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The two hypothetical origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, namely the animal-to-human transmission and a laboratory leak, remain on the table as more information is needed to fully evaluate both, according to the World Health Organization.
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WHO says more information needed to track SARS-CoV-2 origins

HQ Team June 30, 2025: The two hypothetical origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, namely the animal-to-human transmission and a laboratory leak, remain on

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World leaders have pledged $9 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the next five years after the US administration terminated its funding, arguing the organisation did not take vaccine safety seriously.
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, secures $9 billion funding from global donors

HQ Team June 28, 2025: World leaders have pledged $9 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the next five years after

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Two-thirds of the African continent, according to a new climate vulnerability index, is at increasing risk of extreme shocks among 64 ‘most-at-risk’ nations.
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Forty-three Sub-Saharan African nations on a climate ‘red zone’ list

HQ Team June 26, 2025: Two-thirds of the African continent, according to a new climate vulnerability index, is at increasing risk of extreme

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At least 20 people died every day in Canada last year due to opioid toxicity, driven by a toxic illegal drug supply, according to government data.
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Last year 20 people died daily due to opioid overdose in Canada: Govt. data

HQ Team June 26, 2025: At least 20 people died every day in Canada last year due to opioid toxicity, driven by a

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Gilead Sciences and Kymera Therapeutics have signed a $750 million license agreement to develop a new cancer medicine to treat breast cancer and other solid tumours. 
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Gilead, Kymera Therapeutics in $750m pact to make new cancer drug

HQ Team June 25, 2025: Gilead Sciences Inc. and Kymera Therapeutics have signed a $750 million license agreement to develop a new cancer

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People who rely on artificial intelligence chatbots had reduced levels of brain activity and produced “soulless” essays in an MIT study.
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Large language models reduce brain activity, produce ‘soulless’ essays: MIT

HQ Team July 25, 2025: People who rely on artificial intelligence chatbots had reduced levels of brain activity and produced “soulless” essays in

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Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a cell, for $425 million, according to a company statement.
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Illumina to acquire proteomics company SomaLogic in $425 million all cash deal

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a

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Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc., to sell its weight-loss drug, Wegovy.
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Novo terminates agreement with Hims & Hers to sell weight-loss drug

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc.,

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US-based researchers at Northeastern University are trying to unravel how axolotls, a small salamander, a smooth-skinned amphibian that often lives in watery or damp places, regrow entire limbs and even organs, and may hold the secret to replicating it in humans.
Climate Health Research

Axolotls may hold the key to human organ regeneration: US researchers

 HQ Team June 23, 2025: US-based researchers at Northeastern University are trying to unravel how axolotls, a small salamander, a smooth-skinned amphibian that

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Private corporations stand to profit from smartphone apps that track menstrual cycles as they provide a ‘gold mine’ for consumer profiling, collecting information on everything from exercise, diet and medication to sexual preferences, hormone levels and contraception use, according to a report.
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‘Menstrual tracking data being used to control people’s reproductive lives’

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Private corporations stand to profit from smartphone apps that track menstrual cycles as they provide a ‘gold mine’

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