Novo Nordisk announced the Wegovy HD approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Wegovy® HD (semaglutide injection 7.2 mg), a higher-dose formulation showing superior weight loss over the existing 2.4 mg dose in adults with obesity. In the STEP UP trial, this new dose delivered an a...

China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the world's first invasive brain-computer interface medical device for market entry. Developed by Borui Kang Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co.,...

MHRA NICE alignment introduces a groundbreaking pathway launching on 1 April 2026, synchronizing the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)'s licensing with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)'s value assessments. This enables new medicines to reach pa...

HPV vaccine effectiveness is demonstrated in new clinical and real-world data from Merck, showcasing the sustained protection of GARDASIL®9 (9-valent Human Papillomavirus [HPV] vaccine) and GARDASIL® (4-valent HPV vaccine) against HPV-related cancers and diseases. Key findings include vaccine eff...

The TAVI reimbursement expansion announced by Zorginstituut Nederland on March 10, 2026, includes transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in...

The PRIME Scheme Evaluation of the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) PRIority Medicines (PRIME), launched in 2016, confirms early and enhanced regulatory support accelerates medicines for unmet needs. A two-year pilot (April 2023–March 2025) tested three new features—regulatory roadmap and produc...