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Under-reporting, stigmatisation makes chroming harder to tackle, experts tell Bradley Hope inquest

A coronial inquest has heard 13 per cent of almost 20,000 high-schoolers had tried chroming — but the full extent of the "incredibly difficult issue" is still not known.

ABC News

New Covid strain dubbed Nightmare Variant doubles cases in a day

The variant formally known as XBB has been detected in more than 17 countries so far

Wales Online

Zimbabwe becomes first African nation to approve HIV prevention drug

World Health Organization welcomes country’s ‘crucial step’ in backing use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA)

The Guardian - UK

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Leeds is monkeypox virus hotspot as new cases soar

Cases have been slowing down across the country, except in Leeds

Leeds Live

Chinese capital steps up COVID measures as cases quadruple

China's capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop COVID, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing.

Reuters

Indonesia finds medicines with ingredients linked to fatal child kidney injury

Some medicinal syrups available in Indonesia contained ingredients linked to fatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in children, its health minister said on Thursday, as it investigates a spike in cases and 99 child deaths this year.

Reuters

An entirely new illicit drug has been discovered by Australian chemists. Here's how they did it

Imagine, if you will, a small plastic baggy containing a mixture of crystals and powder.

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As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment

While national efforts to eliminate hepatitis C have faced setbacks because of increased drug use, the impact of COVID-19 and insurance complications, there’s a bright spot: Some states are now making it easier for patients to treat the disease.

Tribune News Service

Abbott plans a new $500M baby-formula plant to increase U.S. capacity for the vital product

Abbott Laboratories is building a new infant-formula manufacturing plant after the product shortage of the past year revealed gaps in U.S. production capacity.

Tribune News Service

US clears Novavax COVID booster dose

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax

The Independent UK

Criminalizing drug use won’t help stop addiction

Drug addicts need treatment, as Peter Bensinger rightfully pointed out, but he is badly mistaken to think that the criminalization of drug sales and possession are also deterrents.

Chicago Sun-Times

This Pharmaceutical Stock Is Still a Smart Buy in 2022

Pfizer’s (PFE) co-developed COVID-19 vaccine booster for children, which recently got Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. FDA, could boost its share price. The stock had witnessed significant attention during the pandemic and could still be worth owning. Let’s discuss this in detail….

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Engineering Psychedelics: $22M Pool For Clinical Trials Of Compounds Targeting CNS Disorders

NYC and Cambridge-based Empyrean Neuroscience Inc. is a new genetic engineering company developing neuroactive compounds for neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders launching with a $22 million Series A financing.

Benzinga

The Perils Of Delta-8 THC And Other 'Hemp' Products That Get You High: Why Unregulated Intoxicating Hemp Products Can Be Dangerous

The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA), a trade group representing hundreds of companies participating in the United States’ largest regulated cannabis market, has released a white paper entitled “Pandora’s Box: The Dangers of a National, Unregulated, Hemp-Derived Intoxicating Cannabinoid Market.&

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

FDA panel advises taking preterm birth drug off the market

An FDA advisory panel voted 14-1 on Wednesday to recommend that the agency withdraw its approval of the drug Makena, saying the treatment does not appear to reduce the risk of preterm birth.

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2 Biotech Stocks to Take off Your Watchlist in 2022

Amid the macroeconomic issues and rampant volatility in the market, investor sentiment toward biotech stocks is declining. Many companies in this space are planning layoffs to reduce expenses. Amid the grim backdrop, we think investors should drop fundamentally weak biotech stocks Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) and Immunic (IMUX) from their…

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Eligible residents urged to get vaccinated as Covid cases rise

There are fears of a "twindemic" of Covid and flu this winter

The Guardian - UK

WHO forced to ration vaccine as cholera cases surge worldwide

Health officials halve dose to eke out ‘extremely limited’ supply amid unprecedented rise in outbreaks

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FDA panel votes to remove early pregnancy drug from market

The Makena drug is the only one of its kind in the U.S.

The Independent UK

FDA panel backs removal of unproven pregnancy drug

A panel of federal advisers says a pregnancy drug intended to prevent premature births should be withdrawn because it doesn't work

The Times of India

Mephedrone worth Rs 60 lakh recovered from two places in Mumbai, three held

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police have seized mephedrone worth Rs 60 lakh during raids conducted at two places in the city, and arrested three persons in this connection, an official said on Wednesday. The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch conducted the operation, he said.

The Independent UK

Moderna jab ‘to protect through the winter’ after positive new results

The main Covid-19 booster offers good protection for at least three months.

The Guardian - UK

Updated Moderna Covid booster gives even better protection than earlier jab

Biotech firm’s data shows stronger immune response to Omicron than original vaccine three months after being given

Bangkok Post

First local case of BQ.1 Covid variant found in foreign man from China

The first case of domestic infection with the highly-transmissible, immunity-evasive BQ.1 Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a 40-year-old foreign man who arrived from China, according to the Medical Sciences Department chief.

The Independent UK

Uganda to deploy Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks, says WHO official

A World Health Organization official says experimental Ebola vaccines will be deployed in Uganda in about “two weeks.”

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