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Semaglutide based weightloss drugs tied to increased suicide risk in a new study
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New study stirs up semglutide and suicide link debate

HQ Team August 22, 2024: A new study based on data from the World Health Organization’s records on adverse drug reactions found that

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The International Organization for Migration has appealed for $18.5 million in global aid to provide healthcare services to migrants, internally displaced persons, and host communities in East and Southern Africa at the risk of mpox.
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UN body appeals for $18.5m aid to stop mpox spread among migrants in Africa

The International Organization for Migration has appealed for $18.5 million in global aid to provide healthcare services to migrants, internally displaced persons, and

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Molecules and microorganisms in the human body dramatically rise or fall at an average age of 44 and 60 affecting both the heart and immune functions, according to a Stanford Medicine study on the biology of ageing.
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Body undergoes tectonic molecular shifts at age 44, 60: Stanford Medicine

Molecules and microorganisms in the human body dramatically rise or fall at an average age of 44 and 60 affecting both the heart

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The US regulatory body has rejected Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,’s blood cancer drug as it did not meet the pre-approval standards of the agency.
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US drug regulator blocks Regeneron’s blood cancer therapy 

The US regulatory body has rejected Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,’s blood cancer drug as it did not meet the pre-approval standards of the agency.

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Switzerland’s Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. will receive $1.25 million from its partner Pfizer Inc. after the latter exceeded the sales target for a licensed anti-fungal drug in the Asia-Pacific region and China.
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Basilea Pharmaceutica to get $1.25m license fee from Pfizer

Switzerland’s Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. will receive $1.25 million from its partner Pfizer Inc. after the latter exceeded the sales target for a licensed

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Johnson & Johnson plans to acquire Israel’s privately-held V-Wave Ltd., for an upfront payment of $600 million, according to a statement from the US-based company.
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J&J plans to acquire Israel’s V-Wave by paying $600 million upfront

Johnson & Johnson plans to acquire Israel’s privately-held V-Wave Ltd., for an upfront payment of $600 million, according to a statement from the

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the US has bagged a $100 million gov­ern­ment fund­ing to ex­pand its clin­i­cal tri­al ca­pa­bil­i­ties, according to the company.
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Walgreens grabs $100 million from US government for decentralized trials

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the US has bagged a $100 million gov­ern­ment fund­ing to ex­pand its clin­i­cal

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China’s drug regulator, the National Medical Products Association, has approved AstraZeneca Plc’s asthma drug.
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AstraZeneca’s asthma drug gets regulator’s approval in China

China’s drug regulator, the National Medical Products Association, has approved  AstraZeneca Plc’s asthma drug.

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A new strain of monkeypox virus named as MPXV clade Ib, which originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently, is behind the surge of cases reported and transmitted through sexual contact.
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New mpox virus strain, sexual contact, behind a surge in cases: WHO 

A new strain of monkeypox virus named as MPXV clade Ib, which originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently, is behind

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Scientists have discovered five known cases of possible medically acquired Alzheimer’s disease after the patients have undergone previous treatments.
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Stimulating gama oscillations can restore memory in Alzheimer’s: Study

August 19, 2024: Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, but there is no known cure for the disease yet, though medicines

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