The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Apple to roll out a hypertension detection feature on its smartwatches, giving the company the green light to launch one of the most ambitious health tools yet built into a consumer wearable. The feature, unveiled alongside the new iPhone lineup at Apple’s September 9 event, will debut … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan has achieved a breakthrough by developing its first vaccine to prevent breast cancer, the News reported on Monday. The vaccine has been created by the Institute of Public Health, Punjab to protect women from breast cancer. Officials have also started policy talks on producing the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which experts believe could … Read more
In 2023, the FDA conducted over 200 inspections in India, resuming unannounced inspections after a pandemic lull. The FDA is requesting more drug investigators to be stationed in India. The FDA emphasizes the need for increased investment in automation and enhanced resources for improved industry monitoring. A top executive for the Food and Drug Administration … Read more
The US passed 1st dose of Chikungunya vaccine against the mosquito-borne virus. Chikungunya leads to symptoms such as fever and joint pains. At least five million chikungunya cases have been reported globally. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever vaccine against chikungunya, considering it an “emerging global health threat.” Chikungunya, transmitted … Read more
Decision awaits Supreme Court consideration. Mail distribution of the abortion pill blocked. Prescription by a doctor mandated for the drug’s use. A US federal appeals court has placed restrictions on a commonly used abortion pill, pending a decision by the Supreme Court on whether to hear the case. The decision, made by a three-judge panel … Read more
Healthy lifestyle means more than just eating well. Fewer people are aware of their potential drawbacks. Supplements should be used only when medically indicated. For a lot of people, having a healthy lifestyle means more than just eating well and exercising enough; Vitamins, supplements, and other nutritional products are also included. However, despite widespread misconceptions … Read more
Jaypirca’s wholesale price for a 30-day supply of the 200 mg dose will be $21,000. The medication is intended to treat individuals with mantle cell lymphoma. It is anticipated to become available in the United States in the upcoming weeks. The US health agency has given its medicine the go-ahead to treat a rare type … Read more
CVS and Walgreens are limiting how much children’s pain medicine customers can buy. It is during winter “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses. CVS stated it will only sell two painkillers. CVS and Walgreens are limiting how much children’s pain medicine customers can buy amid a winter “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses. CVS stated it will only sell … Read more
FDA approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s Covid booster shots. Vaccines target highly contagious BA.5 omicron subvariant. CDC will issue its own recommendation on how the shots should be used. The extremely contagious BA.5 omicron subvariant is the aim of new versions of Pfizer-and BioNTech’s Moderna’s Covid booster shots, which the Food and Drug Administration approved on … Read more
FDA has voted to alter Covid-19 vaccinations to target Omicron variant. New booster campaign is intended at preventing an anticipated increase in infections this fall. The decision sets the way for Moderna and Pfizer to transition to a new generation of vaccinations. Experts claim they will provide superior protection against most extensively circulating Covid strains. FDA: … Read more
Nonprescription drug treatments are in use by consumers without the supervision of a professional. If finalised, the proposed rule would require drug companies to include an additional condition for nonprescription use. This could mean proposing a set of questions on a self-selection test. FDA releases creative plan to improve access to nonprescription medications. Consumers utilise … Read more
Juul can keep selling products while appealing FDA prohibition. The company must file its formal motion by Monday, and the FDA must react by July 7th. Analysts have hypothesised that Altria, the American corporation that produces Marlboro cigarettes, may acquire the remaining 65 percent of Juul. A judge in the United States has granted Juul … Read more
This month, Thailand legalized the cultivation and use of cannabis and abolished the fight against long-term imprisonment or the death penalty for drug-related offences. Jonathan Heath of the BBC in Southeast Asia explains what is behind the dramatic change. Twenty-one years ago, I had one of the most difficult experiences of my career as a … Read more
The COVID vaccination from Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy. DE) for children under 5 and, in both cases, as young as 6 months, will be discussed by the committee of outside specialists on Wednesday. The FDA is likely to soon approve the Moderna vaccine for children aged 6 to 17 even though it is not … Read more
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could be available to Americans as soon as this week. Vaccine’s advantages outweigh risks by a vote of 21 to 0. Before delivering the shots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must approve. Novavax:A new COVID-19 vaccine could be available to Americans as soon as this week. According to Barron’s, the … Read more
Abbott Nutrition resumes baby formula production at its Michigan plant. The company has been given the green light by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Production of EleCare, a formula for children who struggle to digest other products, will begin on June 20. Abbott Nutrition on Saturday continued child equation creation at its Sturgis, Michigan, … Read more
Pfizer has asked a U.S. court to toss out an informant’s claim that the organization can’t be at fault for misrepresentation, misuse, and convention infringement in its COVID Vaccine clinical preliminaries. The informant, Brook Jackson, was the provincial chief for the Ventavia Research Group. The U.S. Division of Justice declined to mediate for the benefit … Read more
United States and Canada have reported Hepatitis A, and it is thought to have spread due to infected organic strawberries. The strawberries, which were distributed statewide, were marketed under the FreshKampo or HEB brand names between March 5 and April 25, according to a statement released late Saturday by the US Food and Drug Administration. … Read more
US President Joe Biden has used a Cold War-era statute to give baby formula manufacturers first priority from suppliers. The Defense Production Act, which was first implemented to support defense production during the Korean War, will require formula manufacturers’ suppliers to fulfil orders from those companies before other customers, the White House said on Wednesday, … Read more
New plant will be developed to combat baby formula shortage; Abbott Abbott Nutrition said Monday that it has arrived at an arrangement with the FDA to resume a newborn child formula milk plant in Michigan that has been closed down in the midst of the country’s continuous lack. “Our main need is getting babies and … Read more
This is why Baby formula is short in America America’s child equation deficiency has gone from an inquisitive burden to a public emergency. In many states, including Texas and Tennessee, the greater part of the recipe is sold out in stores. From one side of the country to the other, 40% of recipe is unavailable … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration is “working around the clock” to address the infant formula shortfall, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Manufacturers say they’re manufacturing at full capacity and creating as much formula as they can, but it’s still not enough to satisfy current demand. “The FDA ordered a recall to … Read more
Regulators placed limits Thursday on who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, saying only certain adults should get the shot The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the new restrictions were necessary because of the potential for rare blood clots. According to the FDA, the vaccine should only be given to adults who are not able … Read more
Menthol and flavored cigarettes to be banned by FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced to boycott of menthol cigarettes on Thursday, saying the activities can possibly essentially diminish illness and passing. “The proposed rules would assist with keeping kids from turning into the up and coming age of smokers and assist grown-up smokers … Read more
Priti Patel had to personally approve a program to relocate some asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda, after her officials expressed concerns about value for money. The home secretary gave an uncommon “ministerial direction” to push the plans through, implying that she is personally responsible for them. The Home Office has only exercised the … Read more
The official drug regulator states that FDA has to decide whether or not to make new vaccines, as the vaccine makers need to avoid any other possible surge in cases this fall. A decision needs to be made by June in order to have shots available in the fall, according to Dr. Peter Marks, who … Read more
TBILISI: It may seem strange after a pandemic that has killed millions and turned the world upside down, but viruses could save just as many lives. In a petri dish in a laboratory in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, a battle is going on between antibiotic-resistant bacteria and “friendly” viruses. This small nation in the Caucasus … Read more
JERUSALEM – The Israeli Ministry of Health on Tuesday approved the administration of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld COVID-19 drug to people with weakened immune systems. The antibody drug, which includes two injections of two types of long-acting antibodies given at the same time, is only authorized for those who are not currently infected or have not recently … Read more
