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Emergent BioSolutions Inc., got the US drug regulator’s approval to expand its smallpox vaccine use to treat mpox, according to a company statement.
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Emergent gets US drug regulator’s nod to use its smallpox vaccine for mpox

Emergent BioSolutions Inc., got the US drug regulator’s approval to expand its smallpox vaccine use to treat mpox, according to a company statement.

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United Nations Children’s Fund, the world's largest single vaccine buyer, has issued an emergency tender to buy mpox vaccines to fight the rapid spread of the disease in the African continent.
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to purchase mpox vaccines

United Nations Children’s Fund, the world's largest single vaccine buyer, has issued an emergency tender to buy mpox vaccines to fight the rapid

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Scientists have converted cancer cells to healthy ones to treat a devastating pediatric cancer through a method called differentiation therapy.
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Mitochondrial DNA insertion into brain cells’ nucleus linked to early death

Bharti Jayshankar August 30, 2024: A recent study has found that the insertion of mitochondrial DNA into the nucleus of brain cells, a

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GSK Plc., a British global pharmaceutical company, announced the FDA had approved an oral drug to treat anaemia arising from chronic kidney disease in patients who have been on dialysis for four months.
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Live kidney donation is safer than previously thought

Bharti Jayshankar August 30, 2024: Kidney donors face a lower risk of death than previously believed, according to a new research. Data from

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Smoking cigarettes may protect humans from neurodegeneration and prevent the accumulation of a key Parkinson’s-associated protein in the brain, new research on mice reveals.
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Cigarette smoking may help fight Parkinson’s disease: Harvard research

Smoking cigarettes may protect humans from neurodegeneration and prevent the accumulation of a key Parkinson’s-associated protein in the brain, new research on mice

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The US drug regulator raised the age limit of people who want to buy tobacco products by three years to 30, and retailers must verify people buying such products, including e-cigarettes, with photo identification.
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US smokers need photo ID to prove new age limit set by the FDA

The US drug regulator raised the age limit of people who want to buy tobacco products by three years to 30, and retailers

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US-based Neurocrine Biosciences’ trial drug for treating schizophrenia reduced the severity of the disease symptoms in a mid-stage study of 210 adult participants.
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Neurocine’s mid-stage trial drug cuts schizophrenia severity symptoms

US-based Neurocrine Biosciences’ trial drug for treating schizophrenia reduced the severity of the disease symptoms in a mid-stage study of 210 adult participants.

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An intensifying culture of comparison, that defines success and fulfilment, is behind unrealistic expectations that US parents and kids are forced to chase and this has left many families “exhausted, burned out and perpetually behind,” according to a surgeon general’s advisory.
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‘Culture of comparison’ fuelling parental stress: US Surgeon General

An intensifying culture of comparison, that defines success and fulfilment, is behind unrealistic expectations that US parents and kids are forced to chase

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The US Federal Drug Administration approved Illumina Inc.’s DNA sequencing cancer tests that check more than 500 genes in a tumour to help find targeted therapy options.
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Illumina’s DNA sequencing cancer tests to check 500 genes get US nod

The US Federal Drug Administration approved Illumina Inc.’s DNA sequencing cancer tests that check more than 500 genes in a tumour to help

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The World Health Organization has appealed for $87.4 million over the next six months to stop and contain the current global outbreak of mpo
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Global health body appeals for $87.4 million to contain mpox spread

The World Health Organization has appealed for $87.4 million over the next six months to stop and contain the current global outbreak of

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