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A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely ineffective than a normal delivery, a study by the University of Cambridge found.
Drugs Health Pharma

Birth by C-section may double the chance of measles vaccine failure

HQ Team May 17, 2024: A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely

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The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Amgen’s drug to treat adult patients in the extensive stages of small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) with disease progression on or after chemotherapy.
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USFDA gives nod to Amgen’s therapy for treating small cell lung cancer 

HQ Team May 17, 2024: The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Amgen’s drug to treat adult patients in the extensive stages

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Johnson & Johnson will acquire Proteologix, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company, for $850 million in cash, according to a statement.
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Johnson & Johnson to buy Proteologix Inc., for $850 million in cash

HQ Team May 17, 2024: Johnson & Johnson will acquire Proteologix, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company, for $850 million in cash, according to

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Biogen, a US-based biotechnology company, will discontinue the development and commercialisation of its Alzheimer’s treatment and terminate its post-approval study as it failed to rope in a partner to cut costs of obtaining standard regulatory approval.
Climate Health Medical

Climate change impacting migraine frequency and intensity

HQ Team May 16, 2024: Migraine is a debilitating condition that affects people both mentally and physically. Recent statistics show that the frequency

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Maternal deaths have risen or stagnated globally over recent years, and every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the WHO.
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Labcrop unveils new blood test to predict preeclampsia early in pregnant women

HQ Team May 16, 2024: Preeclampsia is a serious hypertensive complication of pregnancy that affects roughly 2% to 8% of pregnant women worldwide.

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The World Health Organization has prequalified a dengue vaccine for children made by Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company — the third-largest drug firm in Asia.
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WHO prequalifies Japan-based Takeda’s dengue vaccine for children

HQ Team May 15, 2024: The World Health Organization has prequalified a dengue vaccine for children made by Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company —

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Last year was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere for the past two thousand years, researchers reveal after foraging through tree ring width data.
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2023 comes up as hottest summer in 2,000 years: Scientists reveal

HQ Team May 14, 2024: Last year was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere for the past two thousand years, researchers found

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An 18-month-old baby girl, Opal Sandy, who was born deaf got back her hearing ability after gene therapy — the youngest child to receive such treatment.
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Deaf 18-month girl gets back hearing ability after gene therapy

HQ Team May 15, 2024: An 18-month-old baby girl, Opal Sandy, who was born deaf got back her hearing ability after gene therapy

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At least 75.9 million people were forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence or disasters within their state’s borders in 2023, according to a UN report.
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About 76 million people are internally displaced worldwide, says UN

HQ Team May 15, 2024: At least 75.9 million people were forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence or disasters within

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The world’s top sixty private banks have financed 4,200 fossil fuel companies through lending and underwriting to the tune of $6.9 trillion during the last eight years, a report found.
Climate Health Pharma

Top global banks pump in about $7 trillion into fossil fuel companies

HQ Team May 14, 2024: The world’s top sixty private banks have financed 4,200 fossil fuel companies through lending and underwriting to the

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