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Procter & Gamble has acquired Wonderbelly, adding the digestive wellness brand to its over-the-counter portfolio. Wonderbelly sells products including antacids, gas and bloat relief, and multi-symptom relief treatments. The range is marketed as free of artificial dyes, talc, titanium dioxide, artificial sweeteners and parabens. The vegan, non-GMO products include flavours such as Strawberry [...]
Aide Health has published a new report warning that healthcare systems cannot meet rising demand through clinic appointments alone and calling for patient self-management to become the foundation of scalable care. The report argues that chronic disease is driving the majority of healthcare pressure, while many services remain built around episodic, provider-led models that rely [...]
AI Point-of-Care Diagnostics company AISAP has announced the publication of a new clinical study in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Digital Health. The research provides clinical evidence that AISAP’s deep learning model can accurately detect significant valvular disease and ventricular dysfunction using only a single, focused ultrasound view, even when the images are acquired by [...]
The NHS will sharpen England’s bowel cancer test by lowering the FIT threshold, a move expected to save hundreds of lives. Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in Britain, with about 44,100 people diagnosed and 17,400 deaths each year. The faecal immunochemical test (FIT), a home kit that checks for [...]
Pharmaceutical Press, the knowledge business of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, will attend WHX Dubai 2026 to shine a spotlight on one of the most pressing - yet preventable - threats to patient safety worldwide: medication errors. At WHX Dubai 2026, Pharmaceutical Press will demonstrate how its evidence-based pharmaceutical knowledge supports confident decisions about the safe [...]
Orlando Agrippa comments on why tightening regulation must not come at the expense of progress for patients In recent years, a quiet but consequential transformation has been unfolding far above the Earth’s surface. Thousands of satellites have been placed into low-Earth orbit, forming a dense and expanding digital mesh around the planet. With further large-scale [...]
Corxel has raised US$287m in a series D to fund phase 2 studies of its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity and support planned phase 3 trials. GLP-1 receptor agonists are medicines that mimic a natural hormone to help control blood sugar and reduce appetite, and have become a major focus in the weight-loss market. [...]
Scanning ultrasound was safe and well tolerated in a first-in-human Alzheimer’s pilot study conducted in Australia. The pilot split 12 people with Alzheimer’s into groups to test different levels of ultrasound stimulation in the brain. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and affects more than 480,000 Australians. Without major scientific advances, 6.4 million [...]
CluePoints, provider of leading statistical and AI-driven software solutions, has appointed Sinead Godkin as its new chief people officer (CPO). With deep experience scaling global technology organisations through periods of rapid growth, Godkin will lead CluePoints’ people strategy as the company enters its next stage of expansion. Godkin brings senior leadership experience from some of [...]
Medtronic has finalised a US$90m investment in Anteris Technologies, a Minnesota medtech firm developing TAVR valve technology. Anteris focuses on structural heart technologies and is known for its biomimetic DurAVR transcatheter heart valve (THV) system, which the company says is the first of its kind. The DurAVR valve is made from a single piece of [...]
