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European Commission approves HIV prevention injection
August 28, 2025Medical Communications, Research and Development European Commission, Gilead Science, HIV, HIV/AIDS, US Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organisation
The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Gilead Science’s Yeytuo (lenacapavir), the first twice-yearly injectable medicine approved in …
Global study calls for overhaul of hepatitis B care to meet WHO targets
August 21, 2025Medical Communications, Medical/ Scientific Writing Hepatology, World Health Organisation, hepatitis B, liver damage, medical study
A major global study has warned that current models of hepatitis B care are failing patients and could jeopardise the …
Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up
February 17, 2021Research and Development COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Vaccine, World Health Organisation, covid-19 roundup
The past week has continued to see positive COVID-19 vaccine news; a WHO panel approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for all …
Chinese coronavirus set to be put on international health emergency list
January 22, 2020Research and Development Ebola, Public Health Emergency, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan, polio, swine flu
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to trigger a Public Health Emergency over the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, meaning it …
WHO officials say Wuhan viral pneumonia outbreak can be passed from person to person
January 20, 2020Sales and Marketing China, Sars, Viral pneumonia, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan Outbreak
The viral pneumonia outbreak that began in Wuhan China can spread between person to person, according to health experts at …
Chinese coronavirus found in Thailand
January 14, 2020Manufacturing and Production China, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan, pneumonia, thailand
The recent viral pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan China has spread to Thailand.The patient is a 61 year old woman who …
Mysterious viral pneumonia infects dozens in central China, bird flu and SARS ruled out
January 6, 2020Sales and Marketing Bird Flu, China, Sars, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan, pneumonia
A total of 59 cases of viral pneumonia have been reported in the city of Wuhan, with seven people in …
FDA, WHO criticise integrity of data at contract research firm Semler
April 25, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, India, WHO, World Health Organisation, semler, semler research
The US Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organisation have raised serious concerns related to violations of good …
GSK and Sanofi considering developing Zika vaccine
January 26, 2016Manufacturing and Production GSK, Sanofi, World Health Organisation, Zika virus, microcephaly
Pharma companies Sanofi and GSK are reviewing the possibility of using their respective inoculation technologies to develop a vaccine for …
Encouraging first results from trial of Merck’s Ebola vaccine
July 31, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, EBV, Ebola, Ebola virus, Ebola virus disease, Vaccine, WHO, World Health Organisation, guinea, vaccination
The first trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine suggests it provides high protection against the disease as early as ten …
World Health Organisation calls for full trial transparency
April 14, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ben Goldacre, EU, WHO, World Health Organisation, alltrials, clinical trials, sense about science, transparency
The World Health Organization has thrown its weight behind clinical trial transparency in a new statement on its position. WHO …
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