Health
Gates donates $40 million to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $40 million to a Belgian biotech company and two leading African vaccine manufacturers in a bid to
Bird flu infects commercial poultry flock in US
The US has detected its first case of bird flu on a commercial poultry farm since April, in a flock of 47,300 turkeys in Jerauld
US FDA still not satisfied with Philips recall
The US Food and Drug Administration said it is still not satisfied with the way Dutch health technology firm Philips has handled a major product
Dengue ‘will take off’ in southern Europe, US and Africa this decade
Dengue will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, according to the WHO’s chief
Britain proposes to ban cigarettes from the younger generation
The British government on Wednesday proposed banning the younger generation from ever buying cigarettes. The move would create some of the world’s toughest smoking regulations
U.S. plans to move Merck’s COVID drug to the commercial market
The US government will stop distributing free doses of Merck & Co’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment molnupiravir by the middle of next month and expects it
Mexico has reported H5N1 avian influenza in wild ducks
Mexican animal safety authorities confirmed the first case of H5N1 bird flu in wild birds on Wednesday after declaring the country’s poultry farms free of
Amgen data on late-stage lung cancer drug ‘inadequate’
US Food and Drug Administration experts said Amgen’s late-stage trial may not be sufficient to confirm the effectiveness of its lung cancer drug, as the
US FDA authorises updated Novavax vaccine for COVID
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has approved an updated version of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in individuals aged 12
India discovers more toxic syrups after poisoning deaths
India’s drug regulator has found that a cough syrup and anti-allergy syrup made by Norris Medicines are toxic, according to a government report, months after