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• October 2022: Medtronic introduced a new program called My Insights, which is exclusively made for individuals using the MiniMed 770G system. Using an individual's data, My Insights relies on the power of data science to provide personalized tips, trends, and reminders that customers can use to help with their diabetes management goals. My Insights personalized recommendations are shared via a monthly email with educational content that is most relevant to what an individual may currently be experiencing. This is the first program in diabetes management that goes beyond generalized tips and instead shares personalized suggestions using data from an integrated pump system.
• April 2022: CamDiab and Ypsomed announced the partnership to develop and commercialize an integrated automated insulin delivery (AID) system to help lessen the burden of diabetes management for people with diabetes in European countries. The new integrated AID system is designed to connect Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 3 sensor, the world's most miniature and most accurate continuous glucose monitoring sensor, to CamDiab's CamAPS FX mobile app, which connects with Ypsomed's mylife YpsoPump, creating a smart, automated process to deliver insulin based on real-time glucose data. The connected, smart wearable solution is designed to continuously monitor a person's glucose levels and automatically adjust and have the right amount of insulin at the right time, removing the guesswork of insulin dosing.

• August 2023: The successful bid for hosting the "IDF World Diabetes Congress 2025" in Bangkok was announced at a press conference organized by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), in collaboration with the Diabetes Association of Thailand, the Ministry of Public Health, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
• April 2022: The insulin pen has been approved by the Thailand Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) through the cooperation between Gan & Lee Thai partner and Gan & Lee. The approved Insulin Pen can be used with the Gan & Lee 3mL cartridge insulin penfill. By adjusting the dose knob, patients can set 1-60 units (U) of insulin for administration. The minimum scale of the pen is accurate to 1 unit (U), which can meet the needs of diabetic patients for daily injections.

• August 2022: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. launched an intermittent urological catheter OT-Balloon Catheter. This product is a reusable catheter, and it offers self-catheterization for people having difficulty in urinating spontaneously for various reasons.
• July 2022: Medtronic recalled 1.0 million Class I dialysis catheters at risk of leaking. According to the FDA's recall database, the recall covered 1,019,414 hemodialysis catheters manufactured by Medtronic subsidiary Covidien. It spanned several models of nine separate catheters marketed under the device maker's Palindrome and Mahurkar product names. More than half of the affected devices are labeled as Palindrome Chronic Catheters.

• February 2023: GSK announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly) for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or advanced mismatch repair-deficient endometrial cancer (dMMR) as determined by the United States FDA.
• March 2022: The Food and Drug Administration has approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck) as monotherapy for patients with advanced endometrial cancer that is microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR), as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have progression disease after prior systemic therapy in any setting and are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.

• August 2023: Kakao Healthcare, a subsidiary of Korea’s internet conglomerate Kakao, signed a business agreement with Novo Nordisk, a Danish multinational healthcare firm, to provide smart healthcare services for Korean patients with diabetes.
• June 2023: Novo Nordisk entered exclusive negotiations for a controlling stake in BIOCORP, which would be followed by a mandatory simplified tender offer on all remaining outstanding shares in BIOCORP. BIOCORP is a French company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of delivery systems and innovative medical devices, including Mallya, a Bluetooth-enabled smart add-on device for pen injectors.

• January 2023: HIVMA created guidance for treating patients with COVID-19 with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) who have HIV or hepatitis C. The guidance includes a link to IDSA's clinical guidance for using nirmatrelvir- ritonavir and potential drug interactions.
• September 2022: Texas Medicaid designated MAVYRET medication as the primary preferred direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drug option for treating a hepatitis C infection.

• August 2022: Tirzepatide, A weight-loss drug, is now available in UAE to treat Type 2 diabetes. Mounjaro, or Tirzepatide, is a US Food and Drug Administration-approved injectable prescription medication used to improve blood sugar, or glucose, through weight loss.
• February 2022: Abbott said it has tied up with various health-tech firms like BeatO Sugar.fit, PharmEasy, GOQii, 1MG, and Zyla for diabetes care. The company said it has also joined hands with Health, HealthifyMe, and Fitterfly under the initiative.

• April 2023: The Ministry of Health Research Centre in Oman has undertaken research to explore various models that aim to enhance the accuracy of T2DM diagnoses for Omani Prediabetes Patients. These models utilize Artificial Neural Networks and Six Machine Learning Classifiers.
• October 2022: The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology announced the signing of a pair of memoranda of understanding worth AED 260 million (USD 70.8 million) between major pharmaceutical and medical device companies in the UAE. The partnerships align with the National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology and the ICV Program. It aims to attract investors and manufacturers to the UAE's pharmaceutical and medical equipment sectors. Under a separate MoU, PureHealth, and Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries Company will establish the first factory in the Middle East to produce Glargine to treat diabetes.

• April 2023: The National Healthcare Security Administration announced that China's diabetes patients can now access high-quality and more affordable insulin products, as the country's drug bulk-buying program for insulin products led to an average price cut of 48%. The centralized procurement is estimated to save CNY 9 billion (about USD 1.31 billion) in diabetes-related health expenditures yearly.
• June 2022: LifeScan announced that the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics (DTT) has published Real World Evidence of Improved Glycemic Control in People with Diabetes using a Bluetooth-connected Blood Glucose Meter with Mobile Diabetes Management Application using the OneTouch Reveal mobile app with the OneTouch Verio Reflect meter- synced via Bluetooth wireless technology could support improved glycemic control for people with diabetes.

• October 2022: Becton, Dickinson, and Company and Biocorp signed an agreement to use connected technology to track adherence to self-administered drug therapies, like biologics. To support biopharmaceutical companies in their efforts to improve the adherence and outcomes of injectable drugs, the two companies will integrate Biocorp's Injay technology. It is a solution designed to capture and transmit injection events using Near Field Communication technology to the BD UltraSafe Plus Passive Needle Guard used with pre-fillable syringes.
• October 2022: The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology announced the signing of a pair of memoranda of understanding worth AED 260 million (USD 70.8 million) between major pharmaceutical and medical device companies in the UAE. The partnerships align with the National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology and the ICV Program. It aims to attract investors and manufacturers to the UAE's pharmaceutical and medical equipment sectors. Under a separate MoU, PureHealth, and Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries Company will establish the first factory in the Middle East to produce Glargine to treat diabetes.