COVID-19 infected 9-year-child successfully gets a heart transplant at Masinda Heart Institute

Many kids who have heart transplants live a normal, healthy life once they recover from surgery.

80% of hypertensive women found to be obese: Study

48% of people are either hypertensive or at risk of becoming hypertensive & 30% of people have a high Waist Hip Ratio (WHR) – an early indication of the onset of CVDs

Cipla and DNDi launch child-friendly 4-in-1 antiretroviral treatment for HIV in South Africa

This new formulation represents a significant improvement over protease inhibitor-containing paediatric ARV formulations that have been used in South Africa for decades.

Piramal Pharma expands API capabilities at Digwal

Site has a capital investment program of ~$30 million spent or committed over the last three years to expand capabilities and improve operational efficiencies

Sanofi Dupixent gets USFDA nod for atopic dermatitis

Dupixent is the first and only biologic medicine approved to treat moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis from infancy to adulthood

Novartis Tafinlar and Mekinist demonstrates unprecedented efficacy in pediatric patients

If approved, Tafinlar + Mekinist may offer a potential new standard-of-care for pediatric patients with this brain cancer

Israeli researchers create sperm on a chip

A research group led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev managed to produce an innovative microchip for creating sperm in a culture by using a microfluidic system.

ENTOD Pharmaceuticals gets DCGI nod to carry out the phase 3 trials of 0.05% atropine eye drops

Low-dose atropine has emerged as an effective approach to slow the progression of myopia in children

Mezzion Pharma receives clear FDA path forward for the approval of Udenafil for single ventricle heart disease

North India’s first biotech park at Kathua, J&K inaugurated

Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Biotech Park would act as a hub for incubation of new ideas