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Ipsen receives CHMP negative opinion for Palovarotene as treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva in EU

January 28, 2023 Ipsen announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended not to grant marketing authorization for investigational palovarotene as a treatment for the ultra-rare bone disease, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP).

Once-daily Sotyktu gets positive opinion as treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

January 28, 2023 Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has recommended the approval of Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

EMA update on shortages of antibiotics in EU

January 27, 2023 EMA\'s Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (MSSG) met on January 26 to discuss the progress made and to agree on the next steps in the coordinated response to the ongoing shortages of antibiotic medicines containing amoxicillin (alone and in combination with clavulanic acid) in the EU.

Researchers develop new urine test that can diagnose cancer

January 27, 2023 A South Korean research team has developed a new technique for detecting prostate and pancreatic cancer by analyzing urine samples.

India launches 'world's first' intranasal COVID-19 vaccine

January 27, 2023 India on Thursday launched the \'world’s first\' intranasal COVID-19 vaccine developed by local pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech.

Quibim and European Commission to launch EUCAIM, federated infrastructure for cancer images data in Europe

January 25, 2023 Quibim, a medical imaging technology partner, joins the European Commission\'s European Federation for Cancer Images (EUCAIM) project directing major tasks focused on governance and implementation of the Central Hub and data federation and interoperability.

WHO urges actions to protect children from contaminated medicines

January 24, 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) urged to take actions to protect children from over-the-counter cough syrups with confirmed or suspected contamination with high levels of diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG).

5 billion people unprotected from trans fat, toxic chemical that kills and should have no place in food, says WHO

January 23, 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new status report that revealed that five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, increasing their risk of heart disease and death.

Malawi runs out of cholera vaccine amid outbreak spike

January 21, 2023 Malawi has run out of cholera vaccine amid a rise in confirmed cases of the outbreak, the country\'s Health Ministry disclosed on Thursday.

Nigeria issues alert on diphtheria outbreak

January 21, 2023 Nigerian health authorities on Friday issued an alert on the outbreak of diphtheria, a severe bacterial infection, in the country after some cases were reported in a few states.

Sinopharm unit gets OK for mRNA jab clinical trials

January 20, 2023 Sinopharm said on Friday its biotech unit has received regulatory approval for clinical trials of its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant.

Tecentriq + Avastin to reduce risk of cancer returning in people with certain types of early-stage liver cancer

January 19, 2023 Roche announced that the Phase III IMbrave050 study met its primary endpoint of recurrence-free survival (RFS) at the prespecified interim analysis.