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About 24% of adolescent girls or close to 19 million globally have experienced physical or sexual violence by their intimate partner by the time they turn 20 years old, according to a WHO-funded report.
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A quarter of global adolescent girls face violence by intimate partners: WHO

About 24% of adolescent girls or close to 19 million globally have experienced physical or sexual violence by their intimate partner by the

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Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s breast cancer treatment ran into opposition from the UK’s healthcare spending watchdog, which wants Enhertu drug to be offered at a “fair price.”
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UK watchdog blocks AstraZeneca, Daiichi’s breast cancer drug

Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s breast cancer treatment ran into opposition from the UK’s healthcare spending watchdog, which wants Enhertu drug to be offered

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Overdose of weight-loss drugs and dosing errors by patients and healthcare providers have led to adverse events, including hospitalisation, the USFDA warned.
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FDA issues warning over weight-loss drug overdose, dosing errors

Overdose of weight-loss drugs and dosing errors by patients and healthcare providers have led to adverse events, including hospitalisation, the USFDA warned.

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Argentina’s Sinergium Biotech will share its technology and expertise to manufacture bird flu vaccine with partners in low and middle-income countries in case of a pandemic, bolstering preparedness efforts, according to the WHO.
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Sinergium to share H5N1 vaccine technology with low-income nations

Argentina’s Sinergium Biotech will share its technology and expertise to manufacture bird flu vaccine with partners in low and middle-income countries in case

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Lack of constructive parenting, verbal and physical aggression, and frequent domestic violence are all correctible and preventable reasons for a child to grow up into a disruptive one.
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Opinion: Hindu mythology’s testimony on how not to raise a child

Lack of constructive parenting, verbal and physical aggression, and frequent domestic violence are all correctable and preventable reasons for a child to grow

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The European Medicines Agency has backed Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to expand the weight-loss drug’s application to lower heart risks and strokes in non-diabetic adults with obesity, according to a statement from the EU regulator.
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Wegovy gets EU regulator backing on lowering heart risks in obese people

The European Medicines Agency has backed Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to expand the weight-loss drug’s application to lower heart risks and strokes in non-diabetic

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India’s Mankind Pharma will buy Mumbai-based Bharat Serums and Vaccines for 136 billion rupees ($1.63 billion), according to a company statement.
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Mankind Pharma buys Bharat Serum and Vaccines for $1.6 billion

India’s Mankind Pharma will buy Mumbai-based Bharat Serums and Vaccines for 136 billion rupees ($1.63 billion), according to a company statement.

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A woman and 15 other children from Gaza, who were undergoing medical care in Egypt for the last several months, have been evacuated to Spain for further treatment, according to the WHO.
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16 Gaza Strip residents, mostly children, reach Spain for treatment 

A woman and 15 other children from Gaza, who were undergoing medical care in Egypt for the last several months, have been evacuated

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About 377 children have died in 2021 due to rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia, according to a new data analysis from 23 nations done by UNICEF.
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Heatwaves killed 377 children in 2021 in Europe, Central Asia: UNICEF

About 377 children have died in 2021 due to rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia, according to a new data analysis from

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Pfizer’s haemophilia A gene therapy has reduced bleeding rates in patients during an end-stage trial, according to a company statement.
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Pfizer’s haemophilia A gene therapy cuts bleeding rates during trials

HQ Team July 25, 2024: Pfizer’s haemophilia A gene therapy has reduced bleeding rates in patients during an end-stage trial, according to a

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