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The US government, for the first time, has started negotiating prices of prescription drugs directly with companies in a bid to lower healthcare costs under an Inflation Reduction Act.
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US starts talks on drug prices with 10 companies for the first time 

HQ Team August 30, 2023: The US government, for the first time, has started negotiating prices of prescription drugs directly with companies in.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical’s subsidiary, Shire Plc., was granted an FDA nod for making generic chewable tablets to treat attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and moderate to severe binge disorder in adults.
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First generic versions of Japan’s Takeda ADHD tabs gets FDA nod

HQ Team August 29, 2023: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved several first generics of Takeda Pharmaceutical subsidiary, Shire Plc’s Vyvanse.

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American-Irish pharmaceutical company, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, and its “certain” subsidiaries have filed for a second bankruptcy in the US after reaching a pact with their creditors to cut the opioid-related settlement payments by about $1 billion.
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Opioid hit Mallinckrodt files for 2nd bankruptcy, plaintiffs may lose

HQ Team August 28, 2023: American-Irish pharmaceutical company, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, and its “certain” subsidiaries have filed for a second bankruptcy in the US after.

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SARS-CoV-2 can damage organs such as the heart, brain, kidney, and blood vessels and not the lungs alone, according to a study by global researchers.
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Covid-19 virus scars heart, brain, kidney: International study reveals

HQ Team August 25, 2023: SARS-CoV-2 can damage organs such as the heart, brain, kidney, and blood vessels and not the lungs alone,.

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The US drug regulator gave its nod for Sandoz Inc., an arm of Sweden-based Novartis and which is set to be Europe’s largest generic drugmaker, for a biosimilar, Tyruko, to treat adults with multiple sclerosis.
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USFDA green lights Sandoz’s biosimilar Tyruko to treat multiple sclerosis  

HQ Team August 25, 2023: The US drug regulator gave its nod for Sandoz Inc., an arm of Sweden-based Novartis and which is.

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Lucy Letby, 33, a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, UK, was sentenced to a whole life order or life in prison, after being convicted of the murder of seven infants and attempting to kill six more.
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Baby killer nurse in UK sentenced to life in prison for 7 murders

HQ Team August 22, 2023: Lucy Letby, 33, a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, UK, was sentenced to a whole life.

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Pfizer Inc’s Abrysvo, a vaccine used in pregnant women to prevent lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants, was approved by the FDA.
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Pfizer gets FDA nod for infant respiratory tract infection vaccine

HQ Team August 22, 2023: Pfizer Inc’s Abrysvo, a vaccine used in pregnant women to prevent lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory.

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The UK reported its first variant of COVID-19 virus, BA.2.86, three days ago, which suggests “a degree of community transmission” within the country as the patient had no travel history, according to a government health agency.
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COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 detected in the UK, government probe on 

HQ Team August 21, 2023: The UK reported its first variant of COVID-19 virus, BA.2.86, three days ago, which suggests “a degree of.

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Research uncovers significant discrepancies in ingredient labels and presence of banned compounds
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Study finds FDA-prohibited substances in sports supplements

August 19, 2023: Researchers have found anomalies in the accuracy of ingredient labels and the presence of FDA-prohibited substances in a variety of.

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Grey matter in the human brain may be linked to the start of adolescent smoking and nicotine addiction — a study that may have implications for prevention and treatment.
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Study links smoking in adolescents to less grey matter in the brain 

HQ Team August 18, 2023: Grey matter in the human brain may be linked to the start of adolescent smoking and nicotine addiction.

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