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Edible medical electronics could now be possible with ingestible batteries
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in the US are creating batteries that are not only safe if they’re swallowed, but they’re also meant to end up inside your body. A team led by Christopher Bettinger, an assistant professor in the […]
Mylan increased EpiPen copay assistance after price hikes sparked outrage
Mylan NV, an American global generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company, said it would reduce the out-of-pocket costs of its emergency EpiPen allergy injection for some patients after criticism from lawmakers and the public rose over the product’s rapidly escalating price. […]
Painless diabetic treatment may be possible with new insulin pill
Less painful treatment alternatives are now emerging to help patients manage their blood sugar levels. Scientists are developing a new way of administering the medicine orally with tiny vesicles that can deliver insulin where it needs to go without a […]
First Zika case in Hong Kong confirmed
Health authorities in Hong Kong are now investigating the city’s first case of the Zika virus infection. The victim is a 38-year-old woman expatriate woman who traveled to the Caribbean just this month. She is currently in an isolation ward […]
Thailand’s MoPH pushes for ehealth advancements with VMware solutions
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is working with VMware, Inc., a US-based company specializing in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, to enable better health for the local population. As part of its eHealth strategy to transform the delivery of […]
WHO warns of challenges posed by shortage of HIV testing
Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) warn of the problems being presented by the shortage of HIV testing against global efforts to diagnose and treat people with the infection. They looked at the responses to the annual surveys sent […]
‘Lab-on-a-stick’ offers fast detection of antibiotic resistance
Academics at Loughborough University and the University of Reading in the UK have developed a portable, power-free test for the rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. The new test called Lab-on-a-Stick is an inexpensive microfluidic strip, that consists of […]
Pfizer to buy biopharma firm Medivationin US$14 bn deal
Pfizer is acquiring the cancer drug maker Medivation in a US$14 billion definitive merger agreement. The deal values Medivation at US$81.50 per share, a notable premium to the $52.50-per-share offer Sanofi had made earlier this year. In April, Sanofi went […]
UN has moral responsibility to help Haitian cholera victims, says chief
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes that the global organization has a moral responsibility to help Haiti’s cholera victims and their families. He is currently working to develop material assistance for those affected by the disease, according to his […]
Simple eye test could detect Parkinson’s before symptoms show
Scientists at the University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology in the UK have shown that changes in rats’ retinas can predict Parkinson’s disease before visible symptoms like muscle tremors and stiffness start to occur. If this same technique proves […]
