Tuesday, 7 June 2022

Sanofi's Dupixent gets U.S. approval to treat eczema in young children

Sanofi's Dupixent gets U.S. approval to treat eczema in young children

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's anti-inflammation drug Dupixent to treat eczema in young children, the two companies said on Tuesday.

Novavax COVID vaccine gets backing of U.S. FDA advisers

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday voted to recommend authorization of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for adults.

U.S. CDC removes mask recommendation from monkeypox travel notice to avoid confusion

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday it had removed a mask recommendation from its monkeypox travel notice to avoid "confusion" over the disease, which primarily spreads through direct contact.

Food shortages are next global health crisis -expert

Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned.

Novavax says COVID vaccine for U.S. to be manufactured by India's Serum

Novavax Inc said on Tuesday that its COVID-19 vaccine initially available in the United States, if authorized, will be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.

Surging drug prices targeted in U.S. study of pharmacy middlemen

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is looking into how big pharmacy benefit managers like CVS Caremark affect pricing and patients' access to prescription drugs at a time when costs of some medicines, even older ones like insulin, have skyrocketed, the agency said Tuesday.

Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 account for up to 13% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC

The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up nearly 5% and 8% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of June 4, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday.

UK designates monkeypox as a notifiable disease

The UK Health Security Agency said monkeypox would be designated as a notifiable infectious disease from Wednesday, meaning doctors in England will have to notify local authorities when they suspect a patient has the virus.

Bavarian Nordic eyes more monkeypox vaccine orders amid global "wake-up call"

Biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic expects to sign more contracts for its vaccine against monkeypox after "overwhelming" interest from governments around the world, its management told investors on Tuesday.

No decision on divestment of dialysis unit FMC, Fresenius CEO says

German healthcare group Fresenius said on Tuesday that there has been no decision at all to sell its dialysis business Fresenius Medical Care .

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