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Measles cases worldwide have risen 20% year-on-year in 2023 to about 10.3 million due to inadequate access to vaccines, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization.
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Measles cases surge worldwide, access to vaccine is ‘inadequate’: WHO

Measles cases worldwide have risen 20% year-on-year in 2023 to about 10.3 million due to inadequate access to vaccines, according to new estimates

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Sixty percent of the patients treated with Pfizer’s Lorbrena drug, for a rare form of advanced lung cancer, were alive without disease progression after five years, according to company data.
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Review finds links between allergic diseases and mental health conditions

HQ Team November 15, 2024:Allergies are a source of great social and physical impairment for people suffering from them. Treatments are long-drawn, expensive

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obesity
Health

Lilly’s trial results for treating obesity and pre-diabetes are promising

HQ Team November 15, 2024: Eli Lilly’s Phase III trial has yielded positive results from the SURMOUNT-1 study of tirzepatide (Zepbound and Mounjaro) for

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Extreme heat due to climate change, combined with wildfires and desert dust, is having a pernicious effect on air quality, human health and the environment, a WMO report stated.
Health

Air pollution a strong risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder

HQ Team November 14, 2024: Recent research published in Brain Medicine found air pollution as a significant environmental risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Climate

Developing nations demand trillions in climate finance at COP29

HQ team November 14, 2024: The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held

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GLP-1 based weight-loss drugs have some therapeutic benefits, but the risks are as high
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Global diabetic population rose fourfold to 828 million in 2022

The global diabetic population has risen fourfold to 828 million during the last three decades, with more than a quarter living in India,

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Health

Researchers develop innovative non-addictive painkiller for chronic pain

HQ Team November 13, 2024: A team of international researchers has developed a non-addictive painkiller that remains inactive until it reaches sites of

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COP29
Climate

Multilateral development banks pledge $120b to climate finance

HQ Team November 13, 2024: At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, multilateral development banks (MBDs) announced a commitment to $120 billion in climate financing

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ARS Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, got the nation’s drug regulator’s approval for a nasal spray to treat allergic reactions in adult and paediatric patients.
Pharma

Danish Pharma ALK pays ARS $145m for Neffy nasal spray licensing deal

HQ Team November 13, 2024: ALK-Abelló, the Danish pharma company has acquired exclusive rights to Neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) from ARS Pharmaceuticals for

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined a three-point plan to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, including new ways to finance climate change.
Climate Health Medical

Tax fossil fuel extraction, aviation, shipping: UN chief says at COP29

UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined a three-point plan to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, including new ways to

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