India approves world’s first DNA COVID vaccine
August 23, 2021Sales 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 …
Antibody tests offered to UK public for first time
August 23, 2021Sales and Marketing
Antibody tests are to be made widely available to the public for the first time in a new government scheme …
“You are not a cow” – FDA warns against using ivermectin to treat COVID
August 23, 2021Sales and Marketing
The FDA has had to issue a warning against taking ivermectin, the anti-parasitic drug designed for livestock, to treat or …
COVID-19 boosters significantly lower infection risk, study in Israel finds
August 23, 2021Sales and Marketing
A study in Israel has found that a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine significantly improved protection from infection …
Acting FDA Chief ruled out as permanent nominee
August 20, 2021Medical Communications
The administration for US President, Joe Biden, has ruled out nominating Janet Woodcock as permanent head of the FDA, it …
UK approves “first of its kind” antibody cocktail for COVID-19
August 20, 2021Medical Communications
The MHRA has approved a “first of its kind” antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron and Roche to prevent and treat …
UK COVID booster plan for over 50s may be scrapped
August 20, 2021Medical Communications
Plans for a mass rollout of booster COVID vaccines for the over 50s this autumn may be shelved as the …
NICE broadens sapropterin guidance for treating phenylketonuria
August 20, 2021Medical Communications
NICE has extended its approval of sapropterin (also called Kuvan and made by BioMarin) to pregnant women and people aged …
EU approves roxadustat for anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease
August 20, 2021Medical Communications
Europe has approved Evrenzo (roxadustat) for patients with anaemia associated with symptomatic chronic kidney disease. Evrenzo is the first orally …
Prototype face mask can detect COVID-19 infection
August 19, 2021A face mask has been designed by engineers at MIT and Harvard University that can diagnose the wearer with COVID-19 …
Cancer patients’ cells used in 3D-printed tumours
August 19, 2021Researchers from Tel Aviv University have used brain cancer patients’ own cells in a form of 3D printing material to …
NICE launches public consultation on changes for health technology evaluation
August 19, 2021NICE has launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the way it develops recommendations across its health technology evaluation …
Plague vaccine trial to start using AstraZeneca COVID jab tech
August 19, 2021The University of Oxford has begun a Phase I trial using a plague vaccine based on the ChAdOx1 adenovirus viral …
UK study finds Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Delta variant
August 19, 2021A study led by Oxford University and the Office for National Statistics has found that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, though …
Top UK medical cannabis firm acquires Spanish producer Sanoid
August 18, 2021Research and Development
Grow Group, a UK medical cannabis firm, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Sanoid Isolates, a key medical cannabis producer …
Sackler family refuse to pay billions for opioid crisis unless given immunity
August 18, 2021Research and Development
The Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, vowed in court on Tuesday that unless they are granted legal …
Aspirin trialled as potential treatment for aggressive form of breast cancer
August 18, 2021Research and Development
Aspirin is being trialled in combination with immunotherapy drugs as part of a potential new treatment for an aggressive form …
Bidding war for Australian mRNA vaccine production
August 18, 2021Research and Development
Biotech company IDT has put forward a proposal to the Australian federal government to produce 100 million mRNA vaccines from …
Anger as NICE pauses advice on chronic fatigue syndrome therapy
August 18, 2021Research and Development
NICE has paused publication of its updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome …
6,000 lawsuits revived against 3M over surgical infections from warming device in US
August 17, 2021Manufacturing and Production
A US federal appeals court has revived nearly 6,000 lawsuits against 3M Co alleging that its widely used device to …
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