Healthcare

August 6, 2020

Non-Compliance Forces Dutch Mayors to Impose Face Mask Mandate

Rabat – Ahmed Aboutaleb, the mayor of Rotterdam, has announced an immediate Dutch face mask mandate. He joins Amsterdam’s mayor, Femke Halsema, in requiring the wearing of face masks in the Netherlands’ two largest cities. Meanwhile, national policy continues to depend"...

August 6, 2020

Eyenuk Announces FDA Clearance for EyeArt Autonomous AI System for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening

Eyenuk, Inc., a global artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology and services company and the leader in real-world applications for AI Eye Screening, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance (K200667) by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market its EyeArt® autonomous AI System for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness among American adults. EyeArt is indicated for use by healthcare providers to automatically detect more than mild diabetic retinopathy (mtmDR) and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (vtDR) in eyes of adults diagnosed with diabetes who have not been previously diagnosed with......

August 6, 2020

Vifor Pharma Group Reports Continued Growth in H1 2020

Net sales and EBITDA continued to grow in H1 2020 despite challenging market conditions due to COVID-19
Ferinject®/ Injectafer® demand impacted by global COVID-19 restrictions
Sustained growth in nephrology supported by dialysis business
Veltassa® net sales impacted by reduced promotion to nephrologists due...

August 4, 2020

Morocco Reinforces Control of Special Movement Permits in Train Stations

Rabat – Morocco’s authorities are reinforcing monitoring of “special movement permits” at Moroccan train stations as part of the preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.

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August 4, 2020

Case Surge: Morocco Suspends Holiday Leave of Health Professionals

Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday the suspension of holidays for health professionals after a surge in COVID-19 cases.

The ministry’s statement called on medical staff"...

August 4, 2020

Morocco’s Medical Schools Adopt Unified Entry Exams

Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Education will organize, for the first time ever, national unified entry exams for medical, pharmacy, and dental schools.

A press release from the ministry announced the"...

August 4, 2020

UNICEF warns against children’s exposure to lead in Morocco through spices

According to a new UNICEF report, lead poisoning is affecting children around the world. The alarming document, the first of its kind, reveals that around 1 in 3 children have blood lead levels «at or above 5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL)».

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August 4, 2020

Patient Safety Movement Foundation, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, The Leapfrog Group, and the International Society for Quality in Health Care Join Forces for #UniteForSafeCare World Patient Safety Day Campaign

Today, four leading global organizations dedicated to fighting preventable deaths due to medical errors announced their partnership to co-convene the #uniteforsafecare program on World Patient Safety Day (September 17, 2020). In June, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation announced the wide-ranging campaign to bring attention to system-wide improvements that will ensure better health worker and patient safety outcomes, called #uniteforsafecare. Now, the organization will be joined by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), The......

August 3, 2020

Takeda Announces FY2020 Q1 Results; Confirms Management Guidance & Raises Reported Operating Profit And Reported Net Profit for the Full Year

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 (quarter ended June 30, 2020). Based on the first quarter performance, the company confirms management guidance, and raises reported operating profit and reported net profit for the full year. The company also announced recent updates to its R&D pipeline and highlighted its R&D momentum with seven potential New Drug Application filings planned for the next 12 months. Underlying revenue growth was 0.9% year on year. Takeda’s five key business areas, which represent 83% of......

July 29, 2020

Moroccans and Algerians may no longer be able to travel to the EU due to Covid-19 spike

Moroccans and Algerians will, reportedly, no longer be able to travel to the European Union, according to EU diplomatic sources. Speaking to Euronews, the decision is due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the two neighboring countries.

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