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INmune Bio establishes global commercialization framework for Ebstrocel™ through strategic agreement with Uniphar

INmune Bio Inc. (the “Company”), a late-stage biotechnology company focused on inflammation and immunology, today announced that it has entered into a Master Services Agreement with Uniphar Durbin Ireland Limited (“Uniphar”) establishing a scalable framework to support international access, distribution and commercialization of Ebstrocel™, the Company’s allogeneic stromal cell therapy for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB).

From INmune Bio 22 Oct 2026

Review offers guidance for managing recurrent catheter-related bloodstream infections

Patients who depend on long-term intravenous catheters for chemotherapy, hemodialysis, intravenous nutrition and other essential therapies face an ongoing risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections, a potentially life-threatening complication that can be difficult to manage when the device remains necessary for care.

22 Oct 2026

Cardiac events account for 43% of on-duty firefighter deaths

Cardiac events account for nearly half of all on-duty firefighter deaths in the U.S.—a proportion that has steadily increased over the past three decades, according to a Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University study.

22 Oct 2026

Tenant right-to-counsel program may reduce emergency visits among high-risk populations

Residential evictions are associated with adverse health outcomes, particularly among low-income populations.

21 Oct 2026

Researchers call for coordinated action to protect European sleep health

A new paper from the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Early Career Network of the European Sleep Research Society warns that sleep health is becoming a growing public health challenge across Europe and is calling for coordinated action to protect it.

21 Oct 2026

Women provide more lifetime elder care than men, study shows

Women in the United States can expect to provide seven years of care over their lifetimes to aging family members or friends-up from six in 2011, University of Michigan research shows.

21 Oct 2026

Prehabilitation program reduces death risk for frail transplant candidates

When transplant candidates become frail, doctors often worry that they are too weak to survive transplantation.

21 Oct 2026

AI scribes cut doctor paperwork but raise accuracy concerns

Artificial intelligence tools are being touted as a solution for so-called pajama time – the time doctors inevitably spend compiling patient notes after working hours.

21 Oct 2026

Marital breakups can impact vulnerability decades later in old age

Marital breakups do not only have immediate consequences, typical of the moment when cohabitation ends.

21 Oct 2026

High-nicotine vape use surged among young adults in the United States

High-nicotine vape use surged by 80% among US 18-24 year olds between 2017 and 2022, and was associated with large increases in daily vaping and nicotine dependence, finds a data analysis published online in the journal Tobacco Control.

21 Oct 2026

Hurricanes pose long-term health risks for vulnerable older adults

New research in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that older adults who rely on electricity-dependent medical devices-such as ventilators, respirators, and dialysis machines-may face substantial health risks during and after hurricanes, especially in communities experiencing severe flooding.

21 Oct 2026

Touchlight announces leadership transition, with Will Downie appointed interim CEO

Touchlight today announces that Karen Fallen is stepping down as CEO and that the Board of Directors has appointed Will Downie as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

From Touchlight 21 Oct 2026

Young adults increasingly use high-nicotine e-cigarettes, study finds

Researchers from University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science have found that high-nicotine e-cigarette use rose sharply among young adults between 2017 and 2022 and was associated with increased nicotine dependence and more persistent vaping.

21 Oct 2026

Duke initiative aims to bring dementia AI tools into clinical practice

Artificial intelligence (AI) could transform care for older adults and people living with dementia, but few tools have successfully moved from research into routine clinical practice.

21 Oct 2026

Diverse social activities may help slow age-related cognitive decline

Diverse and sustained social activities may boost cognitive performance and slow the decline in brain health associated with aging, suggest the findings of a large international study, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

21 Oct 2026