Month: October 2020

Mr. Trump received a single dose of an antibody cocktail made by the biotech company Regeneron. The company’s C.E.O. has known the president for years.

Mr. Trump received a single dose of an antibody cocktail made by the biotech company Regeneron. The company’s C.E.O. has known the president for years.

Aimed at improving patient care, Proposition 23 would require a doctor or highly trained nurse at each of the state’s 600 dialysis clinics whenever patients […]

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said on Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, news that came as the nation was reeling from President Trump’s […]

Moderna CEO says coronavirus vaccine won’t be ready for FDA till late November: FT esagonowsky Fri, 10/02/2020 – 11:33

Every care provider and life sciences business says the same thing: the global pandemic emergency is acting as an unprecedented accelerant that is profoundly changing […]

The latest unemployment report out Friday showed the hospital sector had a small dip in its workforce, though ambulatory services and dentists saw continued gains.

Discussions began in late 2019, but stalled earlier this year as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated in the U.S., stressing provider finances, and reports of opposition […]

Beaumont did not give a reason for the ending of talks, which had been put on hold while Beaumont tried to work out issues with […]

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has started the first ‘rolling review’ of a COVID-19 vaccine, which is being developed by the company […]

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that additional warnings are now to be added to the patient information leaflet of […]

Gilead’s Truvada faces Teva generics assault amid Descovy switching campaign kblankenship Fri, 10/02/2020 – 09:42

Pfizer CEO Bourla, ‘disappointed’ by COVID vaccine rhetoric, warns politics could threaten uptake esagonowsky Fri, 10/02/2020 – 09:18

According to a study, there is gender parity (equality) in just 3.5 percent of the 115 expert groups and decision-making COVID-19 task forces studied. The […]

About Author Nrusingha Panda Department of Quality Assurance, Mankind Pharma Ltd., Bermiok Elaka, South Sikkim, Sikkim, Zip Code- 737126, India ABSTRACT Regulatory authorities expect from […]

The coronavirus pandemic has hit disproportionately hard in Black and Hispanic communities, where infection rates and death rates have reached staggering levels. But as scientists race […]

Republicans are struggling to show they support ObamaCare’s protections for people with preexisting health conditions as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in a […]

FiercePharmaAsia—CStone-Pfizer deal; Gilead’s filgotinib nods; Takeda-Ovid epilepsy data aliu Fri, 10/02/2020 – 05:41

Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal report identifies a number of key actions

Fast track designation is based on promising phase Ib results

US Food and Drug Administration broadens investigation into serious adverse event

NHS Confederation director responds to latest figures

Sitting around the kitchen table, Dirk’s family can’t help but talk about medicine. Dirk, his wife, all three of their children and their spouses are […]

Los científicos están analizando el potencial medicinal de plantas y animales en los vastos bosques tropicales de la región.

Los científicos están analizando el potencial medicinal de plantas y animales en los vastos bosques tropicales de la región.

Cientistas estudam o potencial medicinal de plantas e animais na vasta floresta tropical da região.

Cientistas estudam o potencial medicinal de plantas e animais na vasta floresta tropical da região.

Scientists are looking at the medicinal potential of plants and animals in the region’s vast tropical forests.

Scientists are looking at the medicinal potential of plants and animals in the region’s vast tropical forests.

The gravest of what-ifs has become a “what now?”: This morning, while many Americans were sleeping, President Donald Trump announced that he and the first […]

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House physician announced late Thursday, underscoring major challenges facing the country as […]

The vaccine will be ready for wide distribution late this year or early next, officials say. That’s roughly the same schedule as shots from rivals […]

The therapy works like plasma therapy. However, the blood plasma is obtained from animals — from horses, in this case — that have recovered from […]

The Covax facility, which seeks to pool in resources to accelerate the development of the promising vaccine candidates for Covid-19 that will be made accessible […]

The survey of more than 4,300 people ranked Amwell and Doctor on Demand as well as insurers. Sicker patients were less likely to report a […]

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Tump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, participated in a “mock” ruling exercise on the Affordable Care Act before Justice Ruth […]

