A total of 6.42 million doses of unapproved and counterfeit pharmaceuticals worth $15.5 million have been seized in a global crackdown. Operation Pangea XVIII, coordinated by Interpol across 90 countries during March 10 - 23, led to 269 arrests and the dismantling of 66 criminal groups involved in the illicit pharmaceutical trade. Law enforcement agencies worldwide launched 392 investigations an
The World Health Organization has clarified that a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean poses a low global public health risk and is "not the start of another COVID pandemic." Three people have died and several others have fallen ill aboard the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, prompting a major international public health response involving countries across Europe, Afric
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that five children across four states have gotten sick from an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet veiled chameleons. A CDC investigation has found that the multistate outbreak is linked to the most common chameleon...
A Hantavirus-hit cruise ship currently in the Atlantic Ocean is expected to dock in the Spanish island of Tenerife, off West Africa, on Sunday, according to the latest updates from the Spanish Health Ministry. The World Health Organization said one of its experts, Dutch doctors, and a European disease...
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the brain may still process language even when a person is fully unconscious under general anesthesia. "This work pushes us to rethink what it means to be conscious," said co-senior author Dr. Sameer Sheth, professor and Cullen Foundation Endowed...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged all Americans aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship to follow the guidance of health officials as the Trump Administration works to bring them home safely. In a statement issued on Wednesday, CDC said the Administration is closely monitoring...
Amantadine, a commonly prescribed drug for Parkinson's disease and other disorders, was recently used for treating epileptic encephalopathy in pediatric patients in Spain. The tricyclic amine amantadine was first approved in 1976 for the prophylaxis of influenza A. In recent years, the drug has been...
High Tide Inc. (HITI) has announced that its German subsidiary, Remexian Pharma GmbH, reached record distribution levels this quarter, showcasing continued growth in Europe's largest medical cannabis market.
A new study from Rice University suggests that public reactions to the weight-loss medications go beyond simple admiration or acceptance. In some cases, people who use them may face more criticism than those who do not lose weight at all. The research, led by Erin Standen, an assistant professor of...
Wednesday, Nuvation Bio Inc. (NUVB) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application with updated data for IBTROZI for the treatment of advanced ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer, with a target action date of January 4, 2027. The submission...
A hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise ship is reportedly sailing to Spain's Canary Islands to medically evacuate two crew members to make sure that they receive urgent medical care. A third person who had contact with the diseased German passenger will also be evacuated, media reports say. Hantavirus victims...
The White House says the Trump Administration's Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) drug pricing policy framework to address the major differences in drug prices and contributions to the pharmaceutical innovation enterprise across developed countries is expected to generate $529 billion in domestic savings in the next 10 years across all markets. The Trump Administration has so far reached voluntary MFN pr
In a recent statement, the World Health Organization said there might have been a rare case where hantavirus spread from one person to another on a Dutch cruise ship, where three people have died. On 2 May 2026, the WHO was told about several passengers on the ship who had serious breathing problems....
Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced Phase 2b data from two studies evaluating JNJ-4804 in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. In the DUET-CD study, JNJ-4804a demonstrated higher clinical remission rates and endoscopic response rates than golimumab...
Tuesday, Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) announced new long-term data from the LUCENT-3 open-label extension study in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis treated with Omvoh. The study showed that 63.5 percent of Omvoh-treated patients who achieved disease clearance at one year...
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.