AbbVie CFO Chase stepping down, to retire by mid-year 2019
AbbVie Inc said on Friday that Chief Financial Officer William Chase is retiring in mid-2019 and named its controller, Robert Michael, his immediate successor as CFO. Michael, 48, will report…
Pharmacist who wouldn’t fill miscarriage drug is out
PETOSKEY, Mich.: A Michigan pharmacist accused of refusing to fill a prescription to help a woman complete a miscarriage no longer works for the Meijer retail chain. Meijer spokeswoman Christina…
Insurance companies and the government can come forward to take genomics to the next level : Dr Vivek Jain
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr. Vivek Jain Child Neurologist & Epileptologist, Santokbha Durlabhji Hospital, Jaipur to know more the role of genomics in pediatric neurology and the challenges…
Sanofi drug Dupixent wins U.S. FDA approval to treat asthma
France’s Sanofi SA said on Friday eczema drug Dupixent was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an additional maintenance therapy in patients with two types of asthma.…
Vitamin E overlooked by 90% of the nation
New Delhi, 18 October, 2018: Merck Consumer Health India – a leader in Vitamin E in India – announced the publication of the country’s first handbook that highlights the hitherto…
In India there is a great opportunity for healthcare models that are consumer centric : Prashant Tandon
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Prashant Tandon, Founder, CEO, 1 MG to know his views on the role of technology in healthcare and how he drives his digital platform,…
Breast milk found to reduce antibiotic-resistant bacteria in babies
Washington D.C. [USA]: Breastfeeding seems to protect babies from bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to a study. The researchers at the University of Helsinki found that infants who were breastfed…
Centre & Arvind Kejriwal government still stuck on name for Ayushman Bharat
Should ‘Ayushman Bharat’ be the suffix or the prefix of the name of the scheme in Delhi – that seems to be one of the issues stopping the rollout of…
FDA snubs Novartis bid to repurpose inflammation drug for heart attacks
By John Miller ZURICH: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rejected Novartis’s bid to repurpose a drug now approved for rare inflammatory diseases to be used in a group…
Indraprastha Apollo launches Cancer Survivors’ Directory, Registry & Facebook Page
New Delhi: Indrapratha Apollo hospital launched cancer survivors’ Directory, Registry and Facebook page to better connect with each other and build a long last, sustainable support structure for patients and…
