Tag: health

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Veterans’ Health Administration (VHA) is providing coverage of LEQEMBI (lecanemab-irmb) to veterans living with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). VHA healthcare professionals meeting the criteria set forth by the VHA can prescribe LEQEMBI to veterans who fit the VHA’s criteria and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current label. The VHA’s careful consideration and timely action to make LEQEMBI available approximately two months after the FDA approved LEQEMBI under the accelerated approval pathway shows its continued commitment to veterans living with AD. If approved under the traditional pathway, the FDA ... Read more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Feb. 28, 2023 – PRLog — Adaptic Health, a leading provider of clinical development software, today announced the launch of its new platform designed to streamline the clinical trial design process. Clinical trials are essential for advancing medical research and bringing new treatments to patients, but they can be complex and time-consuming and the existing tools available for clinical study protocol development have not kept up with the increasing complexity. With the advent of new challenges such as remote approaches, genetic advancements, and diverse patient populations, the need for a more efficient and effective approach to ... Read more

Secretary for Health visits Prince of Wales Hospital (with photos) ******************************************************************      The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, visited Prince of Wales Hospital today (January 16) to get a grasp of the situation of the public hospital service during the winter surge, and to show support for frontline healthcare staff.        Accompanied by the Cluster Chief Executive of New Territories East Cluster of the Hospital Authority (HA), Dr Chung Kin-lai, Professor Lo and the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee, visited the Medical Specialist Outpatient Clinic, the Pharmacy of the Specialist Outpatient Clinics and a ... Read more

Secretary for Health visits Queen Mary Hospital (with photos) *************************************************************      The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, visited Queen Mary Hospital today (January 13) to get a grasp of the operation of public hospitals during the winter service surge, and expressed his gratitude to frontline healthcare staff for their continuous efforts and contributions.      Accompanied by the Cluster Chief Executive of Hong Kong West Cluster of the Hospital Authority (HA), Dr Theresa Li, Professor Lo and the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee, visited the isolation ward, the medicine cohort cubicle and the angiography suite. They ... Read more

Secretary for Health briefs representatives of healthcare professional bodies on healthcare-related policy initiatives in Policy Address (with photo) ******************************************************************************************      The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, met with representatives of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, statutory boards and councils of various healthcare professions, as well as healthcare professional bodies accredited under the Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions today (December 13), exchanging views on the various healthcare-related policy initiatives in The Chief Executive’s 2022 Policy Address. Representatives of the Hospital Authority and the Department of Health also attended the meeting.             At the meeting, Professor Lo briefed the representatives of ... Read more