Sanofi acquires Provention Bio for $2.9 billion to boost its diabetes portfolio
Sanofi acquires Provention Bio, and its TZIELD, the first disease-modifying treatment for the delay of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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Leukaemia drug effective in treating breast cancer metastatic relapse
A mice study showed promising results in treating secondary recurrence of breast cancer in lungs
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Pfizer to buy Seagen for $43 billion to fortify cancer portfolio
Pfizer will acquire Seagen for $43 billion to beef up its cancer portfolio, with COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast to plummet.
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Merck says trial hypertension drug enhances patients’ walk time
Merck announced its experimental trial on patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension had led to an extension in walking distance and reduced exacerbating the.
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Alembic Pharma gets USFDA approval for cancer treatment drug
Alembic Pharmaceuticals got the USFDA note for a generic cancer treatment drug
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Don’t play “geopolitical football” with COVID-19 virus origins: WHO
The WHO urged nations to come forward with information regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus and not play "geopolitical football" as it.
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CDC report points finger at Indian firm in Gambia deaths
A probe by the US-based Centres for Disease Control into the deaths of 70 children in Gambia "strongly suggests" cough syrups involving contaminated.
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FDA rejects Cytokinetics heart disease trial drug
Cytokinetics, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, announced the FDA had rejected its new drug application for approving a trial drug to treat heart problems.
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Australian boffins make device to detect cancer from bloodstream
A device, which uses a unique metabolic signature of cancer, differentiates tumor cells from normal blood cells without biopsy, according to Australian researchers.
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Iceland tops list of antidepressant drug users in Europe
Antidepressant drug consumption is on the rise in Europe, and Iceland tops the list, followed by Portugal and the UK, according to the.