USA – Clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) nasal vaccine has been launched to see whether a potential treatment could be safe for humans after the therapy showed positive results…
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Pfizer plans to ramp up antiviral pill production in fight against Omicron variant
USA – Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla has confirmed the company’s plans to increase production of its Paxlovid antiviral treatment in order to combat the spread of the new Omicron variant.…
Read MoreWHO warns against omicron variant, citing high global infection risk
AFRICA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe. The variant could lead to severe…
Read MoreNovartis inches closer to selling generic drug unit, Sandoz for US$21 billion: Report
SWITZERLAND – According to a German newspaper, Handelsblatt, the Swedish-based investment group EQT and the German Struengmann family are considering a joint bid for Novartis AG’s generics unit, Sandoz, for…
Read MoreCourt orders Sun Pharma to face antitrust suit over generic drugs
USA – A Boston federal judge has ruled that Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. must face a multidistrict lawsuit over its alleged scheme to corner the market for generic versions of…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson to split into two publicly traded companies
USA – Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest health-care conglomerate, has announced plans to separate its consumer products business from its pharmaceutical and medical device operations, resulting in the formation…
Read MoreUganda hosts nutrition symposium as part of the country’s malnutrition alleviation plan
UGANDA – The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the country’s stakeholders on nutrition are on course to advance the nutrition agenda in Uganda in a one-day symposium, convened by…
Read MoreMeds delivery startup Packapill ventures into teleconsultation services
AUSTRALIA – Packapill, an Australian medication delivery platform that was recently launched, has partnered with Western Australia-based Western Diagnostics Pathology of Healius Limited to provide. teleconsultation services. The Perth-based medical…
Read MoreVaccine makers swing into action against new Omicron Covid variant
USA – The world’s major Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers have announced that they are working quickly to investigate and adapt their vaccines to a new and highly mutated strain of the…
Read MoreAU calls for ‘predictable supply’ of Covid vaccines as WHO warns jab inequity will lengthen crisis
ETHIOPIA – The World Health Organization (WHO), the African Union, Unicef, GAVI, the vaccine alliance, and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a joint statement…
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