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U.S. experimental HIV vaccine regimen safe but ineffective, study shows

January 19, 2023 An investigational HIV vaccine regimen tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people was safe but did not provide protection against HIV acquisition, an independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) has determined.

Personalised drug therapy hope for bile duct cancer patients

January 19, 2023 A drug treatment for bile duct cancer patients with a rare mutation has been shown to improve outlook and prolong life in clinical trials.

One U.S. fish equal to month's worth of water contaminated with toxic equivalent

January 17, 2023 Eating one freshwater fish caught in a river or lake in the United States is the equivalent of drinking a month\'s worth of water contaminated with toxic \"forever chemicals\", new research said on Tuesday.

Chemicals accumulated in vagina may contribute to spontaneous preterm birth

January 16, 2023 Chemicals that accumulate in the vagina, potentially originating from personal care products, may contribute to spontaneous preterm birth, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

EMA confirms measures to minimise risk of serious side effects with Janus kinase inhibitors for chronic inflammatory

January 15, 2023 EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has endorsed the measures recommended by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) to minimise the risk of serious side effects with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors used to treat several chronic inflammatory disorders.

U.S. health agencies see possible link between Pfizer's updated COVID-19 shot, strokes

January 15, 2023 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday that their surveillance system flagged a possible link between the new Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and strokes in people aged 65 and older.

China revises COVID-19 death number from only 37 to 60,000

January 14, 2023 China made a significant revision of its official death toll in the latest outbreak of coronavirus to nearly 60,000 deaths linked to COVID-19.

EU approves Roche's Xofluza for influenza in children aged 1 year and above

January 12, 2023 Roche announced that the European Commission has approved Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) in children aged one year and above for the treatment of uncomplicated influenza and for post-exposure prophylaxis of influenza.

WHO alert against use of Marion Biotech cough syrups

January 12, 2023 The World Health Organization has warned against the use of two Indian cough syrups for children that have been linked to deaths in Uzbekistan.

Pharmacists in Ontario now treating 13 common ailments and renewing prescriptions for most medications

January 12, 2023 Ontario is making it more convenient for people to connect to care closer to home by allowing pharmacists to treat and prescribe medications for thirteen of the most common medical ailments, including rashes, pink eye, insect bites and urinary tract infections.

Renexxion announces opening of investigational new drug application for Naronapride

January 11, 2023 Renexxion Ireland Limited announces opening of the Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for naronapride for the treatment of GI motility disorders in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a first step towards conducting clinical trials of this drug candidate in CF patients.

MTD Group: Innovative safety needle with fully passive mechanism, received FDA clearance

January 11, 2023 MTD Group announced the FDA clearance obtained by its affiliate Pikdare for DropSafe Sicura passive safety needle for the intramuscular and subcutaneous injection of vaccines and other drugs.