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British-Swedish AstraZeneca and Japan's Daiichi Sankyo’s investigational drug for breast cancer failed to significantly improve the overall survival of the patients during an end-stage trial, according to a joint statement.
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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer drug fails in late-stage trial

British-Swedish AstraZeneca and Japan's Daiichi Sankyo’s investigational drug for breast cancer failed to significantly improve the overall survival of the patients during an

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A new sensor technology designed and developed by professors and doctors at Cambridge University Hospitals may soon make hip surgery more precise and deliver better and long-lasting outcomes, according to a statement.
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Cambridge develops precise sensors to aid hip replacement surgeries

A new sensor technology designed and developed by professors and doctors at Cambridge University Hospitals may soon make hip surgery more precise and

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AstraZeneca’s Flumist, the first at-home flu vaccine, got approved by the Food and Drug Administration, enabling consumers with a prescription to order online beginning next year.
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US drug regulator approves first nasal spray to prevent influenza

HQ Team September 22, 2024: AstraZeneca’s Flumist, the first at-home flu vaccine, got approved by the Food and Drug Administration, enabling consumers with

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Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a wearable ‘smart choker’ to help people communicate after speech impairments resulting from surgery or conditions such as Parkinson’s, stroke or cerebral palsy.
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‘Smart choker’ to help speech-impaired people talk with AI aid

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a wearable ‘smart choker’ to help people communicate after speech impairments resulting from surgery or

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The West Asian Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been designated as the first country in the world to be verified by the WHO as having eliminated leprosy.
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Jordan becomes first WHO-verified nation in the world to eliminate leprosy

The West Asian Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been designated as the first country in the world to be verified by the WHO

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Denmark’s Novo Nordisk got the backing of the European Medicines Agency for its Wegovy drug to reduce heart failure in obese people.
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Novo’s Wegovy gets EMA nod to treat heart failure in obese people

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk got the backing of the European Medicines Agency for its Wegovy drug to reduce heart failure in obese people.

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The imperative for the global governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is “irrefutable” as its accelerating development concentrates power and wealth on a global scale, according to a UN report.
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UN report calls for global governance of artificial intelligence

The imperative for the global governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is “irrefutable” as its accelerating development concentrates power and wealth on a global

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc’s gastroparesis drug to treat a serious stomach condition was rejected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which asked for additional studies, according to a company statement.
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FDA faces Vanda’s ire as it rejects firm’s gastroparesis drug application

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc’s gastroparesis drug to treat a serious stomach condition was rejected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which asked for

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Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health stopped a trial after they gathered sufficient evidence that an experimental drug to treat a rare bleeding disorder was safe and effective, according to a statement.
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Bleeding disorder trial halted after pomalidomide drug proves efficacy

Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health stopped a trial after they gathered sufficient evidence that an experimental drug to treat a

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The US-based Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will help Switzerland’s Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd., to develop antifungals and antibacterials with an initial funding of $29 million.
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Basilea in $268m pact with BRDA for antifungals, antibacterials

The US-based Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will help Switzerland’s Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd., to develop antifungals and antibacterials with an initial funding

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