US – GE has announced appointment of Pete Arduini as president and Chief Executive Officer of GE Healthcare effective January 3, 2022. Arduini will succeed Kieran Murphy who will continue…
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Dr. Reddy’s launches icosapent ethyl capsules into the U.S market
US – Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, a leading multinational pharmaceutical company based in India and overseas, has launched its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved 1-gram Icosapent ethyl capsules.…
Read MoreSanofi’s and translate bio’s mRNA influenza vaccine now in its first phase clinical trials
US – Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine global unit of Sanofi and Translate bio, is initiating the first phase clinical trials of its mRNA influenza vaccine. This is a move that…
Read MoreHealth experts to review heart related complications among teens post their COVID jab
WORLD – A panel of health experts convened by the US health agency will meet to review data surrounding more than 300 confirmed cases of heart inflammation among adolescents and…
Read MoreLilly’s donanemab receives U.S. FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy designation for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for donanemab, Eli Lilly and Company’s investigational antibody therapy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The Breakthrough Therapy…
Read MoreCadila, Bayer joint venture partnership gets a three-year extension
INDIA – Zydus Cadila, a leading Indian Pharmaceutical company and Bayer (South East Asia), a subsidiary in Singapore that deals in distribution of prescription drugs, have decided to extend their…
Read MoreZimbabwean entities get SADC funding to produce protective equipment
ZIMBABWE – Two local institutions in Zimbabwe have received funding from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to manufacture COVID-19 protective equipment for the benefit of the wider regional market.…
Read MoreVien Health unveils in Ghana to digitally ease doctor-patient access
GHANA – Vien Health, a virtual healthcare solutions provider that describes itself as Africa’s leading virtual healthcare platform, has launched in Ghana to help easy access between patients and doctors…
Read MoreBan on MSF operations in Cameroon continues to obstruct healthcare delivery
CAMEROON – While thousands of people struggle to access vital healthcare in the restive North-West region of Cameroon, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is still denied the resumption of…
Read MoreStringent lockdown measures likely in South Africa as COVID-19 cases surge
SOUTH AFRICA – President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with the National Coronavirus Command Council to discuss the government’s response to the third Covid-19 wave of infections and the…
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