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Govt to soon roll out digital platform for medical cannabis industry
Amendments to the Pharmacy Act along with the impending implementation of a digital platform to manage the Cannabis Authority are needed before the Davis administration can launch the anticipated medical marijuana industry, Minister of Health and...

Pharma Stocks Tumble; Sigachi Industries Tanks Nearly 7 %
The stock of Sigachi Industries tanked 6.88 per cent, Shilpa Medicare dropped 4.92 per cent, Suven Life Sciences declined 4.78 per cent, Wockhardt plunged 4.14 per cent, Eris Lifesciences went lower by 3.77 per cent, and Granules India slipped...

Pharma Pulse 6/18/25: The Complexities of Drug Discounting; How Clinical Operations Teams Are Adapting to Oncology Trial Challenges
The Complexities of Drug Discounting A Pharmaceutical Executive article explores how the growing complexity and lack of transparency in drug discount programs are undermining their intended benefits, often leaving patients, healthcare providers,...
Tech reshapes China's garment industry
"I reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma at 6:29 a.m. on May 25, 2025, and returned to the Mount Qomolangma base camp at 12:30 a.m. the next day. All is well," wrote Li Shengtao, a national first-class mountaineer from northwest China's Gansu...

‘Tech for good’: Yamsuan taps digital tools for smooth ayuda distribution in Parañaque
By Billy Begas Parañaque Rep.-elect Brian Raymund Yamsuan vowed to expand the use of digital technology to ensure the equitable, swift, and efficient delivery of the government’s assistance programs to his constituents. Yamsuan also underscored...

Business News | IMTS Graduate Achieves Record-Breaking £42,000 International Placement in AI Role
PNN New Delhi [India], June 18: The Institute of Management & Technical Studies (IMTS) celebrates a milestone achievement as alumnus Rahul Sharma secures the institution's highest-ever international placement package. The MSc IT graduate with AI...

Technology’s influence on farm health & safety
Typically, discussions about agricultural technology and mechanization focus on the financial costs of upgrading in relation to anticipated impacts on production, efficiency and income. Farmers, ag service providers and researchers are expanding...

Pharmaniaga aims to exit P17 status by end-2025 or first-quarter 2026
KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd is targeting to exit Practice Note 17 (PN17) status as early as end-2025 or by the first quarter of 2026. Managing director Zulkifli Jafar said its RM352.2 million rights issue and private placement will be the driver...

Health report cites high rate of antipsychotic drug use at Missouri nursing homes
Missouri has among the highest rates of antipsychotic drug use in nursing home residents, contributing to the state’s health care system ranking near the bottom nationally in a report released Wednesday. The report, published by The Commonwealth...

Business NewsLine, June 18, 2025
Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed employee DENVER — A federal jury in Colorado has found MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company. Jurors reached the verdict Monday for Lindell, one of the...
Health Rounds: Weight-loss surgery more effective than drugs in real world study
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Bariatric surgeries led to about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of popular GLP-1 drugs, according to data from a real-world comparison study presented on Tuesday at the American Society for Metabolic...

Health harms linked to living near highly microplastic-polluted US coastlines, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our limited newsletter series guides you on how to minimize your personal role in the climate crisis — and reduce your eco-anxiety. Living near heavily...

Business News | Second Edition of UST Trivandrum Marathon on October 12; Training Runs to Begin on June 22
BusinessWire India Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 18: UST Trivandrum Marathon, the Kerala capital's largest ever marathon, is back for its second iteration. UST Trivandrum Marathon 2025 will be organised on Sunday, October 12, 2025....

Health event combines dancing, wellness expo
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Beverly Blunt, founder and director of Divine Dances of the Delta, hosted a unique event Saturday promoting health and wellness in the community, particularly for...

Adelaide tech company achieves $2.3 million in development milestones
Adelaide-based Micro-X has achieved $2.3 million worth of development milestones across three major contracts with international partners, the company announced on Monday. The hi-tech company achieved Milestone 3 under its Development Agreement...
Onyx designs PCs specifically for medical devices
The firm now supports over 60% of hospitals in Taiwan. Onyx Healthcare Inc. is reshaping embedded computing for clinical environments by designing systems as medical devices from the start—not retrofitting commercial PCs. The company, part of the...

Virohan, Orange Health Labs partner to place medical laboratory technologists across 76 cities
Virohan, an institute for healthcare education, has partnered with Orange Health Labs to offer Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) students internships and job opportunities across 76 cities, including major hubs like Mumbai, Delhi NCR, and...

Atrial fibrillation: digital technology to the rescue?
Professor Emma Svennberg Professor Emma Svennberg from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, said a challenge for healthcare professionals is the ‘abundance of wearable technologies’ patients bring to clinics and making sense of their...

Biofilm Formation by Microbial Pathogens Inhibited by Patterns on Medical Device Plastics
This is a medical illustration of multidrug-resistant, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria [CDC/ Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit /Jennifer Oosthuizen] Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered how specific surface...

Business News | Novo Holdings Reports Strong Momentum in Asia Across Healthcare and Planetary Health in 2024
PRNewswire Singapore, June 18: Novo Holdings today released its Asia Investments Year in Review 2024, highlighting a year of strategic growth and purpose-driven investing across healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health in key Asian markets....