Below is a roundup of fitness news.
The pharmaceutical organization Sanofi makes an Olympics in its attempt to change its brand
Sanofi hopes that by sponsoring the Olympics, it can attract new talent, praise existing staff and ditch the conservative symbol of the French pharmaceutical company. The 2024 Games have gained other new partners from the host country, France, adding luxury giant LVMH and supermarket organization Carrefour.
Oxford Launches Nipah Virus Vaccine in Humans
The University of Oxford said on Thursday it had begun human testing of an experimental vaccine against the brain-swelling Nipah virus that led to outbreaks in India’s Kerala state and other parts of Asia. There is no vaccine yet for the deadly virus. Nipah was first identified about 25 years ago in Malaysia and has led to outbreaks in Bangladesh, India and Singapore.
The United States sets a record for enrollment in Obamacare plans
More than 20 million Americans have so far signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplace for this year, the highest since the inception of the law, according to data released on Wednesday. Over 3.7 million people who have signed up for the 2024 plans are new enrollees, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showed.
China blocks imports of pigs and wild boars from Bangladesh due to African swine fever
China has banned the import of pigs, red meat products and wild boar from Bangladesh after the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported an outbreak of African swine fever at a farm in Chittagong, the country’s main port city. Chinese customs said the move was aimed at protecting the country’s livestock industry and preventing the emergence of epidemics.
Novo CEO Expects Patients to Take Wegovy for Longer Than Weight-Loss Drugs
Novo Nordisk’s CEO said on Tuesday he expects patients will stick with the company’s popular obesity drug Wegovy for far longer than those using older treatments. “We know from all medical interventions, stay time is not like a 100%… but I think we will see a significantly higher stay time than what we have seen so far on obesity treatment,” said Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen at the JPMorgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco.
Ohio House Overrides Veto of Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care
Ohio’s House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that bans gender-affirming healthcare for minors, one of dozens of bills under debate this year that would restrict transgender rights across the U.S. In this presidential election year, the number of bills has already surpassed last year’s record-setting pace, extending a contentious cultural debate in the United States. Democrats say transgender people and parents of transgender kids should determine treatment, as endorsed by the medical consensus, while Republicans portray that stance as medically radical and dangerous to children.
AbbVie expects Botox to increase its market share as the festival intensifies
AbbVie expects Botox’s market share in the aesthetic sector to remain stable as its competitors launch anti-wrinkle injections, a corporate executive said Wednesday.
Botox sales, especially for aesthetic use, have been under pressure over the last few quarters due to economic uncertainties. Investors have also been concerned about potential market share losses to new entrants such as Revance Therapeutics’ Daxxify and Evolus’ Jeuveau.
The U. S. FDA has ruled that the U. S. Food and U. S. Authorizes Import of Syphilis Drugs to Address Shortages
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration will temporarily authorize the importation of a syphilis drug manufactured through Delbert Laboratories in France, the company announced Wednesday. Delbert Labs said it is coordinating with the fitness regulator to introduce extencillin in the US to address the syphilis shortage. medications, according to a letter posted on the FDA website.
Spain makes masks mandatory in healthcare centres amid flu, COVID peak
Spain’s Health Minister Monica Garcia on Wednesday made the use of masks mandatory in the country’s gyms, as the country grapples with a surge in flu and COVID-19 infections. “What we want to do is reach as many vulnerable people as possible,” he told reporters. It just doesn’t make unusual sense. “
India pledges ‘appropriate action’ after completing cough syrup bribe probe
India will take “appropriate action” after completing an investigation into a complaint that a drug regulator helped switch samples of cough syrup linked to the death of children in Gambia in return for a bribe, two officials said on Wednesday. The World Health Organization (WHO) linked the syrups made by India’s Maiden Pharmaceuticals to the deaths of 70 children in 2022, though India’s government said subsequent tests at an Indian government laboratory showed the syrups were not toxic.
(With agencies. )