FDA Flags Manufacturing Issues at Biologics Facility in India
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has flagged violations at a large manufacturing facility in India, which distributes biologics and drugs in the United States. The FDA issued a Form 483 with seven inspection observations following a recent review of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a biologics manufacturing facility in Bachupally, Hyderabad, India. The agency has […]
COVID-19 Inquiry in U.K. Faces Scrutiny and Criticism
The United Kingdom COVID Inquiry has come under renewed criticism following allegations that it failed to publish evidence challenging aspects of the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, while also facing accusations that it endorsed the government’s monitoring and censoring critics of lockdowns. Together, the two controversies have prompted debate over whether the government’s COVID Inquiry has […]
Mussel Protein Used to Develop New Vaccine Technology
Scientists in South Korea have developed a new adhesive adjuvant protein-based nanoparticle vaccine technology that they believe may provide longer-lasting immunity with a single injection. According to the researchers in a study published in the journal Biomaterials in 2026, the new approach used bioengineering, gene synthesis and cloning to create a new vaccine technology using […]
“Vaccines” for Honeybees and Shrimp?
Researchers are investigating whether feeding inactivated bacteria to invertebrates such as honeybees and shrimp can act as “vaccines” by causing epigenetic changes that prevent disease, even though invertebrates lack the immune system typically targeted by traditional vaccines.1 The first vaccine for honeybees has received conditional approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2023 and […]
New Dengue Vaccine Suspended in Brazil After Severe Adverse Event Reports
Brazil’s Ministry of Health and the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) suspended a mass vaccination campaign using a new dengue vaccine developed by a Brazilian biomedical research center after severe adverse events, including deaths, were associated with certain batches of the vaccine. Authorities have opened an investigation into the incidents while continuing to assess the […]
London Hospital Creates Innovative Outdoor Ward for Critically Ill Patients
A hospital in the United Kingdom has taken a historic step in patient care by introducing an outdoor medical environment to give critically ill patients access to sunlight, greenery and outdoor air.1 King’s College Hospital in south London recently opened a purpose-built rooftop critical care garden directly integrated into its intensive care infrastructure. This facility […]