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‘Long COVID’ could be taking four different forms

October 16, 2020
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People experiencing chronic illnesses after COVID-19 infections could be suffering from one of four separate conditions, according to new research. …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

October 16, 2020
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The top ten news stories this week focus on herd immunity, as the Director of the World Health Organization has …

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80 researchers argue COVID-19 herd immunity strategy is a “dangerous fallacy” in open letter

October 15, 2020
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A group of 80 researchers have lent their signatures to an open letter published in the The Lancet under the …

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Scottish Medicines Consortium gives go-ahead for Novartis’ Mayzent in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

October 15, 2020
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Novartis’ Mayzent (siponimod) has been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium in the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) …

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NICE recommends siponimod for treating secondary progressive MS

October 15, 2020
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance recommending siponimod for treating secondary progressive multiple …

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FDA approves Regeneron’s antibody Ebola treatment

October 15, 2020
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The FDA has approved Regeneron’s antibody drug inmazeb for treating Ebola. The treatment works through targeting the glycoprotein on the …

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Russia gives regulatory approval to second COVID-19 vaccine after early clinical trials

October 15, 2020
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that regulators had given approval to a second coronavirus vaccine. This new vaccine …

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Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Revlimid for two groups of blood cancer patients

October 14, 2020
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Revlimid (lenalidomide) for routine use on NHS Scotland for patients with multiple myeloma …

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Eli Lilly COVID-19 antibody therapy trial paused over safety concerns

October 14, 2020
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Eli Lilly has stopped enrolling volunteers in clinical trials of its antibody treatment for the novel coronavirus over safety concerns.  …

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British man suffers from permanent hearing damage after contracting COVID-19

October 14, 2020
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A 45-year-old man in the UK has been left with permanent hearing damage after being infected with the novel coronavirus, …

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Johnson & Johnson to contribute a further $1 billion to US opioid settlement

October 14, 2020
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Johnson & Johnson will pay another $1 billion to settle lawsuits alleging it fuelled the opioid crisis in the US. …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

October 14, 2020
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The COVID-19 news this week focuses on FDA authorisations, with Eli Lilly seeking Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA …

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Man in US contracts COVID-19 for the second time with worse symptoms

October 13, 2020
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An American man has caught coronavirus for the second time, with the second infection being far more dangerous than the …

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J&J halts COVID-19 vaccine study following unidentified participant illness

October 13, 2020
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Johnson & Johnson has announced its decision to slam the brakes on the development programme for its COVID-19 vaccine following …

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Head of WHO says herd immunity strategies for COVID-19 are ‘unethical’

October 13, 2020
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director of the World Health Organization, has warned against pursuing a strategy of herd immunity to fight …

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Bavencio/axitinib combo approved for NHS Scotland in advanced renal cell carcinoma

October 13, 2020
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has given the go-ahead to Merck KGaA and Pfizer’s combination of their PD-L1 inhibitor immunotherapy …

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UK Government ignored SAGE advice to impose full lockdown last month

October 13, 2020
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UK Government ministers ignored warnings three weeks ago that the country should go into a temporary full lockdown to reduce …

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University of Glasgow research details promising precision medicine approach in pancreatic cancer

October 12, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Glasgow have unveiled a new precision medicine approach to identify and pair pancreatic cancer patients …

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China to test entire population of Qingdao over nine days

October 12, 2020
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China plans to test the entire city of Qingdao, containing nine million people, for coronavirus over a period of five …

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Pharmaceutical industry donating more to Democrats than Republicans in the lead up to 2020 election

October 12, 2020
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The long-term trend of the pharmaceutical industry largely donating to the US Republican Party has been reversed in the lead …

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