UPS, DFDS and Biocair will handle express freight services to deliver medicines and medical products within 24 to 48 hours in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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AZ/Daiichi’s breast cancer drug gets US priority review
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s trastuzumab deruxtecan has taken a step closer to US approval having been accepted for priority review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for breast cancer.
Just two weeks left until MSEA closes for entry!
The 2019 Medical & Scientific Excellence Awards will be closing for entry on 31st October.
Obesity levels of four and five-year-olds rose 9.5% last year
58,000 more children were recorded as obese than last year.
Ambulance staff to access patient mental health crisis plans
The system aims to help paramedics on the ground to make the right clinical decisions instead of taking the patient to A&E.
Investigational atopic dermatitis drug hits late-stage endpoints
There is currently a “critical need” for additional treatment options for atopic dermatitis.
Review recommends screening upgrade to save more lives
Professor Sir Mike Richards makes several recommendations, with a key focus on improving uptake.
Pfizer launches ‘catfish’ counterfeit medicines campaign
The campaign is aimed at students who don’t know what they could be buying online.
FDA ‘yes’ for Eli Lilly’s Reyvow
The approval marks the first new class of acute migraine treatment approved by the FDA in more than two decades.
Survey reveals ‘workforce crisis’ in NHS
Performance statistics throughout the last year have shown “strain on an already stretched system.”
Tailor-made drug shows success in Batten disease
The process could pave the way for more rapid delivery of individualised treatments.
Rituxan hits targets in late-stage pemphigus vulgaris trial
The study is still ongoing, with patients participating in a 48-week safety follow-up period.
Novo, Bluebird Bio ink in vivo genome research agreement
The three-year collaboration will utilise Bluebird Bio’s proprietary mRNA-based megaTAL technology.
NHS to improve young people’s hospital mental health, learning disability and autism services
The services are all part of the NHS Long Term plan.
New mental health outreach funding for homeless
New teams will identify rough sleepers in need of help, support them to access a GP and then on to the new expert psychiatric help.
