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Uganda battles rising cases of Dementia despite heavy funding constraints

13 October 202113 October 2021

UGANDA – A prevalence study conducted in Uganda ha shown that one in five people in Uganda aged 60 and above, has Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia, raising…

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Biogen offers free Alzheimer’s drug as Medicare payment uncertainty remains

31 August 202131 August 2021

USA – Biogen is providing its controversial and expensive new Alzheimer’s drug free of charge for some patients amid slow claim reviews by Medicare, according to sources familiar with the…

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Eli Lilly to seek FDA’s approval for Alzheimer’s drug as competition for Biogens’ Aduhelm

4 August 20214 August 2021

USA – Eli Lilly and Co has announced its plans to seek U.S. approval for its experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug by year end and believes the treatment could be favored…

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Biogen provide clarity amid controversies surrounding its FDA approved drug Aduhelm

23 July 202123 July 2021

US – Aduhelm’s approval has been the subject of extensive misinformation and misunderstanding as experts believed data from the first and second phase were not as exemplary as the third…

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FDA’s approval of aduhelm drug marred by controversy following resignations by three FDA panel members

17 July 202118 July 2021

US – Aduhelm was the first of its kind drug for Alzheimer’s disease to be approved in two decades under the accelerated approval by Food & Drug Association (FDA), however,…

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Alzheimer’s disease gaining recognition as researchers and pharma companies work to find therapy

10 July 202111 July 2021

WORLD– According to World Health Organization (WHO), Alzheimer’s disease attributes to around 60-70 % cases of dementia cases globally. WHO projects that by the year 2030, 82 million cases of…

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UK based biotech start-up Kuano raises US$1.38M to venture into Artificial Intelligence-driven drug discovery

8 July 202111 July 2021

UK – Kuano, a UK-based startup that deals in Artificial Intelligence, has raised £1M in seed funding to further expedite the development of its platform for the discovery of therapeutics…

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Lilly’s donanemab receives U.S. FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy designation for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

24 June 202124 June 2021

USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for donanemab, Eli Lilly and Company’s investigational antibody therapy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The Breakthrough Therapy…

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GE healthcare showcase their new innovations at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s (SNMMI) 2021 summer conference

12 June 202128 June 2021

US – GE Healthcare showcased a new molecular imaging products and solutions as well as new opportunities to expand access to radioactive tracers and other pharmaceutical imaging agents during the…

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Controversy surrounding Biogen’s newly approved Alzheimer’s drug costs FDA one more panelist

11 June 202111 June 2021

USA – A third member of a key Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has resigned over the agency’s controversial decision to approve Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm. Dr. Aaron…

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The Cath-Lab at KUTRRH is now ready for commissioning. Cath-Lab is a specialised lab that deals with diagnosing blockages within the heart, unblocking as well as performing other interventions like cardiac pacemaker placements.
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