New EU plan to boost orphan medical devices
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a pilot programme to support the development and assessment of orphan medical devices in the European Union (EU). The initiative offers… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a pilot programme to support the development and assessment of orphan medical devices in the European Union (EU). The initiative offers… read more.
Rates of obesity-linked cancers in China rose at an alarming 3.6% every year between 2007 and 2021 while non-obesity-related cancers remained stable, according to new data published in… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved fourteen new medicines at a summer meeting, with a further eleven products recommended for extension of therapeutic indications. The Agency’s human… read more.
Rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have increased in Canada, but the good news is there has been a decline in some related-health conditions, according to new… read more.
Consumers in Italy and Spain struggle to tell genuine advertisements for medicines from illegal ads, according to the CAPSULE Project led by Transcrime-Università Cattolica. The research, conducted in… read more.
Emergency department admissions and medical costs for people with disabilities are three times those of the non-disabled population, according to a new study by Pusan National University in… read more.
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, in collaboration with the University of Innsbruck in Austria, have developed a simpler and more effective screening method for cervical cancer than… read more.
A naturally occurring molecule could help to prevent – and even treat – influenza, according to a new study published in the journal Gut Microbes. The molecule, indole-3-propionic… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended ten new products for approval at a bumper June meeting which also saw therapeutic extensions granted for eleven drugs. The watchdog’s… read more.
Epidemiologists in Spain have found a new link between childhood sleep patterns and behaviour, with implications for the understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preadolescence. The… read more.
Vaccine manufacturers have been tasked with producing vaccines that protect against three influenza viruses, as Europe gears up for another flu season. Companies are actively producing millions of… read more.
The Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU) initiative has launched two advice pilots aimed at improving the quality of applications for clinical trials in Europe. The… read more.