The registry will collect data from more than 6,000 depression patients treated with transcranial magnetic stimulation at more than 100 different treatment facilities in the US to better understand how the therapy benefits patients in the "real world."

Russia says it will make the first deliveries of its $10-per-dose Sputnik V vaccine in January, while international regulators say vaccine trials should continue for as long as possible to generate longer-term evidence on their benefits and risks. A UK research body has stressed that drugs repurposed for COVID-19 also need to undergo thorough safety and efficacy testing as reports suggest the UK regulator could approve a vaccine within days.

Skin hygiene is one of several categories where Edgewell Personal Care has a “right to win" after 18 months of renovations, according to the company’s 20 November Investor Day presentation. The firm has doubled its production capacity and has plans for a “full suite” of product innovation to build on Wet Ones’ 60% growth in fiscal 2020.