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A patient in Northern Arizona, US, has died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the country since 2007, according to a government statement.
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Northern Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague, first since 2007

HQ Team July 13, 2025: A patient in Northern Arizona, US, has died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the country

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AbbVie Inc. and IGI Therapeutics SA have signed a $2 billion licensing agreement that gives AbbVie access to an antibody being tested for certain types of cancers and autoimmune conditions.
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AbbVie inks $2 billion deal with IGI, bags antibody to fight cancer 

HQ Team July 10, 2025: AbbVie Inc. and IGI Therapeutics SA have signed a $2 billion licensing agreement that gives AbbVie access to

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Gilead Sciences Inc. and the Global Fund have signed a pact to supply an HIV prevention drug at no profit to benefit two million people in low-income nations.
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Gilead, Global Fund to supply HIV prevention drug to two million people

HQ Team July 10, 2025: Gilead Sciences Inc. and the Global Fund have signed a pact to supply an HIV prevention drug at

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The US drug regulator has urged industry leaders manufacturing and distributing foods for infants and children to be radically transparent in product recall communications.
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FDA calls on infant foodmakers to be transparent on product recalls

HQ Team July 10, 2025: The US drug regulator has urged industry leaders manufacturing and distributing foods for infants and children to be

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The US drug regulator has approved changes in the prescription of Eli Lilly’s drug Kisunla for treating adults with early Alzheimer’s disease, including those with mild memory problems or mild dementia.
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FDA permits slow dosing of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla

HQ Team July 9, 2025: The US drug regulator has approved changes in the prescription of Eli Lilly’s drug Kisunla for treating adults

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Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion to gain access to a respiratory drug approved by the US regulator, according to a statement from Merck.
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Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for $10 billion to net respiratory drug 

HQ Team July 9, 2025: Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion and gain access to a

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A new and faster method of detecting and measuring radioactivity of tiny amounts of radioactive material has been developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), America’s national measurement institute.
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NIST invents new technology to measure tiny radioactive material

HQ Team July 9, 2025: A new and faster method of detecting and measuring radioactivity of tiny amounts of radioactive material has been

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Novo Nordisk A/S has sought approval from the European Medicines Agency for a higher dose of its weight-loss drug Wegovy, after trial data showed a third of participants losing 25% of their body weight.
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Novo Nordisk seeks EU nod for higher dose of its weight-loss drug Wegovy

HQ Team July 8, 2025: Novo Nordisk A/S has sought approval from the European Medicines Agency for a higher dose of its weight-loss

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Novartis AG’s treatment for malaria in infants and newborns weighing between two and five kilograms has been approved in Switzerland, and eight African nations are set to follow.
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Novartis malaria drug for infants gets Swiss nod, 8 African nations in line

HQ Team July 8, 2025: Novartis AG’s treatment for malaria in infants and newborns weighing between two and five kilograms has been approved

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Switzerland’s Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. has received an additional $39 million from the US-based Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to continue to advance the end-stage trials of antifungals.
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Basilea gets $39 million additional funds from US’s BARDA

HQ Team July 8, 2025: Switzerland’s Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. has received an additional $39 million from the US-based Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to

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