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Lucozade owner teams up with Rem3dy Health to target Japanese markets

Suntory is working with Birmingham healthcare products manufacturer on its international expansion plans

Birmingham Post · Dec 1, 2022

Lisa Jarvis: That blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug? It’s not a cure

Biogen Inc. and Eisai Co. caused a stir in September when they announced positive results in a late-stage trial for a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab. Doctors tempered their excitement, though, until they could scrutinize the full peer-reviewed data.

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022

China’s Vice Premier Urges Refining Covid Response

Sun Chunlan says the country’s battle against the virus requires a new approach as the omicron variant becomes less pathogenic and vaccination rates increase

Caixin Global · Dec 1, 2022

First XBC Deltacron Thai case recovers

The first patient diagnosed with the XBC Deltacron strain of Covid-19 in Thailand has now fully recovered as the patient did not experience severe symptoms.

Bangkok Post · Dec 1, 2022

Fentanyl deaths in Los Angeles county rose 1,280% from 2016 to 2021 – report

Last year’s death toll also marks a 31% increase from 2020 in LA’s epidemic that mirrors disturbing trends across the country

The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2022

Couple dies by suicide after DEA shuts down office of their chronic pain doctor in fentanyl panic

Authorities have struggled to combat drug abuse while protecting pain patients who need opioids to manage their conditions

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Demand so high for Canberra's pill-testing service that 27 people were turned away ahead of Spilt Milk music festival

Billie* wasn't sure about the contents or purity of the MDMA she purchased, so she decided to see exactly what was in it. Hers was one of 106 samples tested at Australia's first fixed-site drug-testing service last week.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

U.S. CDC to expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in some communities

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it will expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in areas with low vaccination coverage or counties that are linked to a case in New York reported in July.

Reuters · Nov 30, 2022

Mark Cuban’s prescription drug company in talks with hospitals to fill drug shortages

Mark Cuban’s prescription drug company, known for “cutting out the middle man,” is in conversations with hospitals around the nation to identify the most common drug shortages.

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022

Adrian says this drug is a 'lifesaver'

Thousands more Australians will be able to access the cholesterol drug from Thursday.

The Canberra Times · Nov 30, 2022