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USA struggles and middle income countries could do more in tackling health inequality according to Oxfam report
October 12, 2018Medical Communications Latin America, USA, health, inequality, oxfam
A cluster of Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Uruguay and Argentina, and a cluster of OECD countries with …
Life expectancy falls in Scotland for first time in 35 years
September 26, 2018Research and Development Scotland, UK, health, life expectancy, uk politics
Life expectancy has fallen for the first time in 35 years in Scotland, as data released by the National Records …
Life expectancy falls in America; drugs, alcohol and suicide to blame
September 24, 2018Sales and Marketing USA, alcohol, drugs, health, opiod crisis, suicide
Life expectancy has fallen for the second year in a row for people in the United States, according to new …
Rates of vaccination decline in England, study shows
September 18, 2018Manufacturing and Production England, NHS, health, public health, vaccines, vacinnation
The number of people who are receiving the 12 routine childhood vaccinations has declined in proportion to the eligible population …
Pfizer restructures in preparation for potential sell off
July 12, 2018Sales and Marketing Pfizer, bisoimilar, consumer, health
Pfizer has announced plans to reorganise into three separate units through the separation of its consumer health care business from …
Global animal health market set to be worth $44.2 billion by 2020
July 5, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, agriculture, animal, health, meat, pharma
The global animal health market is predicted to reach a value of $44.2 billion dollars by 2020, according to analysts …
UK GPs are “undervalued” with 40% looking to quit profession, study finds
February 5, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GPs, NHS, UK, health, pharma
Falling numbers of General Practitioners (GPs) in the UK are due to “concerns regarding professional risk in delivering care in …
Anti-HIV drug PrEP proves safety in gay and bisexual adolescents
September 6, 2017Research and Development Gilead, HIV, Pharamceuticals, PrEP, Truvada, health, medicine, pharma
A new study has found that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs such as Gilead’s Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), which pre-emptively protects …
Novartis celebrates success of Gilenya in paediatric multiple sclerosis
September 5, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development MS, Novartis, gilenya, health, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Novartis has announced results of its Phase 3 study investigating the safety and efficacy of Gilenya (fingolimod) , finding that …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
September 1, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Trump, drugs, health, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, top ten
This week saw the news of a breakthrough in bispecific antibody production and Merck KGaA finally secured approval for its …
New research reveals genetic mutations in smoking-related cancers
July 27, 2017Research and Development Cancer, biotech, drugs, health, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in the US have made a big discovery which could help explain …
FTC launches tool to help mobile health app developers determine applicable regulations
April 8, 2016Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, FTC, apps, health, health apps, regulation
The US Federal Trade Commission has created a new web-based tool for developers of health-related mobile apps to help them …
Health wearable Fitbit leads the market
June 19, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, brett wells, digital, fitbit, health, watch, wearables
Health and fitness wearable device Fitbit has beaten expectations as the company’s shares soar following its first day of trading …
Pharma accused of hiding behind regulation and undermining NICE
April 29, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, Royal Society of Medicine, UK, brett wells, health, pharma
University of York health economists have argued that pharma regulation is not evidence-based, lacks accountability and undermines NICE. Writing in …
Study reveals true scale of falsified medicines problem
April 22, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Counterfeiting, fake, falsified medicines, health, pharma, supply chain
The full scope and prevalence of counterfeit medicines is poorly understood, according to a study of global pharma supply chains. …
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