Drug-makers are working as quickly as possible to develop a vaccine to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus, which has infected more than 100,000 people worldwide.

Restaurant owners have been urged to object to government plans to require calorie information to be displayed on menus.

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it would recall a single lot of its baby powder in the US after the regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle bought online.

The health product watchdog has issued a recall of a heartburn medicine amid concerns it contains traces of a cancer-causing chemical.

Irish medical device firm Mainstay Medical is expecting, by the end of next year, a decision on whether its treatment for chronic back pain will be commercially approved for sale in the US.

People are living for months in homeless hostels before being officially recognised as homeless, a campaigner has told a council committee.

The American Medical Association has urged Americans to stop using electronic cigarettes of any sort until scientists have a better handle on the cause of 450 lung illnesses and at least five deaths related to the use of the products.

A Clonmel drug startup is aiming to improve treatment for cancer patients, writes Trish Dromey.

Can a new regulation be something to celebrate? If it stands to save lives, absolutely.

Novartis shares have fallen after US regulators said a unit that developed a costly breakthrough gene therapy knew about potential manipulation of animal testing data but failed to disclose it before the treatment was approved.

The US Food and Drug Administration says it is investigating a small number of reports over several years of e-cigarette users experiencing seizures.

Loci Orthopaedics plans to revolutionise the thumb joint surgery market, writes Trish Dromey.

Limerick firm Class Medical may help prevent over a million patient injuries a year, writes Trish Dromey

A Cork medical device firm will look to the American market for growth after its second revolutionary orthopaedic surgery nailing system was greenlit by US regulatory bodies.

The majority of families who had babies damaged by Thalodimide have never been recognised, writes Terry Prone. 

HIV preventative care is a huge issue for activists. Gilead Sciences in Cork manufactures the drug Truveda. Caomhan Keane meets the head of commercial operations.

“Truly humbling,” say some award-winners on receiving their gong. I call bullshit, writes Colm O’Regan.

A Cork company with an invention that accelerates fracture healing has set its sights on the US market after getting approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Facebook is so good at ‘microtargeting’ that many e-commerce start-ups barely even bother advertising anywhere else — a shift with frightening implications for companies and consumers alike. Burt Helm reports

Angel investing is growing every year in Ireland. Pádraig Hoare speaks to John Phelan, head of Halo Business Angel Network, which last week announced a record investment in a company spun out of Cork IT.

Thalman Health aims to save lives and costs with its wearable temperature monitor, writes Trish Dromey.

A €200m expansion at Eli Lilly near Kinsale, Co Cork is not believed to be under threat despite the pharmaceutical company saying it is to cut 3,500 jobs worldwide as well as a number of its global facilities.

A €200m expansion at Eli Lilly near Kinsale, Co Cork is not believed to be under threat despite the pharmaceutical company saying it is to cut 3,500 jobs worldwide as well as a number of its global facilities. 

Terminally-ill Charlie Gard is not "suffering" and international attempts to intervene in his case have revived his parents' hopes, the boy's mother has said.

A US hospital has offered to ship an experimental drug to the UK to help treat terminally-ill Charlie Gard.

Limerick, long a manufacturing hub, is now on the cusp of becoming a powerhouse in the biopharma field. Ivor Downey tells Pádraig Hoare about US giant Regeneron’s swiftly-expanding mission in Raheen

Irish-domiciled speciality drug development company Innocoll looks set to be sold in a near €200m deal.

A Dundalk firm aims to be the global leader when it comes to safeguarding medical devices, writes Trish Dromey

Unlicensed homeopathic products for teething babies could cause seizures and breathing difficulties, the regulatory authority for medicines and health products has warned.

Shares in Shire rose to its highest level in 10 months in London after the US Food and Drug Administration approved its Xiidra drops to treat dry-eye disease, the first treatment for the ailment to be approved in more than a decade.

“Doping is fundamentally contrary to the spirit of sport. The spirit of sport is the intrinsic value of sport. The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit, body and mind, and is the pursuit of human excellence through the dedicated perfection of each person’s natural talents. The spirit of sport is characterised, amongst other values, by ethics, fair play, honesty, health, teamwork, dedication and commitment, respect for rules and laws, respect for self and other participants, courage, community and solidarity.”

The Hovione Cork site was acquired in 2009. The site currently employs around 165 highly qualified professionals that deliver high levels of customer service.

Big pharma is promoting ‘pink Viagra’ as the new cure-all for women’s sexual woes, but female desire is far more complex, writes Margaret Jennings.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men.

Irish scientists have signed a €4.8m research deal with a British pharmaceutical company to develop new drugs which target the gut and treat symptoms of autism.