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A school-aged child died following an outbreak of measles in Texas, US, and the number of people infected in the outbreak has gone up to 146, the Texas Department of State Health Services stated.
Drugs Health Medical

Unvaccinated child dies in US, Texas state, due to measles disease

HQ Team March 1, 2025: A school-aged child died following an outbreak of measles in Texas, US, and the number of people infected

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Noland Arbaugh, 29, the first human to receive Neuralink’s brain implant, was able to play online chess and a video game using the device, according to a video posted by billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform.
Health Research

Mid-frontal brain folds key to schizophrenia: Zurich study finds

HQ Team February 27, 2025: The uniformity of brain folding in the mid-frontal area suggests a developmental trait common to people with schizophrenia,

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cocoa beans are becoming expensive
Climate

Climate threatens global cocoa supply, chocolate prices set to soar by 2030

HQ Team February 27, 2025: West Africa’s cocoa-producing region is facing a climate crisis, with rising temperatures, threatening the quantity and quality of

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Ultrasound of a baby
Drugs Health

Fetus treated with risdiplam for rare genetic disorder, a medical first

HQ Team February 27, 2025: A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reveals that administration of the oral drug

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Eli Lilly will set up four new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the US for $27 billion to further bolster its supply chains, according to a statement.
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Eli Lilly to set up four manufacturing facilities in US for $27 billion

Eli Lilly will set up four new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the US for $27 billion to further bolster its supply chains, according

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Robots can teach themselves how to move by watching their motions through a camera, similar to looking at a mirror, and also overcome damage to their bodies, Columbia Engineering researchers find.
Health Medical Research

Columbia engineers make robots that learn by watching themselves

Robots can teach themselves how to move by watching their motions through a camera, similar to looking at a mirror, and also overcome

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The World Health Organization is crowdsourcing to fund its health programs by urging individuals globally to donate to the ‘1 Dollar 1 World movement’ initiative.
Drugs Health Medical

WHO Foundation to crowdsource funds for global health programmes

The World Health Organization is crowdsourcing to fund its health programs by urging individuals globally to donate to the ‘1 Dollar 1 World

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AstraZeneca Plc.’s end-stage trials of its investigational drug for advanced breast cancer have increased survival rates in patients, results show, according to the Anglo-Swedish company.
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AstraZeneca says trial breast cancer drug improves survival rates

AstraZeneca Plc.’s end-stage trials of its investigational drug for advanced breast cancer have increased survival rates in patients, results show, according to the

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A mystery illness sweeping over Congo has killed 53 people and infected 400 more, with an initial probe tracking the outbreak to three children who ate bats before they died, according to the WHO.
Drugs Health Medical

Unknown illness sweeps across Congo’s northwest, 53 people die

A mystery illness sweeping over Congo has killed 53 people and infected 400 more, with an initial probe tracking the outbreak to three

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Eli Lilly cuts price of weight-loss drug Zepbound to take on copycats
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Eli Lilly cuts price of weight-loss drug Zepbound to take on copycats

Eli Lilly and Company cut the prices of its weight-loss drug  Zepbound, available in single-dose vials, in a bid to end compounding companies from

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