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FDA authorises third shot of Pfizer or Moderna for immunocompromised

August 13, 2021
Medical Communications

The FDA has authorised a third shot of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for some people with weakened immune …

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CMA to investigate travel PCR test companies over alleged pricing misconduct

August 13, 2021
Medical Communications

Britain’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has announced that it will help the government take action against …

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FDA approves new indication for chronic sleep disorder

August 13, 2021
Medical Communications

The FDA has approved a new indication for Xywav for idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in adults. IH is an uncommon chronic …

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US Veterans Health Administration rejects Biogen Alzheimer’s drug

August 12, 2021

The US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has turned down Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm (aducanumab), opting not to include the $56,000-a-year …

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AstraZeneca vaccine age restrictions has ended reports of rare clots

August 12, 2021

After the UK’s decision to restrict the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine in under 40s there have been no new cases …

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WHO to launch trial investigating anti-inflammatory drugs for COVID patients

August 12, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that a clinical trial is to begin to study three anti-inflammatory drugs …

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EMA investigating Pfizer and Moderna vaccine side effects

August 12, 2021

The EMA has launched an investigation into the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines after three new conditions have been reported as …

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NICE approves Eli Lilly’s abemaciclib for advanced breast cancer

August 12, 2021

NICE has approved Eli Lilly’s abemaciclib, given with fulvestrant, for hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative breast cancer which has spread to other …

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Cannabidiol gains MHRA approval as adjunctive treatment of seizures

August 11, 2021
Research and Development

GW Pharmaceuticals has announced that is has received approval from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for …

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Janssen’s MS treatment Ponvory is granted UK marketing authorisation

August 11, 2021
Research and Development

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Marketing Authorisation in Great Britain for PONVORY (ponesimod) for the …

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Sputnik V vaccine 13% less effective against Delta than originally reported

August 11, 2021
Medical Communications, Research and Development

Russian health officials have announced that the Sputnik V COVID vaccine is 83% effective against the Delta variant on Wednesday, …

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More than 75% of UK adults have been double jabbed

August 11, 2021
Research and Development

More than 75% of adults living in the UK have now received both doses of the vaccine, as announced by …

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Moderna and Canada to collaborate on mRNA manufacturing

August 11, 2021
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

Moderna will build a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada, which will include access to Moderna’s mRNA development …

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Kite receives positive recommendation from SMC for CAR T therapy

August 10, 2021
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

Kite has announced a positive recommendation from the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) on the company’s Healthcare Technology Assessment for Tecartus, …

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Researchers develop injectable hydrogel to combat Parkinson’s

August 10, 2021
Medical Communications, Research and Development

An Australian research team has developed a hydrogel that can be used as a one-off intervention to treat Parkinson’s disease, …

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AI system may be able to detect dementia in a day

August 10, 2021
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development

Researchers from Cambridge University and The Alan Turing Institute have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can diagnose dementia …

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Moderna could offer better defence against Delta variant than Pfizer

August 10, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA could be less effective than Moderna’s against the Delta variant of COVID-19. In a study of more than …

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Scotland approves Merck and Pfizer’s Bavencio for bladder cancer

August 10, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

Merck and Pfizer’s Bavencio (avelumab) has been approved by approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use via NHS …

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Researchers develop new method to kill bacteria on medical implants

August 9, 2021
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to prevent bacterial infections relating to medical implants …

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‘Potential’ link between vaccines and menstruation changes

August 9, 2021
Sales and Marketing

France’s health body has said changes in women’s menstrual cycles are a “potential” side effect of receiving the Moderna or …

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