by University of Liverpool | Jun 8, 2020 | BioPharma, News, Pharmaceutical
Scientists at the University of Liverpool and University of Utrecht have taken another step forward on their quest to develop a viable drug based on teixobactin—a new class of potent natural antibiotic capable of killing superbugs. Research published in Nature...
by Steve Holland | May 4, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News, Pharmaceutical
Video Link: https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/fda-authorizes-remdesivir-as-emergency-t-idOVCC3UVA7 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gilead Science Inc’s (GILD.O) antiviral drug remdesivir was granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
by AFP | Feb 5, 2020 | News, Pharmaceutical
More than 75,000 people—ten times the official tally of confirmed cases—have been infected with the coronavirus in Wuhan, ground zero of a global health emergency, according to research published Friday. “We estimate that 75,815 individuals have been infected in...
by Se Young Lee, Hallie Gu | Jan 22, 2020 | Hospitals, News, Pharmaceutical
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported four more cases of pneumonia believed to be caused by a new coronavirus strain, causing rising concern globally that a disease health officials do not yet fully understand could spread during a key holiday period. The new...
by Carl O'Donnell in New York and Tamara Mathias in Bengaluru; Editing by Tomasz Janowski, Michele Gershberg and Mark Potter | Dec 6, 2019 | Pharmaceutical, Inspiration, News
Reuters – Eleven drugmakers led by Pfizer and Novartis have set aside a combined $2 billion to invest in gene therapy manufacturing since 2018, according to a Reuters analysis, in a drive to better control production of the world’s priciest medicines. FILE...
by Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America | Nov 5, 2019 | News, Pharmaceutical
Overuse of antibiotics in healthcare contributes to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, resulting in 2 million infections and 100,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, but research is lacking to inform antibiotic stewardship programs aimed at reining in...
