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USA — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Amgen and AstraZeneca’s Tezspire for self-administration using a single-use, pre-filled pen for severe asthma patients aged 12…
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INDIA – Amrita Hospitals has raised the bar for health care delivery in Faridabad with the launch of its specialized clinic for asthma care, treatment, and support. The Department of…
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UGANDA – Researchers at Makerere University Lung Institute have found out that two in every 10 children aged between 12 and 15 have symptoms of asthma, a respiratory condition that…
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AFRICA – New data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly becoming the main cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, where the diseases…
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KENYA – The Kenyan Ministry of Health has launched key policy documents to guide the management of Tuberculosis and Asthma in the country as well as provide updated lung health…
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INDIA – Cipla’s shares increased by a percent after the drug producer resolved a funding dispute with the US-based pharmaceutical company Pulmatrix Inc. The funding squabble with Pulmatrix Inc was…
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UNITED KINGDOM – GlaxoSmithKline announced on Wednesday that Hal Barron, chief scientific officer (CSO), will leave the company later this year to become CEO of the biotechnology start-up Altos Labs.…
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GHANA – AstraZeneca, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has opened a nebulization station at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) in the Northern Ghana to help improve asthma care for patients…
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