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Europe's energy crisis could cut production of cheap medicines

Some generic medicines may be discontinued, drugmakers warn - as soaring energy bills squeeze their margins.

29/09/2022

Health news

France trials CBD as a treatment for children with epilepsy

A large-scale medical cannabis trial in France is already showing results and could lead to legalisation in the country.

01/04/2022

Climate

Are cannabis farms the next big way to suck CO2 from the atmosphere?

A hectare of hemp sequesters almost twice as much carbon as a forest, prompting calls from UK farmers to loosen its regulation.

11/11/2021

Tech News

UK baby first to receive a game-changing gene therapy on the NHS

Zolgensma is a potentially life-saving therapy for five-month-old baby Arthur Morgan. It’s also one of the world’s most expensive drug.

01/06/2021

Green News

Is cannabis farming destroying the planet?

“Industrial farming for cannabis is bad for the environment. The land can’t take it anymore.”

20/04/2021

United Kingdom

Men arrested after accidentally showing police video of cannabis farm

One of the men went to open Google Translate on his phone to help him communicate with the officers but ended up showing them a video of a cannabis farm instead.

15/12/2020

Europe News

Belgian town where Pfizer vaccine is made 'proud to save the world'

The town is situated between Brussels and Antwerp

07/12/2020

Green News

Half a million sharks could be killed for Covid-19 vaccine, says NGO

“Sourcing an ingredient from a wild animal is not a long-term solution."

29/09/2020

USA

Bayer to pay $10.9 billion to settle weedkiller cancer lawsuits

German chemical giant Bayer said Wednesday it would pay up to $10.9 billion (9.6 billion euros) to settle a wave of lawsuits from Americans who allege its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancers.

24/06/2020

World News

Euroviews. Expensive medicines with doubtful benefits can be history – here is how ǀ View

A new EU law can help ensure that public money is channelled to best-in-class medicines. But only if member states stop dragging their feet.

26/02/2020

World News

Drugmaker launches lottery for life-saving gene therapy in babies

Swiss drugmaker Novartis has launched an international lottery for its groundbreaking and extremely costly gene therapy Zolgensma, sparking both hope and outrage among patients’ families.

02/01/2020

USA

Drug companies reach 11th-hour deal to settle US opioids lawsuit

The US three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker reached a last-minute deal to settle a lawsuit over the opioid crisis just at the first federal trial was about to start.

21/10/2019