HealthQuill Medical
GSK Plc., a British global pharmaceutical company, announced the FDA had approved an oral drug to treat anaemia arising from chronic kidney disease in patients who have been on dialysis for four months.
Drugs Health Medical

New study paves way for animal-to-human organ transplants

Bharti Jayshankar January 25, 2024: Scientists at the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have successfully transplanted genetically modified pig.

Read More
As cities light up during the night, the pollution caused by the illumination sets an ‘ecological trap’ for migratory birds causing them to collide with glass buildings leading to their death, a study finds.
Climate Health Medical

Global bird extinctions exceed previous estimates

Bharti Jayshankar January 24, 2024: A new comprehensive study says the extent of bird extinctions since the Late Pleistocene has been vastly underestimated,.

Read More
Maternal deaths have risen or stagnated globally over recent years, and every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the WHO.
Drugs Health Medical

Scientists cultivate mini-placentas in lab to decode pregnancy disorders

Bharti Jayshankar January 24, 2024: Researchers in the UK and Switzerland have successfully grown miniature placentas in a laboratory setting, offering new insights.

Read More
Global health bodies in more than 100 nations are uniting to vaccinate children after COVID-19 waves severed supplies, shuttered clinics, and overburdened health services.
Drugs Health Medical

UK sees an upsurge in measles, declares it as ‘public health risk’

HQ Team January 20, 2024: Measles is fast witnessing a surge across the world and the latest region reporting an upsurge is central.

Read More
GSK Plc announced that its subsidiary ViiV Healthcare got a green light from the European Commission for the company’s HIV prevention medicine.
Drugs Medical Pharma

GSK offloads 300 million shares in Haleon for $1.2 billion

HQ Team January 19, 2024: GSK is giving up more of its stake in Haleon, the consumer health business the British pharma giant.

Read More
blue light filtering not beneficial for eye health
Drugs Health Medical

Study finds gene variants tied to higher incidents of glaucoma in Africans

HQ Team January 19, 2024: A comprehensive multicohort genome-wide association study (GWAS), led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the.

Read More
The FDA has approved US-based DermaSensor Inc.'s handheld wireless skin cancer detection device that is powered by artificial intelligence technology.
Drugs Medical Pharma

FDA green lights DermaSensor’s skin cancer detection device in the US

HQ Team January 18, 2024: The FDA has approved US-based DermaSensor Inc.’s handheld wireless skin cancer detection device that is powered by artificial.

Read More
Merck announced its experimental trial on patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension had led to an extension in walking distance and reduced exacerbating the condition by 84%.
Climate Health Medical

EPA abandons plan to phase out animal testing for chemicals by 2035

HQ team January 18, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reversed its decision to implement to phase out the use of.

Read More
The number of adults who smoke has fallen to one in five from one in three in 2000 with 150 nations reducing tobacco use successfully, according to the World Health Organization.
Health Medical Pharma

More smokers quit globally, WHO warns against industry’s tactics

HQ Team January 16, 2024: The number of adults who smoke has fallen to one in five from one in three in 2000.

Read More
mushrooms
Drugs Health Medical

Global deaths from fungal disease double, account for 6.8% of overall

HQ team January 16, 2024: A recent study has found that global deaths from fungal diseases have doubled in the past decade. The.

Read More