Vaccination
Canada secures deals for millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses
Canada announced deals on Monday with US companies Novavax and Johnson & Johnson for millions doses of their experimental COVID-19 vaccines.
Aug 31, 2020
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Vaccination
AstraZeneca: won't profit from COVID-19 vaccine in pandemic
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca repeated its promise not to profit from a COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic as it reported it was on track with late-stage trials for the treatment.
Jul 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: how countries aim to get the vaccine first by cutting opaque supply deals
The University of Oxford recently published promising news about the results from the phase one/two trials of the vaccine it is developing for COVID-19. The clinical trials, involving 1,077 volunteers in the UK aged 18-55, ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Medications
The updated deal for pharmacists will help recognise their role as health experts, not just retailers
Australia's 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement, which comes into force today and lasts five years, will see the government provide A$16 billion for dispensing subsidized medicines and A$1.15 billion for other services such ...
Jul 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AstraZeneca agrees to make COVID-19 vaccine for Europe
Drugmaker AstraZeneca struck a deal Saturday to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to European Union countries, the latest in a series of agreements as scientists, governments and pharmaceutical ...
Jun 13, 2020
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Medications
Novartis, Aurobindo call off Sandoz sale
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis said Thursday it had struck a mutual agreement with Aurobindo Pharma to cancel a deal to sell Sandoz to the Indian firm.
Apr 2, 2020
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Medications
Canada's coronavirus aid package guards against drug shortages with compulsory licensing
Canada's COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, which provides emergency assistance to cope with the expected dramatic economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic, contains an important clause that may get overlooked. The act ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
France extends stay-at-home order until at least April 15: PM
France extended its stay-at-home order for all non-essential employees, as well as widespread business closures, until at least April 15 in an effort to curtail the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Cardiology
AJR: Smartphone, laptop prove reliable and accurate for acute ischemic stroke decision
Mobile devices proved both reliable and accurate for the clinical decision to administer IV thrombolysis in patients with acute stroke, according to an ahead-of-print article in the April issue of the American Journal of ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
What needs to happen for better cancer prevention and control in Kenya
Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe are leading in new cancer cases in Africa. In 2018 Kenya was reported to have 47 887 new cancer cases (130 cases daily) and 32 987 deaths (90 daily). This marked a 30% rise since 2012.
Feb 3, 2020
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