Saudi Arabia reaffirms $500 million pledge to eradicate polio
Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed a $500 million pledge to the WHO’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative to fight the disease plaguing vulnerable children, according
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Covid-like virus HKU5 discovered by China’s Wuhan Institute scientists
HQ Team February 24, 2025: Chinese virologists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have found another bat coronavirus that carries the risk of
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KKR to acquire majority stake in India’s HCG for $400 million
US-based private equity and advisory investment firm KKR & Co. Inc. will pay CVC Capital Partners $400 million to acquire a majority stake
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US regulator clears Mirum’s oral drug for reducing cholesterol deposits
Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s oral cholesterol drug for treating a rare metabolic disease has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Artificial sweeteners spike insulin levels, increasing risk of heart diseases
HQ Team February 21, 2025: Artificial sweeteners, long used as low-calorie alternatives to sugar, are known to cause a number of health conditions,
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Cambridge researchers develop solar reactor to make fuel from CO2
Cambridge researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as
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UN humanitarian aid system facing ‘greatest test’ since creation: Relief chief
The international humanitarian aid system of the United Nations, set up after the Second World War, is facing the “greatest test since creation”
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AstraZeneca Plc buys China unit of FibroGen Inc for $160 million
HQ Team February 21, 2025: FibroGen Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, will sell its China subsidiary to AstraZeneca Plc. for $160 million, allowing
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Scientists find vast reserves of clean-burning hydrogen under mountains
By Climate Correspondent February 20, 2025: In a discovery that could reshape the global energy landscape, scientists have identified vast underground reserves of
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Hospital air cleaners may increase aerosol spread of viruses, study finds
HQ Team February 20, 2025: A joint study by the University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) has revealed that