EU to procure 40 million doses of avian flu vaccine from CSL Seqirus
Fifteen member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area will procure up to 40 million doses of avian influenza virus
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Child in India detected with bird flu in eastern West Bengal state: WHO
A four-year-old child in India has been detected with avian influenza A(H9N2) in the Eastern state of West Bengal, the World Health Organization
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Person in Mexico dies after contracting avian influenza, WHO says
A 59-year-old person in Mexico died in April after contracting avian influenza A(H5N2) virus, the first such death in the country, according to
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FDA advisers reject psychedelic party drug MDMA to treat PSTD in adults
The advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a therapy using party drug MDMA, or ecstasy or molly to
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AstraZeneca completes $2.4 billion acquisition of Fusion Pharma
AstraZeneca announced the completion of the acquisition of Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, for $2.4 billion.
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Moderna, Merck’s skin cancer vaccine shows rise in survival rates
Moderna’s mRNA vaccine candidate in combination with Merck Co.’s, therapy, Keytruda, showed greater survival rates and efficacy in patients with skin cancer or
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NIH researchers make AI tool to read cancer responses to immunotherapy
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed an artificial intelligence tool that uses a simple blood test to predict if cancer
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GSK’s blood cancer test drug halves risk of disease progression: Data
British drugmaker, GSK Plc.’s multiple myeloma drug, Blenrep, reduced the risk of disease progression or death by about 50% when compared to a
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AstraZeneca, Daiichi’s breast cancer drug trials show rise in survival
HQ Team June 3, 2024: An antibody-drug conjugate, jointly being developed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, has been shown in end-stage clinical trials
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Global pandemic accord may see the light of day in 2025, ‘or earlier’: WHO
Negotiations at reaching a global accord to help fight pandemics better will conclude by 2025 or “earlier if possible at a special session