Drugs Health Medical

Unknown illness sweeps across Congo’s northwest, 53 people die

A mystery illness sweeping over Congo has killed 53 people and infected 400 more, with an initial probe tracking the outbreak to three.

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Health Medical Pharma

Saudi Arabia reaffirms $500 million pledge to eradicate polio

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed a $500 million pledge to the WHO’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative to fight the disease plaguing vulnerable children, according.

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Health Medical Research

Easy access to green spaces may solve screen addiction problems in kids

Bharti Jayshankar January 11, 2024: Excessive screen time of children is a growing concern as many studies have correlated cognitive and language skills.

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Drugs Health Pharma

USFDA postpones Organon’s eczema drug review by three months

The US regulator has extended a review of an application by Organon & Co.’s atopic dermatitis (eczema) drug by three months with a.

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Climate Drugs Medical

Baxter plans to limit stockpiling of its drugs after Hurricane Helene

US-based Baxter International Inc., is implementing an allocation policy to limit stockpiling of its drugs after Hurricane Helene ripped through its facility in.

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Drugs Medical Pharma

US drug regulator approves first nasal spray to prevent influenza

HQ Team September 22, 2024: AstraZeneca’s Flumist, the first at-home flu vaccine, got approved by the Food and Drug Administration, enabling consumers with.

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Drugs Health Pharma

Aid workers begin second round of polio vaccinations in Gaza, a 3rd on way

A second phase of the polio vaccination will start today in war-raved Gaza after 187,000 children under the age of 10 got oral.

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Drugs Health Pharma

16 Gaza Strip residents, mostly children, reach Spain for treatment 

A woman and 15 other children from Gaza, who were undergoing medical care in Egypt for the last several months, have been evacuated.

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Climate Drugs Pharma

Heatwaves killed 377 children in 2021 in Europe, Central Asia: UNICEF

About 377 children have died in 2021 due to rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia, according to a new data analysis from.

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Drugs Health Pharma

Conduct disorder in youth stems from changes in brain structure: NIMH

Conduct disorder is a result of extensive changes in the structure of the brain and is most noticeable in the cerebral cortex, or.

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