Category: Medical Health Aged Care

BILTHOVEN, Netherlands & BOSTON–BUSINESS WIRE– Avania — the leading global MedTech clinical research organization (CRO) providing product development, market access, and clinical contract research services — today announced the appointment of Jason Monteleone as president and CEO, effective September 2, 2024. Monteleone succeeds Sapna Hornyak, who had served as president and CEO since 2019. Under … Continued

The global trend towards low carbohydrate, high-fat diets for weight loss can in fact increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes by a staggering 20 per cent, according to a groundbreaking 17-year study of almost 40,000 Melburnians. Published in the journal Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, the study by Monash University and RMIT University researchers, led … Continued

Reducing weight stigma in healthcare is critical to supporting and improving the health of patients and decreasing the risk of adverse outcomes. Published in the Australian Journal of General Practice, a new paper, Supporting healthcare professionals to reduce weight stigma, aims to improve the situation. A team of researchers from Monash University and other universities and organisations … Continued

A tragic outbreak of the deadly Meningococcal B disease in Far North Queensland has prompted GPs to urge Queensland families to protect themselves by getting vaccinated.  Media reports say health authorities are working to control a “major outbreak” of the potentially deadly disease after the third case in three weeks in Far North Queensland.  The … Continued

BOSTON–BUSINESS WIRE– Novotech, the global full-service clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO) that partners with biotech companies to accelerate the development of advanced and novel therapeutics at every phase, has released its latest industry report, Gastric Cancer- Global Clinical Trial Landscape (2024). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240903559744/en/ This report details … Continued

Olon, the leading chemical-pharmaceutical group in the production and development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and part of the holding company P&R, continues its growth path and announces a new venture: it will acquire HuvePharma Italia Srl and its site in Garessio, (Cuneo, Italy) with a significant increase in its total production capacity MILAN, Sept. … Continued

Are you concerned about your memory or worried that someone you know may have dementia? Dementia Australia is offering support in Limestone Coast between 18 September and 17 October. It is estimated there are around 34,170 people living with all forms of dementia in South Australia. Without a medical breakthrough this number is expected to … Continued