LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen test granted emergency use approval in India

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

21 Oct 21

LumiraDx claims that its microfluidic technology and point of care platform supports a wide range of tests with…

Patient CareImaging, Diagnostics and Analysis

WHO recommends use of GSK’s malaria vaccine for children at risk

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

08 Oct 21

The public health agency recommends that RTS,S malaria vaccine should be administered in a schedule of four doses…

Patient CarePharmaceuticals and Medicines

Boston Scientific to acquire Baylis Medical for $1.75bn

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

07 Oct 21

The acquisition will add Baylis Medical’s cardiology products to Boston Scientific’s electrophysiology and structural heart pipelines

Patient CareCardiovascular

Bayer to invest over €400m to boost modern contraception in LMICs

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

06 Oct 21

The investment will enhance production capabilities in Alajuela, Costa Rica and Turku, Finland, to meet global demand for…

Patient CarePharmaceuticals and Medicines

GE Healthcare to acquire BK Medical for $1.45bn

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

24 Sep 21

The acquisition will help GE Healthcare to expand its $3bn ultrasound business from diagnostics into the surgical space

Patient CareImaging, Diagnostics and Analysis

Sanofi to acquire transplant therapies provider Kadmon for $1.9bn

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

09 Sep 21

The acquisition will add Rezurock, an FDA-approved treatment for chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), to Sanofi’s transplant portfolio

Patient CarePharmaceuticals and Medicines

Thermo Fisher, AstraZeneca to co-develop NGS-based CDx

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

02 Sep 21

Thermo Fisher said that NGS-based CDx are widely used to match patients with new treatments for cancer and…

Patient CareImaging, Diagnostics and Analysis

New Covid-19 variant C.1.2 with multiple mutations detected in South Africa

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

31 Aug 21

The new C.1.2 variant has now spread to various provinces in South Africa, and seven other countries in…

Patient CareRespiratory Care and Anaesthesiology

Vivistim System gets US FDA approval to treat chronic ischemic stroke

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

30 Aug 21

Vivistim System is a drug-free rehabilitation system that leverages vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and can be used in…

Patient CareCardiovascular

Regeneron/Roche antibody cocktail authorised in UK to treat and prevent Covid-19

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

23 Aug 21

The antibody cocktail comprises casirivimab and imdevimab and leverages Regeneron's VelocImmune and VelociSuite technologies

Patient CarePharmaceuticals and Medicines