A major wearable technology company revised its blood pressure feature as a general wellness tool avoiding FDA medical device classification.
Year: 2026
UK HealthTech Company Secures Funding for Next-Generation Inhalation Drug Delivery Technology
The system can precisely control aerosol droplet size enabling more efficient delivery of fragile biologics and advanced therapies beyond existing inhalers.
Department of HHS Announces Reforms to Speed Up Early-Stage Clinical Trials and Cut Regulatory Burden
The reforms respond to faster and lower-cost trial starts in China that have attracted US biotech companies to move their research programmes overseas.
Sanofi’s Tzield Receives FDA Accelerated Approval to Delay Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes in Children
The drug received accelerated approval for use in children aged 8 to 17 with recently diagnosed stage 3 type 1 diabetes to delay disease progression.
FDA Approves TRYNGOLZA as First Therapy for Severe Hypertriglyceridaemia to Reduce Pancreatitis
Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ drug became the only approved treatment to significantly lower triglyceride levels and reduce acute pancreatitis events in the condition.
H5N1 Bird Flu Reaches Every Continent in Significant Global Spread Milestone
Health officials confirmed the detection of H5N1 avian influenza on all inhabited continents marking a major escalation in the pandemic threat level.
Strong Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Near Mount Fuji No Tsunami Warning Issued
A seismic event in the Fuji Five Lakes area in Yamanashi Prefecture injured six people and prompted Japanese authorities to monitor the volcano’s status.
France Records Hottest Day Ever for Second Consecutive Day With Pissos Reaching 44.3 Celsius
The southwestern commune recorded the highest temperature in French meteorological history for the second time in 48 hours during the record heatwave.
Germany Records Hottest June Day in History as Eastern Europe Heatwave Intensifies
Germany added its name to the list of countries breaking all-time June temperature records as the heat dome spread further east into Austria and Poland.
150 Million Europeans Experience Temperatures Above 35 Degrees Celsius as Heat Dome Persists
The World Health Organisation called the event a health emergency as a Saharan high-pressure system parked across Western Europe for the sixth day.