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Health emergencies, prevention, preparedness, and response, will top the agenda at the second Health Working Group meeting of G20 member nations during the two-day meeting starting in India today.
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Zevra Therapeutics completes acquisition of Acer in a $91m deal

HQ Team November 21, 2023: Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. has finalized its acquisition of Acer Therapeutics Inc in a $91m deal. This strategic acquisition

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Food poisoning is a type of food-borne illness as a result of eating contaminated food. This can be caused mainly by bacteriae like Salmonella, Shigella, E. Coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium botulinum.
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Opinion: Food poisoning, deaths took shawarma out of my food menu

By Dr. K. Leelamoni November 21, 2023: Shawarma was a favourite dish of mine and I first came to know about it when

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New therapy shows promise in restoring smell and taste for long Covid

HQ Team November 20, 2023: A new study suggests that targeting the stellate ganglion, known as a “stellate ganglion block,” could restore smell

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Swiss biotechnology company, Basilea Pharmaceutica’s last stage trials of ceftobiprole to treat bacterial bloodstream infections have shown favourable outcomes, according to a statement.
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Bayer aborts late-stage trial of anticoagulant drug due to inefficacy

HQ Team November 20, 2023: Bayer, the pharmaceutical giant, has decided to halt a large late-stage trial for its experimental anticoagulant drug, asundexian.

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Micron Biomedical, a US Atlanta-based medical device company, announced a $23.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund its production of needle-free vaccines.
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Micron gets $23.6m Gates Foundation grant to make needle-free vaccines

HQ Team November 20, 2023: Micron Biomedical, a US Atlanta-based medical device company, announced a $23.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda

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Eli Lilly, a US company that forecasts revenue of up to $33.9 billion, plans to build a $2.5 billion plant in Germany to make devices for treating diabetes and obesity.
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Lilly to build $2.5b plant in Germany to make diabetes, obesity devices

HQ Team November 18, 2023: Eli Lilly, a US company that forecasts revenue of up to $33.9 billion, plans to build a $2.5

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has green-lighted Astellas Pharma’s prostrate cancer drug Xtandi five weeks ahead of the scheduled approval date.
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Astellas’ prostate cancer drug for metastasis-free survival gets nod

HQ Team November 18, 2023: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has green-lighted Astellas Pharma’s prostrate cancer drug Xtandi five weeks ahead of

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A plan to create a safe zone at Gaza’s Al-Mawasi is a “recipe for disaster” and the WHO will not be a partner in establishing such a zone which is attempting to cram people in a small area devoid of infrastructure and services, the global health agency’s chief said.
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WHO rejects setting up ‘safe zone’ in Gaza, says ‘broad agreement’ needed

HQ Team November 18, 2023: A plan to create a safe zone at Gaza’s Al-Mawasi is a “recipe for disaster” and the WHO

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Last year about 7.5 million people had tuberculosis (TB), the world’s second-most infectious killer, and multi-drug resistant form of the disease remains a health crisis, the WHO stated.
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Levofloxacin shows efficacy against drug-resistant tuberculosis

HQ Team November 17, 2023: Levofloxacin, an antibiotic, has emerged as a potent weapon against drug-resistant tuberculosis, offering a cost-effective solution with profound

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Global health bodies in more than 100 nations are uniting to vaccinate children after COVID-19 waves severed supplies, shuttered clinics, and overburdened health services.
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Measles deaths see a surge worldwide, CDC data reveals

HQ Team November 17, 2023: The number of countries battling measles outbreaks has increased to 37 in 2022 from 22 in 2021, marking

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