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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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climate
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Hottest September on record by 0.5 degrees raises future concern

HQ Team October 5, 2023: This year has seen some record-breaking heat temperatures in the summer months, but the September numbers have raised

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The FDA is planning a pilot program to accelerate the development of drugs and biological products for rare diseases by helping companies gather relevant data and conduct trials.
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FDA plans project to aid companies in making drugs for rare diseases 

HQ Team October 4, 2023: The FDA is planning a pilot program to accelerate the development of drugs and biological products for rare

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All infected contacts of the two people who died in a Nipah virus outbreak in India’s southern state of Kerala have been quarantined for 21 days, according to the WHO.
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India’s Nipah virus cases under quarantine for 21 days, 2 people die

HQ Team October 4, 2023: All infected contacts of the two people who died in a Nipah virus outbreak in India’s southern state

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The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents 12 years of age or above, the regulator announced.
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Novavax gets FDA nod for updated Covid-19 vaccine for 12 years and above

HQ Team October 4, 2023: The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents 12

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France has started a vaccination programme for farmed ducks to protect them against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) inviting a US ban on poultry imports from that country and the EU.
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France’s decision to vaccinate ducks against HPAI virus invites US ban

HQ Team October 3, 2023: France has started a vaccination programme for farmed ducks to protect them against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)

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