Finland plans to offer pre-emptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities have, making it the first country in the world to do so. The Nordic country has bought vaccines for 10,000 people, each consisting of two injections, as part of a joint EU procurement
Japanese sportswear brand, ASICS and Dubai’s multi-sport arena, Danube Sports World have announced a dynamic partnership set to promote sports in the region. Featuring ASICS’ first tennis and padel store in the UAE, ASICS-branded padel courts and locker rooms featuring ASICS’s latest campaign, this collaboration highlights ASICS commitment to supporting movement and getting more people
Olympians including Dutch marathon runner Abdi Nageeye are using a new tool they hope will boost their medal chances this summer: tiny monitors that attach to the skin to track blood glucose levels. Continuous glucose monitors or CGMs were developed for use by diabetes patients but their makers, led by Abbott and Dexcom also spy opportunities
A noted serial entrepreneur, biohacking evangelist, bestselling author and Chief Curator of the World Bio Hack Summit Dubai, Sajeev Nair dons several hats with ease. He is also the Chairman and Founder of health tech start-up Vieroots Wellness Solutions, a company headquartered in Bengaluru, India, which has introduced India’s first Human Performance Optimization (HPO) programmes,
A group of cancer victims recently sued Johnson & Johnson, accusing the healthcare company of committing fraud through repeated and continued efforts to use a shell company’s bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc products contained asbestos and caused cancer. Five plaintiffs who seek to represent over 50,000 people who have
Elon Musk and Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin have launched SpaceX’s satellite internet service for the nation’s health sector, aiming to improve access in remote parts of the sprawling archipelago. Musk, the billionaire head of SpaceX and Tesla arrived on the Indonesian resort island of Bali by private jet before attending the launch ceremony at
AstraZeneca has said it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzervria’s marketing authorisations within Europe. “As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available
A new government-led conference and event with a mission to enhance healthcare practices in the United Arab Emirates and beyond is set to debut later this month. Bringing together leaders, researchers, policymakers, investors and entrepreneurs from across the global healthcare and life sciences ecosystems, the inaugural Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week (ADGHW) is an initiative
The Nightingale Placement Agency has built a name for itself in the recruitment industry, providing talented manpower to diverse sectors spanning healthcare, IT, agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and hospitality. Under an able leadership, the business has branched out into Nightingale Homecare Services, Serenity Care with HIQA approved facilities, PCRJ Property Management and embraced charity advocacy of
Online pharmacies and slimming clinics are cutting prices for Wegovy and Mounjaro in Britain just months after the weight-loss drugs were launched there, as initial supply shortages ease. But growing competition between retailers has raised fears that some patients who buy the drugs themselves, rather than relying on the National Health Service (NHS), will miss
