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Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company, and Merck announced that an experimental personalised cancer vaccine, based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the USFDA.
Drugs Pharma

Moderna-Merck’s cancer vaccine gets FDA breakthrough therapy designation 

Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company, and Merck announced that an experimental personalised cancer vaccine, based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, has received

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Maternal deaths have risen or stagnated globally over recent years, and every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the WHO.
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‘Every two minutes, a woman dies during childbirth, pregnancy’

Maternal deaths have risen or stagnated globally over recent years, and every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to

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Merck's COVID-19 pill does not stop the risk of prevention of the virus spreading to others in a household, the company stated.
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Merck’s pill fails to prevent COVID-19 infection among households

Merck's COVID-19 pill does not stop the risk of prevention of the virus spreading to others in a household, the company stated.

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India's WiproLab45 unveiled its Decentralized Identity and Credential Exchange (DICE) ID to put the user in control of their medical data, approval to share customer details, and enable citizens to claim government benefits.
Medical Pharma

Wipro unveils ‘tamper-proof’ self-verifiable digital wallet

India's WiproLab45 unveiled its Decentralized Identity and Credential Exchange (DICE) ID to put the user in control of their medical data, approval to

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Covid-19
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Large study provides clues on immunity against Covid reinfection

A large study provides clues on how long immunity lasts against Covid reinfection and does vaccination help in reducing its severity

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About 1.5 million are homeless in Turkey after the largest earthquake disaster devastated the country, with 210 million tonnes of rubble awaiting clearance, according to the UN.
Climate Health

Reconstruction challenge in Turkey, Syria as toll at 41,000

About 1.5 million are homeless in Turkey after the largest earthquake disaster devastated the country, with 210 million tonnes of rubble awaiting clearance,

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Zydus Lifesciences, a subsidiary of Zydus Pharmaceuticals US, has received two tentative FDA approvals, one for treating type 2 diabetes and the other for shingles.
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Zydus gets FDA green light for drugs to treat diabetes, shingles

Zydus Lifesciences, a subsidiary of Zydus Pharmaceuticals US, has received two tentative FDA approvals, one for treating type 2 diabetes and the other

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Apellis Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, has got FDA approval for a drug to treat geographic atrophy, the company announced.
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FDA gives nod for Apellis’ injection to treat geographic atrophy

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, has got FDA approval for a drug to treat geographic atrophy, the company announced.

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Activation of bio-therapeutic drugs by switching on LEDs embedded close to a tumour may be cancer immunotherapy's future, researchers found.
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Embedded LEDs may aid future cancer immunotherapies

Activation of bio-therapeutic drugs by switching on LEDs embedded close to a tumour may be cancer immunotherapy's future, researchers found.

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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a US-based company, has received a tentative second FDA approval for its oral drug to treat high blood pressure.
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Glenmark gets 2nd FDA nod for high blood sugar drug

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a US-based company, has received a tentative second FDA approval for its oral drug to treat high blood pressure.

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