US Marks 6 Years Since National COVID Emergency Declaration on March 13, 2020

• Beacon Therapeutics announced on Monday that its experimental gene therapy improved reading ability in low-light conditions during a late-stage trial for people with an inherited eye disease. • The therapy targeted a specific condition that causes progressive vision loss and successfully met its primary trial goal.

• The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will open Round 3 registrations for the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) on September 22. • This registration phase applies to candidates seeking admission to MBBS, BDS, and B.Sc Nursing courses for the 2026 academic year.

• The Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine announced that stem cell therapy for autism must only be conducted within approved clinical trials. • Dr. Dinesh Arab noted that new, sophisticated drugs have failed to reduce the overall incidence of heart attacks and strokes.

• Helus Pharma announced the results of its annual and special shareholder meeting held on September 22, 2026. • Shareholders approved a legal name change for the company from Cybin Inc. to Helus Pharma Inc. and appointed a new auditor.

• Doctors are increasingly integrating artificial intelligence into cancer care to help navigate complex treatment decisions and support patients. • AI tools act as digital consults by aggregating evidence from rapidly evolving clinical trials, drug approvals, and resistance biology.

• The US FDA approved a drug combination from Eli Lilly on Friday to treat adults with advanced breast cancer that has spread to other organs. • This medical approval specifically targets patients with advanced stages of the disease where the cancer is no longer localized.

• A new academic publishing platform launched this week to combine peer-reviewed scientific research with direct community expertise in public health studies. • The initiative pairs traditional clinical investigators with local populations to ensure health interventions reflect lived experiences and real-world needs.

• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is currently operating the RECOVER initiative to understand, prevent, and treat long COVID. • The program uses observational studies tracking thousands of people and clinical trials to test interventions for cognitive issues, severe fatigue, and sleep abnormalities.

• The CEO of Helus Pharma will participate in a virtual mental-health summit on September 23. • The event will be a fireside chat webcast live at 9 a.m. EDT and later posted to the company's investor relations website.

• Stuff analyzed government policy documents and coalition agreements to track which health system promises were kept, partially kept, or broken. • The government achieved its goal to require the Ministry of Health to publish a new Medicines Strategy every three years.

• Helus Pharma presented new Phase 1/2a study data for its major depressive disorder candidate, HLP003, at Psych Congress 2026. • The company shared results regarding HLP003 and its broader program of NSAs, which are non-selective antidepressants.

• Helus Pharma presented new analyses of its HLP003 drug candidate for Major Depressive Disorder at Psych Congress 2026. • The company used poster presentations to detail the clinical profile of HLP003 and its Phase 3 PARADIGM program for adjunctive treatment.