HealthQuill Health
The WHO has recommended Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Qdenga vaccine for dengue where there is a high disease burden and high transmission intensity.
Drugs Health Pharma

Global health agency recommends Takeda’s dengue vaccine Qdenga 

HQ Team October 3, 2023: The WHO has recommended Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Qdenga vaccine for dengue where there is a high.

Read More
The World Health Organization has recommended a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children to overcome a shortage of medicine, particularly in the African region.
Drugs Health Pharma

WHO plans to roll out second malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M by mid-2024

The World Health Organization has recommended a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children to overcome a shortage of medicine, particularly in.

Read More
Opinion: Dr K Leelamoni on dengue prevention, surveillance
Health Medical Pharma

Opinion: Dr K Leelamoni on dengue prevention, surveillance in India

October 3, 2023: Limna Purushan, 46, works as a domestic helper in my home in Kochi. She has been saving up all her.

Read More
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko and US immunologist Drew Weissman jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries that led to the development of vaccines to fight the Covid-19 virus.
Drugs Health Pharma

Scientists behind Covid-19 mRNA vaccine bag Nobel medicine prize

HQ Team October 2, 2023: Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko and US immunologist Drew Weissman jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Read More
Cordis, a US-based medical device maker, has acquired Switzerland’s MedAlliance for up to $1.1 billion to expand its product portfolio.
Health Medical Pharma

Cordis acquires medical device maker MedAlliance for $1.1 billion

HQ Team October 2, 2023: Cordis, a US-based medical device maker, has acquired Switzerland’s MedAlliance for up to $1.1 billion to expand its.

Read More
A total of 770,875,433 (770.8 million) people globally have been infected by the coronavirus as of September 27 and 6,959,316 died due to the disease, according to the WHO.
Drugs Health Pharma

COVID-19 global death toll nears seven million, WHO says ‘still a threat’ 

HQ Team October 2, 2023: A total of 770,875,433 (770.8 million) people globally have been infected by the coronavirus as of September 27.

Read More
A drug that mimics the benefits of rigorous exercise has been developed on mice by scientists at the University of Florida
Drugs Health Pharma

Weight-loss drug mimicking exercise may help treat obesity, diabetes

HQ Team October 2, 2023: A drug that mimics the benefits of rigorous exercise has been developed on mice by scientists at the.

Read More
Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut the risk of heart disease by 20%, according to a study by researchers at the US-based Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Drugs Health Pharma

Take five flights of stairs daily to cut heart disease by 20%: Tulane study

HQ Team October 2, 2023: Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut the risk of heart disease by 20%,.

Read More
Pfizer announced the availability of its migraine management drug Rimegepant in Hong Kong — the company’s first market in Asia.
Drugs Health Pharma

Pfizer enters Hong Kong migraine market, its first in Asia

HQ Team September 29, 2023: Pfizer announced the availability of its migraine management drug Rimegepant in Hong Kong — the company’s first market.

Read More
Bionomics Limited, a clinical-stage biotechnology company announced positive outcomes for its experimental drug to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Drugs Health Pharma

Bionomics’ PTSD experimental drug yield positive results in trials

HQ Team September 29, 2023: Bionomics Limited, a clinical-stage biotechnology company announced positive outcomes for its experimental drug to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Read More