World Will a coronavirus vaccine be accessible to all or the privileged few? Amid the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine, the EU and governments are being called upon to guarantee that when one is ready it will be affordable and widely available. 05/05/2020
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
View Dose dispensing is the solution healthcare providers and patients have been searching for ǀ View 11/12/2019
France Mediator: Landmark trial opens in France over antidiabetic pill Servier Laboratories, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM) and 21 other defendants will face 2,684 plaintiffs. They allege that Mediator, marketed as an antidiabetic drug, has cost the lives of hundreds of patients. 23/09/2019
Poland Poland spends billions on drugs - but are they the right ones? View Poland has won acclaim for its system to decide which medicines should be funded by taxpayers but still faces challenges in striking the right balance between expertise and transparency on healthcare policies. 18/12/2017
Canada Canada: Death of a Billionaire The mysterious death of a pharmaceuticals billionaire and his wife in Toronto is now being investigated by homicide detectives. 18/12/2017
world news Paris and Amsterdam snatch London’s lost EU agencies The race to host the European medicines and banking agencies after Brexit was so tight that the winners were ultimately drawn from a bowl. 20/11/2017
world news Johnson&Johnson faces class action suit in Australia US health giant sued in Australia in a class action case by more than 700 women 04/07/2017
USA Baby powder lawsuit: Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay 100 million US multinational Johnson and Johnson has been ordered to pay around 100 million euros to a woman who says the firm’s talcum powder caused her to develop ovarian… 05/05/2017
USA Critics slam 'assembly line executions' in Arkansas Tension is rising in Arkansas as it prepares to put seven prisoners to death over an 11 day period starting from Monday. 14/04/2017
