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Air pollution cuts lifespans more than alcohol and unsafe water, says report

HQ Team October 12, 2023: A new report from the University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index has refocused our attention on the

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Dutch pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has stopped testing Ozempic to treat the progression of renal impairment in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease after the interim results met certain pre-specified” criteria for efficacy.
Drugs Health Pharma

Novo Nordisk stops testing of Ozempic as kidney trial meets efficacy goals

HQ Team October 11, 2023: Dutch pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has stopped testing Ozempic to treat the progression of renal impairment in people

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Compounded ketamine products used to treat psychiatric disorders, are not safe, may put patients at severe risk of adverse events, and are not approved by the FDA, the regulator warned.
Drugs Health Pharma

FDA warns patients against use of ketamine for psychiatric disorders

 HQ Team October 10, 2023: Compounded ketamine products used to treat psychiatric disorders, are not safe, may put patients at severe risk of

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US and Chinese researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based platform to predict earthquakes with 70% accuracy.
Climate Health Pharma

US, China, AI developers invent new ways to predict earthquakes

HQ Team October 10, 2023: US and Chinese researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based platform to predict earthquakes with 70% accuracy. The AI

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Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products, the largest Chinese vaccine company by revenue, will buy shingles vaccines from GSK Plc., worth $3 billion to distribute in the Asian country.
Drugs Health Pharma

China’s Zhifei in $3 billion distribution deal with GSK for shingles vaccine

HQ Team October 10, 2023: Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products, the largest Chinese vaccine company by revenue, will buy shingles vaccines from GSK Plc.,

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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.
Drugs Health Pharma

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.
Drugs Health Pharma

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.
Drugs Health Pharma

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.
Drugs Health Pharma

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.
Climate Health Pharma

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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