The WannaCry ransomware attack that took out the United Kingdom Healthcare Service (UKHS) also hit at least two Bayer medical devices in the U.S., Forbes reports. An image received by the business magazine shows the now-familiar WannaCry ransom message obscuring the display of a Bayer radiology system.
The U.S. could run into a vaccine supply predicament if an influenza pandemic hits, since only one drug maker has a U.S. facility with egg-based vaccine production capabilities. Furthermore, the situation could be even more serious if the epidemic comes from an Avian Flu, which could infect the very same hens that supply the eggs used for vaccine development.
China’s FDA is proposing another round of policy changes designed to hasten clinical trial approval and lift restrictions placed on trial sites, with the ultimate goal of allowing drugs to get into the clinic faster.
Metformin has been helping patients with Type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar for more than two decades; however, now researchers led by McGill University are investigating a new use for the drug: to treat fragile X syndrome, which causes some forms of autism.
New FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb delivered his first address to Agency workers on May 15, 2017, and tackling high drug prices featured prominently in the speech.
The healthcare system in the United Kingdom is reeling from a ransomware attack. The spread of the program across National Health Service (NHS) computers forced doctors to switch to pen and paper and continued to affect care days after it initially hit.
Setting the stage for a likely exodus from the UK for pharmaceutical manufacturers and staff, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in May notified marketing authorization holders (MAHs) that for centrally authorized products, EU law requires them to be established in the EU or European Economic Area, which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Despite what you may have heard about drug pricing and expenses getting out of hand, net spending growth actually fell in the U.S. last year. After discounts, pharmaceutical spending increased 4.8% in 2016, down from 8.9% growth recorded in 2015.
FDA issued Warning Letters addressed to 14 U.S. – based companies illegally selling more than 65 products that fraudulently claim to prevent, diagnose, treat or cure cancer.
Stanford University scientists have identified a protein that, given before an injury, boosts stem cell response and improves healing. “Priming” with this protein, called hepatocyte growth factor activator (HGFA), could eventually speed recovery in cases where injury is expected, such as patients undergoing surgery.