Plan B contraceptive pill not an abortion drug, states FDA
FDA amends Plan B contraceptive pill label to state that it does not harm a fertilized egg and is not an abortion drug
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BioNTech begins trials for mRNA malaria vaccine
BioNTech company starts trial for mRNA based malaria vaccine
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Drug to treat sensorineural hearing loss in trial phase
Frequency therapeutics, a a biotech company is working on a drug to treat hearing loss and has got some good trial results
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Roche’s Covid-19 antibody treatment gets FDA approval
Roche's Actemra is the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19
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Adverse risks increase in elderly due to polypharmacy
Polypharmacy has been linked to numerous health concerns, and research has linked it to dementia.
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FDA approves gene therapy for treatment of high-risk bladder cancer
The FDA approved Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg), a non-replicating adenoviral vector-based gene therapy for the treatment of high-risk bladder cancer.
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Merck and Indonesia’s Bio Farma ink pact to produce HPV vaccine locally
Merck and Bio Farma of Indonesia sign deal to produce HPV vaccine for cervical cancer
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Intermittent fasting can help in remission of Type 2 diabetes: Study
Intermittent fasting and a special diet can help in remission of Type 2 diabetes.
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Jazz Pharma says cannabis-based drug aids epilepsy treatment
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc announced its plant-derived cannabis epilepsy medicine had improved patients' seizure and non-seizure outcomes.
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Indian regulator clears firm’s drugs linked to Gambia deaths
Samples of Indian cough syrups, linked to the deaths of 66 children in Gambia, complied with government specifications and were not contaminated.