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Denmark’s Novo Nordisk A/S and US-based Deep Apple Therapeutics Inc. signed an $812 million agreement to develop an oral small molecule targeting cardiometabolic diseases, such as obesity.
Climate Health Research

Novo Nordisk in $812m pact with Deep Apple for oral small molecule

HQ Team June 11, 2025: Denmark’s Novo Nordisk A/S and US-based Deep Apple Therapeutics Inc. signed an $812 million agreement to develop an

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Ocean acidification, a process by which the world’s oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, becoming more acidic, crossed a “planetary boundary” or safety limit five years ago, a study finds.
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Ocean acidification: ‘A ticking time bomb’ for marine systems, study finds

HQ Team June 11, 2025: Ocean acidification, a process by which the world’s oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, becoming more

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The US drug regulator has put on hold two trials of Gilead Sciences Inc., testing a combination of two of its investigational HIV treatments, after some patients developed lower immune cell counts.
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Gilead Sciences’ HIV experimental trials put on hold by US drug regulator

HQ Team June 11, 2025: The US drug regulator has put on hold two trials of Gilead Sciences Inc., testing a combination of

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US President Donald Trump’s administration has sacked all 17 vaccine experts from an advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention to “restore public trust.”
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US health secretary Kennedy fires all 17 members of vaccine advisory panel

HQ Team June 10, 2025: US President Donald Trump’s administration has sacked all 17 vaccine experts from an advisory panel to the Centers

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Merck & Co.’s two oral cholesterol pill trials — one mid-stage and the other end-stage — showed “positive top-line results” on the efficacy and safety of the treatment in adults, according to the company.
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Merck’s oral pill for bad cholesterol shows ‘positive’ data during trials

HQ Team June 10, 2025: Merck & Co.’s two oral cholesterol pill trials — one mid-stage and the other end-stage — showed “positive

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Underreporting of brain tumour cases and non-availability of neuroimaging facilities in India may be the cause of the low prevalence of the disease in the South Asian nation, experts say.
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India’s few neuroimaging units hinder tracking brain tumours

HQ Team June 10, 2025:Underreporting of brain tumour cases and non-availability of neuroimaging facilities in India may be the cause of the low

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck & Co. Inc.’s jab for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants up to one year of age for the first RSV season.
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Merck & Co.’s RSV injection for infants gets nod from US drug regulator

HQ Team June 10, 2025: The Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck & Co. Inc.’s jab for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

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Mpox cases continue to surge and meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization stated.
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WHO maintains mpox as a public health emergency of global concern

HQ Team June 10, 2025: Mpox cases continue to surge and meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern, the

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Canadian researchers have discovered a new candidate to fight drug-resistant bacteria, about three decades after the last antibiotic was developed to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Canadian researchers discover first molecule in 30 years to fight AMR

HQ Team June 9, 2025: Canadian researchers have discovered a new candidate to fight drug-resistant bacteria, about three decades after the last antibiotic

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A virus belonging to the bat family, and closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), may be a small mutation away from spilling over to humans and causing a pandemic.
Climate Health Research

Bat family virus, similar to MERS-CoV, has potential to cause a pandemic

 HQ Team June 9, 2025: A virus belonging to the bat family, and closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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