Browsing Category
Health
Alzheimer’s disease was transmitted between humans using a now-banned technique, study finds
Scientists shed new light on the spread of Alzheimer's disease in the brain, and discovered the first evidence that it can be transmitted between people via the now-banned growth hormone for humans.
The study was published on Monday in…
Debt-laden Haleon kisses goodbye to ChapStick
Haleon sold ChapStick for more than $500m as it sought to reduce its debts while also boosting its stock price.
The FTSE-100 company has agreed that it will sell its lip balms to Suave Brands for approximately $430 million cash plus a…
AstraZeneca to invest £100m in a vaccine plant near Liverpool
AstraZeneca wants up to £100m in government assistance to expand its vaccine production facility located in the northwest of England.
The UK's largest public company, which is also the most valuable in the world, plans to submit an…
The Alzheimer’s blood tests detects the risk 15 years in advance of symptoms
A study found that a simple blood test could detect the earliest signs of Alzheimer's. This has "huge implications" in screening people over 50 to determine their risk of the disease.
Scientists from Sweden used a simple test kit,…
Superdrug sales are boosted by the ‘Lipstick Effect’
Superdrug's Christmas sales were boosted by the trend of people switching from expensive brands to own-label alternatives to reduce their rising living costs.
The health and beauty retailer's sales grew 9.2 percent in December.…
GSK sells Haleon stake worth £1bn
GSK sold a Haleon stake worth approximately £1 billion on Tuesday evening as part of its plans to divest itself from the FTSE 100 consumer health care company.
The British pharmaceuticals group Haleon has sold another 300 million shares,…
The Covid jab’s creators plot their next miracle
Like many married couples, Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci work best as a double-act. Just as the duo were explaining how the German pharmaceutical company they founded, BioNTech, won the race to develop the Covid vaccine, Sahin leapt to his…
Data shows that expired Pfizer Covid antiviral medications will cost Europe $2.2bn.
According to data from the European Health Agency, more than one billion dollars of Pfizer Covid-19 antiviral medications procured by Pfizer in Europe were wasted because strict controls on who could receive the medication led to millions…
Weight loss drug manufacturer plots a ‘buy Now, Pay Later’ offer
Novo Nordisk wants to help more people get Wegovy jabs, including those who are currently unable to access them.
Novo Nordisk, a maker of obesity drugs, said that it would offer countries the option to "buy now and pay later" for its…
AstraZeneca defends its Covid-19 injection against accusations that it was defective
AstraZeneca has contested accusations that the Covid-19 vaccine was "defective", after a vaccine patient sued for damages, claiming to have suffered a severe side-effect.
The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company, which developed the…
US tech group Palantir wins lucrative NHS data contract
The NHS England announced Tuesday that US data analytics company Palantir had won a contract worth £330mn for the development of a new platform to store patient data.
NHS England stated that the software called Federated Data Platform…
Tonix Pharmaceuticals’ CEO Reveals Next-Generation COVID Vaccine Technology chosen for key…
The landscape of vaccine technology is witnessing a revolutionary change with the introduction of TNX-1800, a next-generation COVID-19 vaccine developed by Tonix Pharmaceuticals. Led by CEO Dr. Seth Lederman, the company has made…