Health
US birth rate declines after rising in pandemic era
The number of births in the US in 2023 fell by 2% from the previous year, thanks in part to a sharp decline in births
Scholz pledges support for Germany’s pharmaceutical sector with Merck investment
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a ceremony with Merck to support the pharmaceutical sector by providing tax breaks for research and cutting red tape
Two million Britons suffer prolonged COVID symptoms
Two million people in England and Scotland continue to suffer from prolonged symptoms of COVID, of whom 381,000 have had their daily activities severely limited,
EU launches investigation into China’s medical device market
The European Commission on Wednesday launched an investigation into China’s state purchases of medical equipment, the latest in a series of moves that are heightening
The Republic of Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox
The Republic of Congo has declared a Congo smallpox epidemic after 19 cases were confirmed in five departments. No deaths have yet been reported, said
About 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries may be eligible for Wegovy coverage
About 3.6 million overweight or obese patients with cardiovascular disease insured under Medicare in the U.S. may be eligible for coverage of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss
The US FDA has approved ImmunityBio for the treatment of bladder cancer
U.S. health regulators approved ImmunityBio’s combination therapy for a type of bladder cancer on Monday, ending the company’s efforts to bring its treatment to market.
FDA refuses to approve treatment for skin diseases
Abeona Therapeutics said on Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to approve the treatment for a rare skin blister, causing its
Pfizer and Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in the UK
Pfizer and BioNTech have applied to a London court to revoke rival Moderna’s patents on a key technology for the development of COVID-19 vaccines, in
Contaminated cough syrup is no longer available in Africa
A contaminated batch of Benylin baby syrup is no longer available in the African countries where it was sold, the World Health Organisation said on