Health
Swiss to lift ban on medical use cannabis
The Swiss government on Wednesday decided to lift the ban on cannabis for medical use from August 1.
Jun 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New study reports need to monitor public interest in shopping and sales of popular Puff Bar e-cigarette brand
New research led by scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows the need for continued surveillance of the changes in shopping interest and sales for Puff Bar, the most preferred brand of electronic cigarettes or ...
May 12, 2022
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Medical research
Concerted action a key to COVID vaccine development
A new report commissioned by The Wellcome Trust has identified the factors that enabled vaccines for COVID-19 to be developed and authorized so quickly and effectively.
Mar 11, 2022
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Medical research
New research raises concerns about clinical trial bias from undisclosed censoring
New research in the December 2021 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found that only 59% of oncology clinical trials studied provided adequately-defined rules for censoring. The researchers ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Vaccination
GSK-Medicago announce positive results for trial Covid vaccine
British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline and Canada's Medicago said on Tuesday they had seen positive results with a candidate COVID-19 vaccine in a large-scale trial, although the tests were carried out before the Omicron variant ...
Dec 07, 2021
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Vaccination
Australia approves COVID vaccine for children aged 5-11
Australia on Sunday cleared the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, with the next stage of its vaccine rollout expected to start in early 2022.
Dec 05, 2021
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Vaccination
Australia approves vaccine booster shots for adults
Australia on Wednesday authorised booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines for over-18s, with the third dose expected to be offered to the entire population from next month.
Oct 27, 2021
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Vaccination
Swiss authorise COVID booster jabs for the vulnerable
Switzerland on Tuesday authorised booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines for the over-65s, as it urged those with no protection at all to get immunised.
Oct 26, 2021
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Medications
Pipeline of cell and gene therapies holds promise for repairing the Parkinson's-damaged brains
After several decades of pre-clinical development, cell- and gene-based therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD) are now actively being explored. In this special supplement to the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, "Repairing ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Vaccination
Moderna submits application to US regulator for COVID booster shot
Moderna on Wednesday announced it had begun submitting an application to the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize a booster of its COVID vaccine after trial data showed a significant increase in antibodies against ...
Sep 02, 2021
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