Category: Health
AstraZeneca gets EU backing for targeted breast cancer therapies
AstraZeneca (AZN.L) said on Monday two of its existing therapies were recommended for treating patients with some forms of high-risk breast cancers in the European Union, in [...] » More
Covid lab leak theory needs more research, say WHO advisors
Scientists advising the World Health Organization on how to move forward investigating the origins of Covid-19 said Thursday further studies were needed into whether the [...] » More
Novavax COVID shot, aimed at vaccine skeptics, overwhelmingly backed by FDA panel
Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to recommend that the agency authorise Novavax Inc’s (NVAX.O) COVID-19 vaccine for use [...] » More
Pfiser to spend $120 million to boost US COVID pill manufacturing
Pfiser Inc (PFE.N) said on Monday it would spend $120 million to expand manufacturing of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment at its Michigan plant, as demand ramps up. Use of [...] » More
Strong T-cell response for blood cancer patients after vaccine; COVID breakthrough often serious for cancer patients
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19 and cancer presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Blood [...] » More
J&J gives notice to terminate Emergent manufacturing deal for COVID vaccine
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Monday it had formally informed Emergent BioSolutions Inc (EBS.N) of its decision to terminate agreement with the contract manufacturer [...] » More
Test makers target monkeypox market as cases surge
Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox, hoping to tap into a new market as governments ramp up efforts to trace the world’s first major outbreak [...] » More
Health agency confirms community spread of monkeypox in England
Monkeypox appears to be spreading from person to person in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday. The usually mild viral disease, which is endemic [...] » More
Outbreaks of diseases such as monkeypox becoming more frequent, warns WHO
Outbreaks of endemic diseases such as monkeypox and lassa fever are becoming more persistent and frequent, the World Health Organization’s emergencies director, Mike [...] » More
Vietnam develops ‘world’s first’ African swine fever vaccine for commercial use
Vietnam said on Wednesday it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to [...] » More
New WHO panel to speed up pandemic response, address shortcomings
The World Health Organization’s governing board agreed on Monday to form a new committee to help speed up its response to health emergencies like COVID-19. The UN [...] » More
GSK to spend up to $3.3 billion on Affinivax to boost vaccines roster
GSK (GSK.L) on Tuesday agreed to buy US biotech Affinivax for up to $3.3 billion, its second major deal in two months, giving the British pharmaceutical giant access to the [...] » More
What vaccines, treatments do we have to combat monkeypox?
With cases of monkeypox inexplicably on the rise outside of Africa where the viral disease is endemic public health officials are using contact tracing, isolation and [...] » More
Pfiser offers to sell medicines at cost to poorest countries
US pharmaceutical giant Pfiser on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world’s poorest countries, as part of a new [...] » More
Countries agree to overhaul WHO funding
Shaken by the pandemic, the World Health Organization’s member states agreed Tuesday to overhaul how they fund the UN health agency, giving it much more money to spend [...] » More
