Former Asthma Treatment to be Repackaged as Diabetes Medication

A thirty-year old asthma treatment is being re-introduced as a medication for type-2 diabetes. The anti-inflammatory, Amlexanox, was originally created in Japan in the 1980s. After much testing, a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego have...

Araclon Contracts Tech Firm to Test Alzheimer’s Vaccine

The Spanish biotech firm, Araclon, has contracted Ixico to conduct analysis results from it Alzheimer’s vaccine candidate. The vaccine, named ABvac40, is being tested in patients using imaging software to understand the drug’s impact on brain activity. The software...

Merk Confirms Petya Cyber-Attack

Merck has confirmed that its network was one of the many target in yesterday’s Petya attacks. Petya, a ransomware similar to WannaCry, spread across east and west Europe yesterday before reaching across continents to the U.S. Law firms, banking firms, and various...

New Device Decreases HIV and AIDS Spread in African Regions

Circ MedTech formally introduced its circumcision device, Prepex at the Cannes Lions Festival last week. The device, Prepex, is an easy to use device which helps prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. Reports of device popularity across the continent of Africa suggest...

ICER to Work with Department of Veterans Affairs on Drug Pricing

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has announced a partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs to negotiate drug prices the agency will pay. ICER has confirmed that it will be working with the agency’s pharmacy benefit management services to...