Getting people to wear bicycle helmets can be tricky. Many cyclists complain that helmets are just too hot. But EU-funded researchers are now making the […]

[Federal Register Volume 85, (Friday, October 2, 2020 )] [Notice] [Pages 62326-62327] National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Charter Renewal

02/10/2020 The new Healthy Workplaces Campaign website is now available! Find out everything you need to know about the Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2020-22 on its […]

Five vulnerable Senate Republicans on Thursday broke with President Trump’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, in an attempt to insulate themselves from Democratic […]

Welcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care. Six Republican senators broke with their colleagues on an ObamaCare vote, the CEO of Pfizer doesn’t like how the coronavirus […]

Senate Democrats on Thursday pressed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) internal watchdog to open a probe into claims that officials in the […]

Louisiana’s Ochsner Health System and Lafayette General Health have completed their merger announced about one year ago.

Providers who began practicing in January through March will now be eligible, and those who already received or rejected aid can apply again.

A diverse group of companies with synergistic areas of expertise, including precision medicine, diagnostics, occupational health, pharmaceuticals and clinical testing laboratories, the consortium will help […]

The Indian pharma sector, currently valued at USD 40 billion, has the potential to become a global pharmacy hub in the coming years, the Chemicals […]

“It is our sincere request that the government notify the final e-pharmacy rules,” the association added. Draft e-Pharmacy Rules are in addition to, and not […]

Ian Pepper and Charles Gerba have been waiting 30 years for the chance to use sewage to save the world. And in the last week […]

The two first partnered on remote exams in 2016, integrating Tyto devices for patients to check health and symptoms during an at-home primary or urgent […]

A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that […]

Researchers have developed electronic blood vessels that can be actively tuned to address subtle changes in the body after implantation. The blood vessels — made […]

Researchers investigated the effects of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) loaded with the antibiotic ciprofloxacin on osteomyelitis caused by implants. By administering ADSC-loaded ciprofloxacin to the […]

Here’s a look at some of the major health measures Newsom signed into law this year. Most will take effect on Jan. 1.

Spoiler: the two nominees diverge on almost everything.

Those costs have little to do with research and development or industry efforts to help people afford medication, as drug companies often claim, according to […]

Novartis, Amgen and Mallinckrodt used aggressive price hikes to meet sales goals, congressional probe finds esagonowsky Thu, 10/01/2020 – 09:53

The job market — which many rely on for commercial insurance coverage — is likely to remain strained as long as the U.S. fails to […]

Providers quickly pivoted many services to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially inviting fraud.

Tennessee packaging company drops $21M into ‘state-of-the-art’ facility for push into cold chain, biologics kblankenship Thu, 10/01/2020 – 09:12

It’s the latest in a string of big deals in the virtual care industry as Wall Street continues to warm to digital health amid COVID-19. […]

According to a new report, a Phase I clinical trial to test an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine spray has received approval in China.  The report from […]

The mRNA-1273 vaccine was co-developed by researchers at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Moderna Inc. to prevent infection by […]

Sixfold Bioscience snares U.K. grant to test cancer-fighting siRNA delivery system fkansteiner Thu, 10/01/2020 – 07:46

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the United Nations (UN) has been pledged nearly $1 billion to bolster access to lifesaving tests, treatments […]

Richard Torbett, the Chief Executive of The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), has warned UK Members of Parliament (MPs) that failure to reach […]

1 October, 2020: Hear from digital health experts and leading health professionals currently using electronic prescriptions and find out how to get your pharmacy ready. […]

In a randomised, double-blind clinical trial testing the protective efficacy of a daily regimen of hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19, researchers found there was no difference in […]

NHS funding has been approved for the drug’s use as a treatment for opioid-induced constipation

66.7% of patients in the intent-to-treat population were able to feed orally without the need for feeding support

The product is designed to help reduce hospital trips for cancer patients

The R rate has fallen but prevalence of infection is at a record level

01/10/2020 – 12:15 Low value negotiated procedure: Monitoring and provision of EU political and occupational safety and health information (EUOSHA/2020/NE/F/SE/0129)

EU press conference: Launch of the ‘Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load’ Campaign 2020-22 12/10/2020 Brussels Belgium