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ATAGI recommends COVID-19 vaccine use in some children aged 6 months to 4 years
12 August 2022 - From 5 September 2022, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recommends COVID-19 vaccination for children aged ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2022
Restrictions put on diabetes drug Ozempic leave users feeling ‘fat shamed’
13 August 2022 - A drug that caused a buzz for its ability to help people shed kilos has now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2022
COVID-19 vaccine safety report (11 August 2022)
11 August 2022 - To 7 August 2022, the TGA has received 665 reports which have been assessed as likely to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2022
Failed COVIDSafe app deleted
10 August 2022 - The Albanese Government has acted to delete the wasteful and ineffective COVIDSafe app. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2022
Monkeypox vaccines have arrived in Victoria. Here's how the rollout will work.
9 August 2022 - As concern about how to curb monkeypox continues at a global level, the first few thousand ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2022
Australia secures new third generation monkeypox virus vaccine
4 August 2022 - The Albanese Government has secured 450,000 doses of the new third generation monkeypox virus vaccine by Bavarian ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2022
TGA says go to BioMarin for Voxzogo
4 August 2022 - Vosoritide is a modified type C natriuretic peptide. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
COVID-19 vaccines undergoing evaluation (3 August 2022)
3 August 2022 - The TGA has published a list (table) of the COVID-19 vaccines currently under evaluation by the agency. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
TGA commences evaluation of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for children aged 6 months to less than 5 years
3 August 2022 - The TGA has commenced evaluation of an application from Pfizer to extend the use of its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2022
TGA approves new medicine for NSCLC patients with an EGFR exon 20 mutation
1 August 2020 - First medicine approved by the TGA for this mutation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jul 2022
ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting (27 July 2022)
29 July 2022 - An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation following their weekly meeting on 27 July ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2022
COVID-19 vaccine safety report (28 July 2022)
29 July 2022 - To 24 July 2022, the TGA has received 615 reports which have been assessed as likely to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2022
MS Health push for nurses to hand out abortion pills
27 July 2022 - Nurses and midwives would prescribe medical abortion pills under a push by the company that imports ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2022
Henlius Hanquyou received TGA approval in Australia
26 July 2022 - Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that the company's business partner Cipla has received the relevant registration certificates from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2022
TGA gives a tick to Scemblix
26 July 2022 - Asciminib is an oral and potent inhibitor of Abelson non-receptor tyrosine kinases/breakpoint cluster region (ABL/BCR): ABL1 tyrosine ...