GMJ Briefs
MHRA Takes Decisive Action: Multiple Pharmaceutical Licences Suspended Over Quality Violations
MHRA suspends multiple pharmaceutical licences due to quality failures, reinforcing commitment to patient safety and supply chain integrity.
WOAH Statement on the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
WOAH Statement on the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
Rethinking Fiber: Why Bacterial Fermentation Matters More Than Mechanical Action
Fiber's primary health benefit comes from bacterial fermentation producing butyrate, not mechanical cleansing of the digestive tract.
Long COVID’s Hidden Price Tag: $8 Billion Economic Crisis Looms
Long COVID threatens to cost the US healthcare system $8 billion over three years as treatment capacity falls critically short…
Medically Tailored Meals Cut Healthcare Costs by $2,400 Per Patient in Massachusetts Study
Massachusetts Medicaid study shows medically tailored meals reduced healthcare costs by $2,400 per patient annually. Emergency department visits and hospitalizations…
WHO Issues Global Alert on Substandard Contrast Agent Batches After Ireland Detection
WHO issues global safety alert after Ireland detects substandard batches of three major medical imaging contrast agents. International regulatory coordination…
South Africa recalls popular antacid Citro-Soda over contamination risk
South Africa's health regulator SAHPRA has recalled specific batches of Citro-Soda Regular antacid due to contamination risk at manufacturing facility.…
South Africa’s SAHPRA Issues Recall of Citro-Soda Regular Batches Due to Contamination Risk
SAHPRA announces recall of Citro-Soda Regular batches over contamination concerns at Adcock Ingram facility in Johannesburg.