The Irish Times

Irish milk formula industry weighs Biden’s emergency supplies call

US president invokes wartime measures to secure supplies as parents fret over feeding their children

Thu May 19 2022 - 18:52

Cavan plant faces months on call to produce emergency US infant formula supplies

Abbott does not expect to get US stores fully stocked from shuttered plant until late July

Fri May 13 2022 - 10:16

US turns to Cootehill for emergency supplies of infant formula

Abbott flying milk powder to US daily from Ireland after product recall and FDA inquiry

Tue May 10 2022 - 20:19

Just one in five new cancer treatments available to Irish patients

Delays in reimbursing new treatments may affect course of illnesses, study says

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 02:00

Irish medtech start-up SymPhysis Medical raises €1.9m

Funding to help company finish product development and expand into US market

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 05:00

Before you support a fundraiser for a cancer patient, read this

Beware of clinics selling ‘pioneering’ cancer treatments, writes David Robert Grimes

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 06:01

Relevium: Making a joint effort to tackle knee osteoarthritis

The biopharma start-up has developed Hydrobloc, a cutting edge treatment for OA

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 06:00

Eliminating the need for painful removal of implants with biodegradable option

US firm to manufacture its biodegradable contraceptive implants in Galway

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 05:14

Two weeks after his operation David Bennett is alive, his pig’s heart beating soundly

Dr Muiris Houston: We must weigh the shortage of human organs against animal rights

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 06:01

Galway-based Atlantic Therapeutics raises €18m from existing backers

Company’s flagship product treats stress urinary incontinence which affects 1 in 3 women

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 13:50

US filmmaker faces trial in Italy after testifying in tainted blood scandal case

Kelly Duda faces fascist-era charge of ‘offending the honour or prestige’ of prosecutor

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 12:22

US man recovering after first-of-its-kind pig heart transplant

Patient with terminal heart disease implanted with genetically modified pig heart

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 07:15

Can antigen tests properly detect Omicron?

Could rapid antigen tests be missing some cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19?

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 19:00

‘We aren’t afraid’: Mexican activists risk jail time to help Americans get abortions

Activists plan to post abortion pills to women in US as restrictions multiply across country

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 01:00

Pfizer oral Covid-19 pill gets US authorisation for at-home use

Ringaskiddy plant to play key role in manufacture of landmark treatment

Wed Dec 22 2021 - 17:59

Pfizer says Covid-19 pill almost 90% effective against severe infection

‘Staggering’ number of lives will be saved, says company’s chief scientific officer

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 12:09

Belfast-based Neurovalens secures funding for clinical trial

Company seeking to use technology to treat anxiety and PTSD

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 18:00

European regulators cast doubt on Biogen Alzheimer’s treatment

EMA vote deals a setback to controversial $56,000-a-year treatment

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 15:32

Merck’s Covid-19 pill secures green light from UK regulator

Antiviral drug hailed by experts as an important new tool to combat pandemic

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 11:05

Pfizer says its Covid vaccine is highly effective in children aged five to 11

Findings submitted to US regulatory authority

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 16:27

OneProjects secures $17m for groundbreaking heart scans

Advanced medical device delivers high-res images of beating heart in real time

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 05:00

Pfizer vaccine for children may be ready by end-November – White House adviser

FDA has scheduled time to review application for emergency use

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 14:22

Covid-19 antiviral pill halves risk of hospitalisation and death – Merck

Pharmaceuticals company developing twice-daily pill for patients diagnosed with virus

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 18:03

Covid booster dose gives 100% protection against severe infection – study

Johnson & Johnson study looks at impact of booster two months after original vaccination

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 15:54

Pfizer to apply for US vaccine approval for younger children in November

Application will feature children aged between six months and five years

Wed Sept 15 2021 - 10:18

Silicon Valley still believes in promise of easy blood tests despite Theranos scandal

As Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial begins, $200m invested in blood test start-ups in 2021

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 05:06

European bourses tread water while US stocks rise on official Pfizer approval

Vaccine OK raises hope of quicker recovery

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 19:10

Biden urges vaccine mandates for workers after Pfizer jab approved

US employers increasingly seeking proof of full vaccination from staff and customers

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 21:01

Wearables: The pros and cons of health tracking

Karlin Lillington: Devices can be lifesavers, but may also lead to unnecessary medical visits

Thu Aug 19 2021 - 04:45

Record sales for Irish rare disease specialist Amryt

Company upgrades forecasts as it completes Chiasma takeover

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 20:03

US authorities ask vaccine-makers to expand safety studies on children

Measure aims to detect possible rare side effects including heart inflammation

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 10:23

Experts divided on vaccinating children against Covid

Moral quandary raised over jabbing children for virus which, mostly, does not seriously affect them

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 19:00

Irish-founded Woebot raises $90m for mental health chatbot

Start-up has developed a therapeutic chatbot that helps those with mental health issues

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 13:56

Like Caesar’s wife, FDA must be above suspicion

Fallout from controversial approval of Alzheimer’s drug is a concern

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 05:39