GLOBAL
Following years of bad press, research into psilocybin is making a comeback with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine leading the way having been awarded a federal grant for psychedelic treatment research...
GLOBAL
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to accelerate epidemic preparedness...
GLOBAL
Within two years, the world could have a combined Covid-19 and flu booster...
GLOBAL
GlaxoSmithKline, the owner of Aquafresh, Voltaren and Eno, has rejected a proposal from Unilever to acquire GSK's Consumer Healthcare business...
GLOBAL
In the world's first transplant of its kind, man in the US receives a genetically-modified pig heart
SOUTH AFRICA
This month marks the incorporation of South Africa's Biovac Institute into Pfizer's supply chain, kickstarting the firm as the first in Africa to produce the mRNA vaccine in early 2022...
GLOBAL
A new nanomedicine used in combination with radiotherapy, could significantly improve treatment outcomes for men with locally advanced prostate cancer...
GLOBAL
The first oral Covid-19 medicine, Molnupiravir, for treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in adults has been authorised...
GLOBAL
The drug policy median score across all 30 countries for humane and health driven drug policies is just 48/100...
GLOBAL
The Energize programme, a collaboration between 10 global pharmaceutical companies to engage hundreds of suppliers in climate action and decarbonisation of the pharmaceutical value chain...
GLOBAL
Molnupiravir, an investigational oral Covid-19 antiviral medicine, that could be the first oral antiviral medicine available for Covid-19 therapy...
GLOBAL
In the run-up to the G20 summit in Rome, Italy, on October 30-31, a G20 Manifesto that outlines seven actions G20 leaders must take before the meeting...
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A rating of medical services based on artificial intelligence (AI) used in Moscow's healthcare system has been published...
GLOBAL
Honoured with a one-of-a-kind doll made in their likeness, the six experts in the fields are being highlighted for making a positive impact in their communities...
GLOBAL
As thousands of devout Muslims flock to Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage this week, scientists warn the sacred rite is under threat...
Maya Gebeily 21 Jul 2021
GLOBAL
Our recent study shows that global commercial milk formula sales are booming. Between 2005 and 2019, world milk formula sales more than doubled from 3.5kg to 7.4kg per child...
GLOBAL
Whether or not a person with COVID-19 develops severe disease depends a lot on how their immune system reacts to the coronavirus...
Rebecca Aicheler 17 Dec 2020
GLOBAL
Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into a pandemic era. The virus that causes Covid-19, for example, is linked to similar viruses in bats, which may have been passed to humans via pangolins or another species...
Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020
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The first Tobacco Transformation Index finds that the majority of the 15 largest tobacco companies are not making substantive progress in phasing out cigarettes...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) latest analysis shows that the damage to air travel from Covid-19 extends into the medium-term, with long-haul and international travel being the most severely impacted...
