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According to the United Nations, one in ten people worldwide were aged 65 years and above in 2021. By 2050, this number is estimated to be one in six persons globally.
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Opinion: Love, respect on a lone elderly man’s last journey

by Dr K. Leelamoni October 10, 2023: I had a sense of annoyance when I opened the door to greet Boopathy, 39, who

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The WHO has released new guidelines to aid nations in reforming legislation to end human rights abuses and increase access to quality mental care.
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WHO issues new rules to reform laws for better access to mental care

HQ Team October 9, 2023: The WHO has released new guidelines to aid nations in reforming legislation to end human rights abuses and

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Egypt has been granted a “gold tier” status by the WHO for providing 93% of those diagnosed with hepatitis C with treatment in its path to eliminate the infection.
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Egypt close to ending hepatitis C, gets WHO ‘gold tier’ status

HQ Team October 9, 2023: Egypt has been granted a “gold tier” status by the WHO for providing 93% of those diagnosed with

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Bristol Myers Squibb, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, will acquire Mirati Therapeutics for $5.8 billion through a combination of cash and debt to broaden its cancer portfolio.
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Bristol Myers acquires Mirati Therapeutics for $5.8 billion

HQ Team October 9, 2023: Bristol Myers Squibb, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, will acquire Mirati Therapeutics for $5.8 billion through

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More than 43 million children have been displaced internally due to climate change during the five years leading to 2021, and an additional 113 million will migrate in the next three decades, UNICEF stated.
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Climate change internally displaces 43 million children globally: UNICEF

HQ Team October 7, 2023: More than 43 million children have been displaced internally due to climate change during the five years leading

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Diabetes drugs used in weight-loss therapies may come with a risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, a study by the University of British Columbia found.
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Users of diabetic drugs for weight loss at risk of stomach paralysis

HQ Team October 7, 2023: Diabetes drugs used in weight-loss therapies may come with a risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction,

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Amgen Inc., a US biotechnology company, completed the acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics Plc for $27.8 billion, gaining access to the Dublin-based firm’s two drugs that treat rare inflammatory diseases.
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Amgen completes $27.8b acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics

Amgen Inc., a US biotechnology company, completed the acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics Plc for $27.8 billion, gaining access to the Dublin-based firm’s two

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Dutch medical device maker, Philips Respironics, agreed to conduct further tests on its faulty ventilators after the USFDA said it was “unsatisfied” with the status of a recall.
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US drug regulator ‘unsatisfied’ by Philips’s progress on ventilator recall

HQ Team October 6, 2023: Dutch medical device maker, Philips Respironics, agreed to conduct further tests on its faulty ventilators after the USFDA

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UN says 13.4 million babies born preterm globally in 2020, 1m dies
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13.4 million babies born preterm globally in 2020, nearly 1m die: UN

HQ Team October 6, 2023: About 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, according

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obesity
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Walkable environs cut risk of obesity-related cancers in women

HQ Team October 5, 2023: A new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine says

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