(Reuters): The US Food and Drug Administration approved Mirati Therapeutics Inc’s (MRTX.O) lung cancer drug adagrasib, the company said on Monday, sending its shares up more than 8% in extended trading. Mirati’s drug has been approved for treating adult patients with advanced lung cancer as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received at least one prior systemic therapy. …

  ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (FD):  The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated $7.5 million worth of medical oxygen supplies to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination. The support will also provide training to 163 hospitals throughout Pakistan to increase their capability to treat patients suffering from severe COVID-19 and other …

  KARACHI, Dec 7 (FD): In an alarming update, type-1 wild poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples, the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) confirmed on Wednesday. According to details, the positive samples were collected from Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) on November 19 and Lahore on November 17. The tests were sent to Pakistan National Polio Laboratory for confirmation. …

  PESHAWAR, Dec 5 (APP): Abid Ahmad (50), a poor driver of the container is battling for their life at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) after he was diagnosed with acute pneumonia and respiratory infections caused by air pollution and COVID-19. Doctors were making efforts to save the life of the poor Abid, who was on a ventilator for nearly 35 …

  ISLAMABAD,–Dec 02 (FD):  Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) raised alarms on the reports of Tobacco Industry moving to regularize Heated Tobacco Devices, a move which health activists believe will put health of Pakistani children in grave danger. Malik Imran Ahmed, Country Head, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK), stated that since Pakistan’s independence …

  KARACHI, Dec 2 (FD): Surpassing China and India, Pakistan is marked with the world’s largest population of patients living with Hepatitis C. Despite the government’s commitment to eliminating the disease of Hepatitis by 2030, the prevalence of Hepatitis C has steadily increased to the point that currently there are nearly 10 million Pakistanis today living with viremic Hepatitis C, …

  BEIJING, Dec 2 (Reuters): Some communities in Chinese cities where COVID-19 is still spreading are easing off on testing requirements and quarantine rules in a marked shift in virus policies after widespread protests across the country. China is set to announce an easing of its COVID quarantine rules in coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told …

  SAN FRANSICO, Nov 30 (FD):  An experimental Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai (4523.T) and Biogen (BIIB.O) slowed cognitive decline in a closely watched trial but may carry a risk of serious side effects for certain patients, according to detailed data presented on Tuesday. The drug, lecanemab, was associated with a dangerous type of brain swelling in nearly 13% of patients …

  ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (FD): The third Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) campaign of the current year 2022 will launch today (Monday) to vaccinate 13.5 million children under-five years of old children in 36 districts in Pakistan. The campaign will start from November 28 across the country involving nine districts of Punjab, eight districts of Sindh, six districts of Balochistan, and …

  BEIJING, Nov 19 (Reuters): Beijing’s biggest district urged people to stay home during the weekend and COVID-19 outbreaks grew in numerous Chinese cities on Friday, even as China further fine-tuned its COVID rules by removing capacity limits at entertainment venues. Under a series of measures unveiled last week, authorities have sought to be more targeted in applying COVID-19 curbs …