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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 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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The advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a therapy using party drug MDMA, or ecstasy or molly to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
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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 announced the completion of the acquisition of Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, for $2.4 billion.
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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’s mRNA vaccine candidate in combination with Merck Co.’s, therapy, Keytruda, showed greater survival rates and efficacy in patients with skin cancer or melanoma.
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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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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed an artificial intelligence tool that uses a simple blood test to predict if cancer responds to immunotherapy drugs.
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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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British drugmaker, GSK Plc.’s multiple myeloma drug, Blenrep, reduced the risk of disease progression or death by about 50% when compared to a standard-of-care combination, according to the company.
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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 trial results show improvement in progression-free survival
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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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Negotiations at reaching a global accord to help fight pandemics better will conclude by 2025 or “earlier if possible at a special session of the World Health Assembly in 2024,” according to the World Health Organization.
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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.

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Sixty percent of the patients treated with Pfizer’s Lorbrena drug, for a rare form of advanced lung cancer, were alive without disease progression after five years, according to company data.
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Pfizer’s drug helps people with rare lung cancer live longer, data shows

Sixty percent of the patients treated with Pfizer’s Lorbrena drug, for a rare form of advanced lung cancer, were alive without disease progression.

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Eighteen million people are “acutely” hungry in conflict-ridden Sudan as a famine is on the horizon and 800,000 civilians get ready for large-scale attacks in Al Bashir, the capital of north Darfur, according to the WHO.
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Hunger, famine, stare at displaced Sudanese, WHO appeals for funds 

Eighteen million people are “acutely” hungry in conflict-ridden Sudan as a famine is on the horizon and 800,000 civilians get ready for large-scale.

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