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Merck’s Biological Licence Application for a pulmonary arterial hypertension drug has been accepted for a priority review by the FDA.
Drugs Health Pharma

GSK’s Nucala Phase III trial shows promise in treating chronic lung disease

September 6, 2024: UK pharmaceutical giant GSK (GSK.L) announced that its asthma medicine, Nucala (mepolizumab), has shown positive results in a late-stage clinical

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India's Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has divested "certain" non-core dermatology brands of the company to Eris Lifesciences for INR 2.7 billion.
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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories faces regulatory setback in China

HQ Team September 6, 2024: The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has suspended the import, sale, and use of Dr Reddy’s

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Harvard Medical School scientists have designed an artificial intelligence model similar to ChatGPT that detects cancer or predicts a tumour’s genetic profile.
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Harvard’s ChatGPT-like AI model can predict tumours, detect cancer

Harvard Medical School scientists have designed an artificial intelligence model similar to ChatGPT that detects cancer or predicts a tumour’s genetic profile.

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Falling global wages, possibly driven by automation and artificial intelligence, will slow the pace of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as the 2030 deadline looms, according to an International Labour Organization report.
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SDG targets in danger as paychecks shrink globally, ILO says

Falling global wages, possibly driven by automation and artificial intelligence, will slow the pace of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as the 2030

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The World Health Organization expects the first delivery of mpox vaccines, made by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the European Union, today in Congo — the outbreak's epicentre.
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First batch of Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccines in Congo by Sept. 5 

The World Health Organization expects the first delivery of mpox vaccines, made by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the European Union, today in

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A second phase of the polio vaccination will start today in war-raved Gaza after 187,000 children under the age of 10 got oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in the central region, in the first round, the WHO stated.
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Aid workers begin second round of polio vaccinations in Gaza, a 3rd on way

A second phase of the polio vaccination will start today in war-raved Gaza after 187,000 children under the age of 10 got oral

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Abbott Laboratories has initiated a clinical trial to evaluate the use of the company's deep brain stimulation system to manage treatment-resistant depression, a form of major depressive disorder.
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Abbott starts trial on deep brain stimulation for depressive disorder

Abbott Laboratories has initiated a clinical trial to evaluate the use of the company's deep brain stimulation system to manage treatment-resistant depression, a

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Eli Lilly will license manufacturing know-how of its rheumatoid arthritis baricitinib drug, branded as Olumiant, to Egypt’s EVA Pharma to expand its access to 49 nations in Africa.
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Eli Lilly to license rheumatoid drug-making technology to Egypt’s EVA

Eli Lilly will license manufacturing know-how of its rheumatoid arthritis baricitinib drug, branded as Olumiant, to Egypt’s EVA Pharma to expand its access to

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Cholera cases rose 13% and deaths by 71% in 2023 compared to a year earlier as a shortage of oral vaccines continues and the global risk is “high,” according to a World Health Organization report.
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Cholera killed 4,000 people last year, current global risk of disease ‘high’

Cholera cases rose 13% and deaths by 71% in 2023 compared to a year earlier as a shortage of oral vaccines continues and

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Anti-depressant fluoxetine or Prozac from human residues of urine and faeces have been detected in fish in fresh waters of Australia, a pollutant that altered the aquatic vertebrate animal's body condition and reproduction, according to a joint study by Australian and Italian biologists.
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Prozac residue from humans found in guppies reduces fish’s sperm velocity

Anti-depressant fluoxetine or Prozac from human residues of urine and faeces have been detected in fish in fresh waters of Australia, a pollutant that

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