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BBC
New BBC chair to exit TV business ahead of appointment
...The TV veteran was accused of a conflict of interest for retaining ownership of Juniper as a non-executive director of the BBC board between 2007 and 2010, but he was able to hold on to the company....
February 10, 2024
DR Congo
Threat of regional war intensifies as DR Congo rebels close in on Goma
...However, control over natural resources — particularly gold — was also a factor for Kigali, said Fred Bauma, executive director of Kinshasa-based think-tank Ebuteli....
March 19, 2024
FT Live
US Pharma and Biotech Summit
Strategies for innovation, pricing and access
Thursday, 16 MayNew York, NY, USA
Biotech
UK start-up Genomics raises £35mn for advanced genetic testing
...The University of Oxford spinout is pushing genetic testing beyond the search for individual genes, looking at how combinations of genes increase people’s likelihood of developing diseases such as cancer...
January 8, 2024
Media
Avatar director James Cameron backs new UK studio scheme
...Avatar and Terminator director James Cameron has backed plans for a new studio scheme west of London ahead of a crucial vote on planning permission for the site expected this month....
April 22, 2024
BBC
UK government appoints veteran TV executive Samir Shah as BBC chair
...Shah has had a 40-year career in TV and previously served as a BBC non-executive director in 2007 as well as in positions including head of current affairs....
December 6, 2023
OutlookPatti Waldmeir
Syphilis: an age-old disease stalking modern America
...But the US is also the victim of its own past success, says Dr Robert McDonald, medical officer in the CDC’s division of sexually transmitted disease prevention....
April 1, 2024
FT Live
Global Pharma and Biotech Summit
Driving life sciences innovation in a disrupted world
Tuesday, 5 NovemberIn-Person & Online Conference
Covid-19 vaccines
Hedge fund urges board shake-up at Novavax over struggling Covid vaccine
...US-based hedge fund Shah Capital wrote to the Novavax board on Monday to push for the instalment of two new independent board directors....
April 15, 2024
Disease control and prevention
Scientists develop simple test to boost cancer detection in poorer countries
...Scientists have developed a simple and affordable blood test to help spot cancer cases in low- and middle-income countries, marking the latest move to boost disease prevention among ageing populations....
April 22, 2024
Biotech
UK biotech signs $1bn deal to develop liver disease drugs
...New ways of tackling late-stage liver disease could delay the need for transplants, currently the only effective treatment....
April 22, 2024
Disease control and prevention
Prostate cancer rise sparks calls for overhaul of testing
...“Research shows that the PSA test, when used for screening in men with no symptoms, is inaccurate,” said Naser Turabi, director of evidence and implementation at the charity Cancer Research UK, who was not...
April 4, 2024
Antibiotic resistance
‘Potent’ antibiotic drug boosts fight against superbugs
...Crab, which causes life-threatening illnesses in hospital patients, is classed as a priority concern by the WHO and an urgent threat by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
February 15, 2024
Medical science
Prostate cancer test fails to detect some aggressive forms, study shows
...There is currently no national screening programme for the disease....
April 6, 2024
Health
‘Epidemic of obesity’ blights children as global rates soar
...This is creating an “urgent need” for policies to promote prevention, encourage weight loss and cut disease risks, says the paper published on Thursday in The Lancet....
February 29, 2024
Eli Lilly & Co
Eli Lilly weight-loss drug found to address sleep apnoea in trial
...The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said last month that Medicare Part D drug benefit plans will cover weight loss medicines when they are approved to treat a separate medical problem, such as heart...
April 17, 2024
ExplainerMedical science
What is the preventive cancer treatment Princess Catherine is receiving?
...Initially, the 42-year-old’s condition was believed to be non-malignant, but post-operative tests found she had the disease. She did not reveal the form of the cancer, or its stage....
March 24, 2024
FT Live
Strategies for Trading Interest Rate Volatility
Understanding the rate environment and capitalising on fluctuations
Thursday, 20 June71 Basinghall Avenue, London EC2V, UK
Health
Nervous system disorders found to be biggest cause of poor health
...“The worldwide neurological burden is growing very fast and will put even more pressure on health systems in the coming decades,” said Dr Valery Feigin, a co-author of the paper and director of Auckland...
March 14, 2024
Drug prices
Rare genetic disease therapy becomes world’s most expensive drug at $4.25mn
...In a trial of 37 paediatric patients with early-onset MLD treated with Lenmeldy, all children were alive at age six, compared to only 58 per cent in the control group....
March 20, 2024
Starbucks Corp
Starbucks union group ends campaign for three board seats
...The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of labour groups that had nominated three people for Starbucks’ board, on Tuesday said the company and the Workers United union had agreed to work together to...
March 5, 2024
Sanjay Shah
Hedge fund accused of masterminding tax fraud in £1.4bn High Court trial
...Lawyers acting for the Danish Customs and Tax Administration (Skat) told the High Court that dozens of defendants led by Shah’s hedge fund Solo Capital Partners conducted a fraud over three years that netted...
April 15, 2024
News in-depthDr Martens Clothing Ltd
Dr Martens’ Ije Nwokorie: would-be saviour of bootmaker’s IPO promise
...In 2021 he joined Dr Martens’ board as non-executive director and in February started as its chief brand officer. One of Nwokorie’s most immediate tasks is to get sceptical investors on side....
April 19, 2024
Novo Nordisk AS
Novo Nordisk ‘surprised’ by high European demand for weight-loss drugs
...The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a BMI of 30 and over as obese....
February 4, 2024
Israel-Hamas war
Gazans search in vain for medicines
...These include common conditions such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension and heart disease....
February 6, 2024
News in-depthDementia
Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi falls short of blockbuster status in faltering US rollout
...“I used to forget the tiniest everyday things: I’d put eggs on to boil, I’d forget. Papers were stacked four feet high on my desk,” said Davis, 74....
April 22, 2024
News in-depthSocial affairs
Support for change in law on assisted dying grows across the UK
...A decision not to administer treatment or to end treatment for a disease is lawful in the UK. But to help someone die is not, and carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years....
April 6, 2024
AstraZeneca PLC
AstraZeneca unveils successes in treatment of lung cancer
...If you diagnose it early, you can make a difference to this disease. These data reinforce that message,” said Susan Galbraith, executive vice-president of oncology R&D at AstraZeneca....
February 19, 2024

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