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Could virtual reality become an essential tool for healthcare education?

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According to the World Health Organization, the world will need more than 40 million new doctors, nurses, frontline healthcare workers, and various other healthcare professionals by 2030. As a result, a study found that patients became “more enthusiastic about starting their treatment and adhering to their systemic therapy.”.

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Meet the 2023 Social Impact Category Winner: Takeda SA

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Takeda is the first pharmaceutical company worldwide to have implemented this water preservation project, in collaboration with a Belgian start-up Ekopak, on a large scale. By 2026, the site will produce 80% of its electricity consumed on-site and aims to be a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions site by 2030.

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Sandoz targets barriers to biosimilar accessibility with latest initiative

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Generic and biosimilar pharmaceutical company and Novartis subsidiary Sandoz announced its plan to accelerate patient access to biosimilars. In a 15 June statement, Sandoz said that it hoped the Act4Biosimilars action plan will provide actionable solutions to overcome barriers preventing patient access to biosimilars.