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UNITED KINGDOM – The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has declared a national incident after finding evidence suggesting local spread of poliovirus in London. Although health authorities indicated that the…
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UNITED KINGDOM –According to the UK government, Moderna will be looking to establish a vaccine research center and a manufacturing site for a series of vaccines. Moderna will establish this…
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UGANDA – Uganda has partnered with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to inaugurate a new oxygen production plant at the Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital to expand access…
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UNITED KINGDOM – National Health Service (NHS) England has unveiled a new test for infants in the womb to detect a rare form of eye cancer called retinoblastoma. The new…
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UNITED KINGDOM –The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported ten cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children under the age of ten in central Scotland. Etiology is…
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UNITED KINGDOM –Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Catalent has acquired the UK taxpayer-funded Vaccine Manufacturing & Innovation Centre (VMIC) for an undisclosed fee. Catalent will invest up to US$160…
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Kenya – The Kenyan Government has embraced a proposed initiative to develop a Centre of Excellence in Health Education and Training (CEHET) boost Kenya’s ongoing efforts to deliver quality and…
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UNITED KINGDOM – AstraZeneca (AZ) has announced a new Ovarian Cancer Commitment (OCC) initiative aimed at improving survival and quality of life for women diagnosed with the disease. Fewer than…
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UNITED KINGDOM – AstraZeneca (AZ) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Fasenra, its asthma medication, for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps,…
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USA – Microsoft has closed on its approximately US$16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance after surmounting regulatory hurdles, Economic Times reports. The deal, announced last year, allows Microsoft…
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