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- Read more about United Nations agencies call for ban on virginity testing
Virginity testing — a gynecological examination conducted under the belief that it determines whether a woman or girl has had vaginal intercourse — must end, says UN Human Rights, UN Women and the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Read more about FDA and DHS increase coordination of responses to medical device cybersecurity threats under new partnership
As part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen cybersecurity in health care, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a memorandum of agreement to implement a new framework for greater coordination and cooperation between the two agencies for addressing cybersecurity in medical devices.
- Read more about Global health organizations commit new ways of working together for greater impact
Eleven heads of the world’s leading health and development organizations today signed a landmark commitment to find new ways of working together to accelerate progress towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
- Read more about FDA’s new steps to modernize drug development, improve efficiency and promote innovation of targeted therapies
The FDA continues to advance new policies, modernize programs and advance opportunities for developing more targeted therapies. Using new technology platforms such as cell and gene therapies and small molecule drugs that target the genomic basis of disease, there are more opportunities to intervene in the underlying mechanisms that cause a disease, and potentially arrest and even reverse its progress.
- Read more about Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals drop across the EU
A report published today by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) shows that the overall sales of veterinary antimicrobials across Europe have decreased by more than 20% between 2011 and 2016. This continues the downward trend seen over the last few years and confirms that European Union (EU) guidance and national campaigns promoting prudent use of antibiotics in animals to fight antimicrobial resistance are having a positive effect.
- Read more about EU authorities take further action in ongoing review of sartans
EU authorities are placing the Chinese company Zheijiang Huahai under increased supervision following European and US inspections which revealed weaknesses in quality management at the company’s Chuannan site in Linhai, China.

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- Read more about Government Strengthens Food Safety Ecosystem, notifies FSSAI Recruitment Regulations
In yet another landmark step to strengthen the food safety and nutrition ecosystem in the country, the government formally notified the very first set of Recruitment Regulations of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in the official gazette on 11.10.2018. This follows closely on the heels of another important milestone a few weeks ago, when almost 500 new posts were created to strengthen the functioning of the Authority.
- Read more about Scientists develop novel vaccine for Lassa fever and rabies
A novel vaccine designed to protect people from both Lassa fever and rabies showed promise in preclinical testing, according to new research published in Nature Communications.
- Read more about UK and Indian authorities clamp down on international medicines crime
Following a meeting in Delhi earlier this month, MHRA will send intelligence to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), enabling them to target regions suspected of sending unlicensed medicines into the UK.
- Read more about FDA approves new DNA-based test to determine blood compatibility
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ID CORE XT, a molecular-based assay used in blood transfusion medicine to help determine blood compatibility. The assay can be used to determine blood donor and patient non-ABO red blood cell (RBC) types. ID CORE XT is the second molecular assay approved for use in transfusion medicine, and the first to report genotypes as final results.