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Medication safety is not limited to achieving the intended therapeutic effect. In 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an article titled ‘Some Medicines and Driving Don’t Mix,’ and there is much truth to that. Many prescription medications...

Novo Nordisk has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), naming it its preferred cloud provider and strategic AI partner, with the shared goal of accelerating drug discovery and modernising the company's technology infrastructure to prepare for...

The Trump administration is preparing to announce a new round of voluntary drug-pricing agreements with midsize biotech companies as early as August 31, 2026, according to sources familiar with the matter. The companies involved are expected to offer discounts on...

Huawei intends to deepen its artificial intelligence partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, according to William Zhang, president of the company's healthcare business unit, who confirmed to Reuters that the firm's current AI drug projects run predominantly with domestic Chinese drugmakers....

US-based healthcare services provider McKesson has agreed to acquire Precision Medicine Group for $2.25 billion, a move aimed at strengthening its clinical research and biopharmaceutical commercialisation services. The McKesson acquisition remains subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Once...

CLIA stands for chemiluminescent immunoassay. It is a technique used to detect and measure specific analytes in a biological sample. The analytes can be proteins, hormones, antibodies, antigens, cytokines, and other biomarkers. Like ELISA, it relies on antigen-antibody interactions....

Quick Answer Canada runs short on medications because it imports roughly 90% of its prescription drugs, leaving the supply chain exposed to factory slowdowns, manufacturing problems, shipping delays, and sudden demand spikes. When a single overseas plant stalls, shelves empty...