the ChAdOx1 adenovirus viral …

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UK study finds Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Delta variant

August 19, 2021

A study led by Oxford University and the Office for National Statistics has found that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, though …

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Top UK medical cannabis firm acquires Spanish producer Sanoid

August 18, 2021
Research and Development

Grow Group, a UK medical cannabis firm, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Sanoid Isolates, a key medical cannabis producer …

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