A Belgian tackles a double solo Atlantic record

by Laurence Hannon 30 Oct 10:34 PDT The Belgian skipper Quentin Debois will be attempting to break two world records for the solo Atlantic crossing under sail in the less than 7 metre category. In December 2025, he will challenge the record from...

European Pharmaceutical Directory 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 30, 2025-- The "European Pharmaceutical Directory 2025" directory has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The market potential of the European biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector is enormous and...

Price cuts put Belgium’s medicines supply at risk, warns generics industry

Belgium’s 2026 health insurance budget foresees €1.5 billion in extra spending and €470 million in savings, nearly half from the pharmaceutical sector. The new savings proposal led to the breakdown of budget talks between the government and...

<![CDATA[SparingVision begins dosing patients with retinitis pigmentosa in NYRVANA clinical trial]]>

SparingVision has dosed the first patient in its NYRVANA clinical trial of SPVN20 in patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP). NYRVANA is the first-in-human trial and is an open-label, multicentre, dose-escalation study investigating the...

Gun Ownership and Laws in Belgium: What You Need to Know

Belgium is known for its relatively strict approach to firearms regulation, balancing lawful ownership with public safety concerns in a federal, multilingual society. Gun laws in Belgium govern the possession, use, and trade of firearms with clear...

Reneé Rapp postpones final show on US tour as health issue worsens

Reneé Rapp has been dealing with health issues(Image: Penske Media via Getty Images) Reneé Rapp has postponed the closing show of her U.S. tour due to the singer's ongoing health issues. The former Sex Lives of College Girls star originally...

Building bridges in health innovation

ARC Innovation at Sheba Medical Centre and the Australian Society for Medical Entrepreneurship & Innovation (ASME) have entered into a strategic collaboration to strengthen clinician-led innovation and healthcare entrepreneurship in Australia....

Liver Transplants From Medically Assisted Dying Donors Show Comparable Outcomes to Standard Donations: Study

Organ donation following medical assistance in dying (MAiD), also known as euthanasia, is a relatively new practice both in North America and worldwide. A first comparison of liver transplantation using organs donated after MAiD in Canada has...

Almost one in five Belgians affected by mental health issues, reveals new survey

Nearly one in five Belgians is affected by a mental health condition, with young people suffering in particular, according to the latest health survey by the Sciensano Institute. It highlights a growing prevalence of issues such as anxiety,...

Belgium orders poultry lockdown as bird flu spreads rapidly across Europe

Europe is experiencing its worst bird flu outbreak in years, not long after the COVID-19 lockdown, and Belgium just went to the extreme. They’ve put all chickens, ducks, and turkeys indoors—no exceptions whatsoever. This is no standard routine...

Ajinomoto Bio─Pharma & Olon S.p.A. form strategic partnership to advance large─scale peptide and protein manufacturing

Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services (Aji Bio-Pharma), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services, and Olon S.p.A. (Olon) have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver innovative, large-scale drug...

Barco opens redesigned Experience Centre at Belgium HQ

Renewed venue at company’s Kortrijk headquarters showcases latest developments in visualisation, software and AI-driven solutions across multiple market sectors Barco has officially opened its redesigned Experience Centre at the company’s global...

Vitality and wellness ratings improve for Emiratis, expats

UAE locals and expatriate residents have improved their vitality and wellness ratings, according to the 2025 edition of an annual international health study which a USA-founded multi-national for-profit managed healthcare and insurance company,...

Scientists assess One Health research trends

Scientists have looked into how much attention food safety and foodborne diseases are getting in One Health research. The study, which investigates trends in One Health research over the past decade, found that the volume of work labeled One...

Disease in flight: Bird flu spreads in Europe, US. What's new?

Bird flu cases are rising in the Northern Hemisphere, and outbreaks are likely to continue testing farmers and public health authorities determined to curb the spread this winter. The current circulating "clade" of H5N1, which is mainly carried by...

Belgium condemns RSF assault in Sudan's El Fasher, calls for protection of civilians

BRUSSELS Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot on Tuesday condemned the ongoing assault by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, Sudan, calling the situation "appalling." "Civilians are paying an unbearable price. These...

Belgium’s mandatory health insurance to cover euthanasia costs

Brussels – From November 1, in Belgium, euthanasia will be fully reimbursed by health insurance, so patients and their families will no longer have to bear the costs. Belgian doctors will receive an official fee of EUR 180.24 for performing...

<![CDATA[Open-Label Extension Highlights Continued Therapeutic Benefit of Nipocalimab in Patients Transitioning From Placebo]]>

Results from the open-label extension (OLE) of the phase 3 Vivacity-MG3 trial indicated that patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who transitioned from placebo to nipocalimab, an FcRn-blocking monoclonal antibody, along with...

Bypass Graft PCI Leads to Better One-Year Clinical Outcomes Compared with Native Vessel PCI in Post-CABG Patients

Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO – OCTOBER 28, 2025 – Results from the first-of-its-kind randomized PROCTOR trial found that a strategy of saphenous vein graft (SVG) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) had better one-year clinical outcomes compared...

Medical Experts Warn Expectant Mothers Against Misuse of Steroids

Medical experts have cautioned expectant mothers against the misuse of steroids — commonly known as bleaching pills — under the illusion of whitening the skin of their newborns. They said the continuous use of hydro steroids in particular, without...