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 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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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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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 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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Conflict, climate disasters, ends 78 million children’s education
About 78 million children worldwide don't go to school because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement, according to a UN statement.
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UN appeals for $5.6 billion aid for Ukrainians as towns disappear
The UN has appealed for $5.6 billion in aid to help Ukrainians trapped inside the county and refugees in host nations, as massive
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WHO maintains highest public alert on monkeypox
The WHO has maintained its highest form of alert, the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), on mpox, at its fourth meeting
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GE Healthcare recalls 688 medical systems, FDA says ‘most serious’
GE Healthcare has pulled out 688 medical systems that evaluate diseases, trauma, abnormalities and disorders, a move which USFDA termed a most severe
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WHO to hold emergency meeting on Marburg virus outbreak
WHO to hold emergency meeting on Marburg virus outbreak