BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The consumption of cannabis should be controlled more strictly in Germany, while remaining legal, the government representative on the issue said in media remarks published on Tuesday. “We are currently seeing evidently undesirable trends,” Narcotic Drugs Commissioner Hendrick Streeck told the Berlin daily Tagesspiegel. The permitted 25 grams of medical cannabis…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germany is increasingly reliant on China for key pharmaceutical ingredients, raising the risk of supply disruptions that Beijing could exploit for political leverage, according to a new report by the German generics association Pro Generika. The lobby group’s report, released on Monday, warns that China could use its dominant position in…
DARMSTADT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German pharmaceutical giant Merck has entered into an agreement with US President Donald Trump’s administration to broaden access to its in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapies. The initiative aims to support over 10 million American women facing fertility challenges, the company said on Thursday. Under the agreement, Merck’s US and Canadian healthcare division,…
By Frank Ulom WASHINGTON (CONVERSEER) – The United States’ top vaccine advisory body is preparing to introduce significant revisions to the country’s recommended childhood and adolescent immunisation schedule, in what could mark the most substantial shift in decades. According to documents released by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which operates under the Centres…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government has approved the theme and sub-themes for the 66th National Council on Health (NCH), scheduled to hold, for the first time, in Calabar, Cross River State, from November 17 to 21, 2025, as preparations gather momentum for the hosting of Nigeria’s highest policy-making forum on health….
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) President, Alhassan Yahaya, has intensified drive to improve the welfare of media professionals by prioritising health insurance coverage for members across the country. Speaking at an interactive session with journalists in Calabar, Cross River State, on Saturday, Yahaya reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring…
By Emily Kopp, DCNF NEW YORK (DCNF, CONVERSEER) – Several former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) directors who lambasted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have connections to special interests targeted by the Make America Healthy Again movement, according to a review of their biographies and lobbying records by the…
By Morgan Sweeney, Just the News (The Center Square) – The Make America Healthy Again Commission released a sweeping strategy Tuesday to nationally improve children’s health, which includes more than 120 initiatives – including advancing research on autism, pesticides, vaccine injury and water quality – aimed at that end. The strategy fulfills a directive from…
By ZeroHedge WASHINGTON, D.C. (CONVERSEER) – Late last month a CDC advisory committee launched a review into the “safety, effectiveness, and immunogenicity” of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as whether mRNA remains in the body longer than advertised. As part of the review, they will look at gaps in existing knowledge “relating to bio distribution, pharmacokinetics,…
UCTH MPCS Treasurer bows out with gratitude after 9 years of service By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The outgoing Treasurer of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (MPCS), Dr (Mrs) Naomi Ernest, has formally concluded her tenure, describing her stewardship as a journey sustained by grace, resilience, and collective spirit….
