WASHINGTON – The US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday (Aug 9) certain samples of sitagliptin, a compound in Merck’s diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet, were…
MARSABIT, KENYA – Under an acacia tree in Kenya’s drought-ravaged north, malnourished infants feed on sticky mouthfuls of a nutrient-dense peanut paste long used to prevent child…
WASHINGTON – Novavax Inc said on Friday (July 1) it expects to provide a Covid-19 vaccine targeting Omicron in the fourth quarter as it accelerates development of shots to protect…
WASHINGTON – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency authorisation on Friday (June 17) for the use of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines in the youngest…
OTTAWA – The Canadian government on Tuesday (June 14) will announce an end to Covid-19 vaccine mandates for domestic travel on planes and trains and outgoing international travel,…
PARIS – Researchers said on Monday (June 13) they had mapped the network in the brain linked to addiction by studying long-time smokers who abruptly quit after suffering brain…
LONDON – People infected with monkeypox can isolate at home if they remain well enough, whilst following measures to limit close contact with others, the UK’s health security agency…
GENEVA – WHO member states strongly condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine and attacks on healthcare facilities in a resolution overwhelmingly adopted on Thursday (May 26), further…
GENEVA – The World Health Organisation’s member states agreed Tuesday (May 24) to overhaul how they fund the UN health agency, giving it much more money to spend on its own…
Indonesian citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 can travel to the European Union Member Countries without additional entry restrictions, as the EU now recognises vaccination…