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Anger as NICE pauses advice on chronic fatigue syndrome therapy

August 18, 2021 Research and Development

NICE has paused publication of its updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome …
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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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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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First new adult CDK treatment in 20 years gains UK and EU approval

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

AstraZeneca has announced the EU approval of Forxiga (dapagliflozin), a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, alongside a licence extension from …
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Sierra Oncology to licence myelofibrosis candidate from AstraZeneca

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Under a new agreement announced on Friday, AstraZeneca will licence AZD5153, a potent and selective BRD4 BET inhibitor with a …
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Cholesterol pill could cut COVID infections by up to 70%, study finds

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could reduce COVID infections by …
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Tokyo COVID: Cases surge as Delta variant takes hold, hospital policy U-turn expected

August 4, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

Japan has warned that COVID-19 cases are surging at an ‘unprecedented pace’, hitting record highs in Tokyo amid the Olympic …
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Delta surge: China reports highest rate of new COVID cases since Jan

August 4, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

On Wednesday China reported the highest number of new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases since January, with case numbers being driven …
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