17 January 2023
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India’s Narayana Health nabs medical financing deal with Fibe
INDIA – Narayana Health, one of the best multi-specialty private hospitals in India, has joined forces with the consumer lending platform Fibe with an aim…
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HempStreet partners with MGC Pharma to produce orally inhaled drug for COVID-19
INDIA – HempStreet, India’s first and largest research to retail player in the medicinal cannabis space, has worked with MGC Pharmaceuticals Limited (MGC Pharma) to…
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Saudi Arabia ready to hold its international conference on medical device regulation
SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is ready to host an annual international conference focused on medical devices regulation at the Crowne Plaza…
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Bayer shifts pharma focus away from Europe citing continent’s “innovation unfriendly” policies
GERMANY — German firm Bayer is shifting away from Europe and the United Kingdom, citing the continent’s “unfriendly” policies to innovation, amid widespread concern about…
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New Omicron subvariant detected in Botswana as a result of mutation
BOTSWANA – Botswana has discovered new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, said a government official in a press release. The new subvariant is a result of mutations…
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AbbVie and Eli Lilly quit drug pricing agreement with NHS over increasingly punitive revenue clawbacks
UK — AbbVie and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) have shocked the UK Government by withdrawing from the voluntary medicines pricing agreement in response to…
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EveImmune’s oncobiotic drug candidate treats first cancer patient in Phase I clinical trial
FRANCE — EverImmune, a clinical-stage biotech company specializing in the development of live biotherapeutics in microbiota oncology, reports that the first patient has been treated…
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Society of Medical Doctors cautions government on decision of reopening school
MALAWI – Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) has cautioned government’s decision of reopening schools amidst the ongoing cholera outbreak. The group says it is a…
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Ministry of health commences posting of medical interns to public hospitals
KENYA – The Ministry of Health of Kenya has started posting 889 medical interns to various public hospitals after signing an agreement with KMPDU last…
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DoH registers over 10,000 organ donors under its “Hayat” frontier
UAE – The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has announced that it has enrolled over 10,000 organ donors under its community campaign dubbed…