CVS Health appoints Marc-David Munk as CMO of MinuteClinic Ruby Khatun Khatun15 April 2018 10:00 AM ISTCVS Health on Friday named Marc-David Munk as the new chief medical officer of MinuteClinic, the drugstore chain’s retail medical clinic unit and as...
GSK slims portfolio with sale of rare disease gene therapy drugs Ruby Khatun Khatun15 April 2018 9:45 AM ISTLONDON: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is divesting its rare disease gene therapy drugs to private biotech company Orchard Therapeutics as Chief Executive Emma...
50 percent hike in cigarette prices would add 450 million years of life across 13 nations: study Ruby Khatun Khatun14 April 2018 10:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: A fifty percent hike in cigarette prices would lead to about 450 million years of life gained across thirteen middle-income countries,...
Sanofi to invest 432.4 million dollars in Canada vaccine facility Ruby Khatun Khatun14 April 2018 9:45 AM ISTPARIS: French healthcare group Sanofi is investing 350 million euros ($432.4 million) in a Canadian vaccine facility, which the drugmaker said would...
Loxo, Illumina to partner for diagnostic tool targeting cancer Ruby Khatun Khatun14 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTDrug developer Loxo Oncology said it is partnering with genetic testing company Illumina Inc on a diagnostic tool that will work with Loxo’s...
Strides Shasun arm gets USFDA nod for allergy relief drug Ruby Khatun Khatun13 April 2018 11:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Strides Shasun said its wholly-owned subsidiary has received approval from the US health regulator for Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride...
USFDA approves AI device to detect diabetic eye disease Ruby Khatun Khatun13 April 2018 10:45 AM ISTU.S. health regulators said it will allow the sale of the first medical device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) software to detect greater than...
CVS rolls out new tool to combat rising drug prices Ruby Khatun Khatun13 April 2018 9:45 AM ISTDrugstore chain CVS Health Corp launched a new tool that will allow pharmacies help customers tackle the soaring cost of drugs by comparing prices of...
Johnson and Johnson, Imerys unit must pay 117 million dollars in asbestos cancer case Ruby Khatun Khatun13 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTNew York: Johnson and Johnson and Imerys Talc America, a unit of Imerys SA, must pay $117 million in damages in a case involving a man who said he...
Credit rating agency downgrades Fortis Ruby Khatun Khatun12 April 2018 11:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: Rating agency ICRA has downgraded Fortis Healthcare and its subsidiaries Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Fortis Hospitals and...
Milan Paleja to head Novartis operations in India Ruby Khatun Khatun12 April 2018 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Novartis India said it has appointed Milan Paleja as Country President with immediate effect.Paleja, who succeeds Jawed Zia, will...
FDA clears first contact lens with light-adaptive technology Ruby Khatun Khatun12 April 2018 10:00 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first contact lens to incorporate an additive that automatically darkens the lens when exposed...
