Health
Countries risk missing deadline for pandemic agreement, says WHO chief
Countries risk missing a May deadline to agree on a legally binding pandemic control treaty, which would be a blow to future generations, the head
EU drug watchdog to consider wider use of slimming drug Wegovy
The European Union’s medicines regulator will this week consider wider use of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy, which includes reducing the risk of strokes
BioNTech challenges AstraZeneca with precision breast cancer drug trial
BioNTech and partner Duality Biologics said they launched a late-stage trial testing their precision drug against a certain type of breast cancer, taking on a
British health agency warns measles outbreak could spread
Britain’s public health agency has warned that a measles outbreak in central England could spread to other cities if urgent action is not taken to
US FDA adds ‘boxed warning’ for Amgen’s Prolia drug that promotes bone mass loss
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added a serious warning regarding information about prescribing Amgen’s drug Prolia to treat bone loss because it increases
US FDA finds new manufacturing violations at Eli Lilly plant
U.S. inspectors recently uncovered new production problems at an Eli Lilly facility. According to government records obtained by Reuters, the plant is under the scrutiny
US FDA approves DermaSensor device to detect skin cancer with AI
Privately held device maker DermaSensor said Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its handheld device that uses artificial intelligence to detect
The U.S. has established a rule designed to speed up insurance approvals
The administration of US President Joe Biden on Wednesday gave final approval to a rule requiring health insurers to set target dates for the prior
Minority children in the US receive worse health care, analysis finds
The quality of healthcare received by minority children in the United States is universally worse than that of white children, even after accounting for insurance
The Philippines bans poultry imports from California and Ohio
The Philippine Department of Agriculture has banned poultry imports from California and Ohio to the United States due to several outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian