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The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued a public notice clarifying that cosmetic products cannot be used through injections and are not permitted for treatment purposes under Indian law.

The notice, released by the Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, comes amid rising use of aesthetic and beauty procedures in clinics and salons across the country.

A promising targeted therapy may offer new hope to children and adults living with fibrous dysplasia, a rare bone disorder that weakens bones and severely affects mobility. Researchers have reported that the drug burosumab significantly improved phosphate balance and physical function in patients suffering from the debilitating condition.

India has once again delivered a setback to global pharmaceutical major AbbVie after the company lost its attempt to secure patent protection for its Hepatitis C therapy in the country, a move that could strengthen access to affordable generic medicines.

Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is facing a major financial and legal challenge after a U.S. federal jury found the company liable in a high-profile antitrust lawsuit involving its constipation drug Amitiza (lubiprostone).

In a major step toward improving global pandemic preparedness, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) have signed a voluntary licensing agreement to expand access to the influenza antiviral drug Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) across 129 low and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Merck has announced encouraging Phase 3 results for its investigational cancer therapy sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT), offering new hope for patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer who have limited treatment options after standard therapies fail.

The company revealed that the global TroFuse-005 clinical trial successfully achieved its two primary goals, improving overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), when compared with conventional chemotherapy in previously treated patients.

Novartis announced new data from PSMAddition demonstrating improved prostate-specific antigen (PSA) responses with Pluvicto® (lutetium (177Lu) vipivotide tetraxetan) combined with standard of care (SoC) in PSMA-positive metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). Data were presented as a rapid oral presentation at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting 2026.

Researchers have uncovered a surprising new mechanism behind memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease, identifying dopamine deficiency as a major contributor to cognitive decline. The discovery could open the door to new treatment approaches aimed at restoring memory in patients suffering from the disease.

The study was led by scientists at Tohoku University in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Irvine. Their findings were published in the journal Nature Neuroscience on April 23, 2026.

A major breakthrough in diabetes research could one day free patients with type 1 diabetes from lifelong insulin injections. Researchers from Université de Genève and Geneva University Hospitals have developed an innovative protective hydrogel capable of supporting insulin-producing cells after transplantation, successfully restoring blood sugar control in diabetic mice.