Health
Nestle begins work on ‘companion products’ for weight loss medication
Nestle on Thursday said it has started work on products that will “complement” weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s revolutionary Wegovy, hoping to capitalise on
European regulator warns EU and UK over counterfeit Ozempic pens
The European medicines regulator on Wednesday warned of pre-filled pens falsely labelled as Novo Nordisk’s popular diabetes drug Ozempic at wholesalers in the European Union
Merck’s Keytruda has received FDA approval to expand its use in lung cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Merck & Co’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda in early-stage patients with non-small cell lung
Hyloris Pharma has received US FDA approval for its pain treatment
US health regulators have approved Hyloris Pharmaceuticals’ drug for post-operative pain, the Belgian company said on Wednesday, adding that it expects to launch the non-opioid
EU regulator supports use of Merck’s drug to treat viral infections
Merck & Co said the European Union’s medicines regulator has recommended a registration authorisation for the company’s Prevymis drug to treat a type of infection
Omeros halts development of kidney disease therapy after study fails
Omeros Corp. said Monday it will stop developing an experimental therapy to treat a certain type of kidney disease after a late-stage study failed and
Italy will charge foreigners €2,000 a year for medical care
Foreigners living in Italy will be able to use the national health service after paying an annual fee of 2,000 euros ($2,109), the government said
Labcorp launches three-step blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
Labcorp has begun selling U.S. doctors the first test for three blood biomarkers they say can detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease, speeding diagnosis of the
FDA found no violations at trial sites regarding Pfizer’s Lyme disease vaccine
A U.S. health regulator found no violations at clinical centres run by Care Access for Pfizer and French partner Valneva in a trial of a
More than 7 million Americans have received updated COVID vaccines
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, more than 7 million Americans have received the updated COVID-19 vaccines, despite reports that some