The US Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to the first drug that slows Alzheimer’s disease. Trials of Leqembi concluded that it slowed cognitive decline by 27 per cent over 18 months. The drug, also known as lecanemab,…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink announces US approval to test brain implants in humans
Elon Musk’s start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. Neuralink said clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first in-human clinical study is “an important…
Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access
The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues. In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented by a lower court, essentially…
Mifepristone: US judge halts approval for abortion pill
A Texas judge has revoked the longstanding approval for the widely used abortion drug mifepristone. The pill has been authorised for over 20 years, and is used in more than half of US pregnancy terminations. In a 67-page opinion, Judge…
US FDA clears path for pharmacies to sell abortion pills
Retail pharmacies in the US can dispense the abortion pill mifepristone for the first time, under a new rule change by the Biden administration. Patients currently obtain mifepristone – part of a two-drug regimen that is safe and effective in…
US regulators give full approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine
Federal regulators on Monday gave full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports. The Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s two-dose shot, the Washington Post first reported, in a step that could lead more businesses and institutions…
*Sanwo-Olu doubles life insurance for health workers (ThisDay) Lagos discharges Polish, Filipino, 24 Nigerians after testing negative for coronavirus (Tribune)
Sanwo-Olu doubles life insurance for health workers (ThisDay) Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State yesterday during the May Day anniversary to appreciate frontline health and emergency workers, whom he described as heroes, for sacrificing their personal well-being for the efforts…