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152 million babies born preterm in the last decade An estimated 13.4 million babies were born pre-term in 2020, with nearly 1 million dying from preterm complications, according to a new report released by United Nations agencies and partners today.…

Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the IHR (2005) Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the…

UAE and WHO deliver air lift of critical medical supplies to Sudan The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the World Health Organization have delivered 30 tons of urgent medical supplies to Sudan today. A plane carrying supplies for injury treatment,…

Farxiga extended in the US to reduce risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalisation for heart failure to a broader range of patients AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death, hospitalisation for heart…

New survey results show health systems starting to recover from pandemic After three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems in countries have started showing the first major signs of health system recovery, according to the WHO interim report on the…

African Parliamentarians rally to boost life-saving laws, regulations on road safety Parliamentarians, policy-makers and experts from 10 African countries met today to strengthen laws and actions to curb the scourge of road crash deaths. The Network of African Road Safety…

Bristol Myers Squibb’s TRANSCEND FL and TRANSCEND NHL 001 Studies of Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel)in Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma and Mantle Cell Lymphoma Meet Primary Endpoint of Overall Response Rate  Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced positive topline results from…

Public consultation of experts to join the Guideline Development Group (GDG) for Defeating Meningitis by 2030 Roadmap: Meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care guidelines Despite successful efforts to control meningitis in several regions of the world, it continues to be a…

Update on FDA Advisory Committee Vote on LYNPARZA® (olaparib) Plus Abiraterone and Prednisone or Prednisolone in First-Line Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer RAHWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the…

Lilly’s tripeptide achieved up to 15.7% weight loss in adults with obesity or overweight and type 2 diabetes in SURMOUNT-2 Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that tirzepatide (10 mg and 15 mg) achieved superior weight loss compared to…

Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period expires for Sanofi’s acquisition of Provention Bio, Inc.  Sanofi announced today that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), applicable to Sanofi’s proposed acquisition of Provention Bio, Inc.…