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The Vietnam War marked a turning point in wartime psychiatry. Many veterans returned to a divided and often unsupportive society. They reported persistent nightmares, flashbacks, emotional numbness, hypervigilance, and difficulty reintegrating into civilian life.
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War in the mind: Post traumatic stress disorder and human resilience

The Vietnam War marked a turning point in wartime psychiatry. Many veterans returned to a divided and often unsupportive society. They reported persistent.

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Novartis AG’s treatment for malaria in infants and newborns weighing between two and five kilograms has been approved in Switzerland, and eight African nations are set to follow.
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WHO clears malaria treatment designed for newborns and infants

Swati Sri April 25, 2026: The World Health Organisation (WHO), prequalified the first anti malaria treatment developed specifically for newborns and young infants.

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Novartis AG will buy a US-based private biotech company, Excellergy, Inc, for $2 billion to expand its allergy portfolio.
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Novartis AG to acquire Exellergy for $2 billion, expand allergy portfolio

Novartis AG will buy a US-based private biotech company, Excellergy, Inc, for $2 billion to expand its allergy portfolio.

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Merck & Co will buy Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company, for $6.7 billion to pocket an investigational drug to treat a type of blood cancer, according to a statement.
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Merck to buy Terns for $6.7 billion as Keytruda drug patent loss looms

Merck & Co will buy Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company, for $6.7 billion to pocket an investigational drug to treat a.

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Novo Nordisk A/S and United Laboratories International Holdings Limited (TUL) mid-stage trials, held in China, helped in reducing average blood sugar levels by up to 2.16% in diabetic patients and trimmed weight by almost 10%, according to a statement.
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Novo, United’s trial drug cuts sugar levels by 2.16%, weight loss of 9.8%

HQ Team March 25, 2026: Novo Nordisk A/S and United Laboratories International Holdings Limited (TUL) mid-stage trials, held in China, helped in reducing.

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Pfizer Inc. and France-based Valneva SE's investigational vaccine has shown 70% efficacy in preventing Lyme disease in individuals aged five and above.
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Pfizer, Valneva’s experimental Lyme disease vaccine shows 70% efficacy

HQ Team March 25, 2026: Pfizer Inc. and France-based Valneva SE‘s investigational vaccine has shown 70% efficacy in preventing Lyme disease in individuals.

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Gilead Sciences, Inc., will acquire Ouro Medicines, a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing T cell engager therapies for autoimmune diseases, for $2 billion, according to a statement. 
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Gilead Sciences to acquire US-based Ouro Medicines for up to $2 billion 

Gilead Sciences, Inc., will acquire Ouro Medicines, a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing T cell engager therapies for autoimmune diseases, for.

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Novartis AG has agreed to buy an investigational oral medicine of Pikavation Therapeutics, a subsidiary of privately-held Synnovation Therapeutics, to treat breast cancer, for a deal worth $3 billion.
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Novartis AG to buy experimental oral drug of Pikavation for $3 billion

Novartis AG has agreed to buy an investigational oral medicine of Pikavation Therapeutics, a subsidiary of privately-held Synnovation Therapeutics, to treat breast cancer, for.

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High antibiotic use may have a long-term effect on a person’s gut microbiome, and certain antibiotics can cause changes in the community of bacteria living in the gut for up to eight years, a Swedish study reveals.
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Certain antibiotics cause serious harm to gut microbiome: Swedish researchers

High antibiotic use may have a long-term effect on a person’s gut microbiome, and certain antibiotics can cause changes in the community of.

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A 13,000-year-old ice cave, located in Romania’s northwestern Apuseni mountains of Transylvania, is housing bacteria that are resistant to about 10 modern antibiotics used to treat tuberculosis and urinary tract infections, a study finds.
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5,000-year-old ice cave bacteria may hold promise to fight superbugs

A 13,000-year-old ice cave, located in Romania’s northwestern Apuseni mountains of Transylvania, is housing bacteria that are resistant to about 10 modern antibiotics.

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