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The FDA is planning a pilot program to accelerate the development of drugs and biological products for rare diseases by helping companies gather relevant data and conduct trials.
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FDA plans project to aid companies in making drugs for rare diseases 

HQ Team October 4, 2023: The FDA is planning a pilot program to accelerate the development of drugs and biological products for rare.

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All infected contacts of the two people who died in a Nipah virus outbreak in India’s southern state of Kerala have been quarantined for 21 days, according to the WHO.
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India’s Nipah virus cases under quarantine for 21 days, 2 people die

HQ Team October 4, 2023: All infected contacts of the two people who died in a Nipah virus outbreak in India’s southern state.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents 12 years of age or above, the regulator announced.
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Novavax gets FDA nod for updated Covid-19 vaccine for 12 years and above

HQ Team October 4, 2023: The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents 12.

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France has started a vaccination programme for farmed ducks to protect them against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) inviting a US ban on poultry imports from that country and the EU.
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France’s decision to vaccinate ducks against HPAI virus invites US ban

HQ Team October 3, 2023: France has started a vaccination programme for farmed ducks to protect them against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

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The WHO has recommended Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Qdenga vaccine for dengue where there is a high disease burden and high transmission intensity.
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Global health agency recommends Takeda’s dengue vaccine Qdenga 

HQ Team October 3, 2023: The WHO has recommended Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Qdenga vaccine for dengue where there is a high.

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The World Health Organization has recommended a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children to overcome a shortage of medicine, particularly in the African region.
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WHO plans to roll out second malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M by mid-2024

The World Health Organization has recommended a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children to overcome a shortage of medicine, particularly in.

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Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko and US immunologist Drew Weissman jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries that led to the development of vaccines to fight the Covid-19 virus.
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Scientists behind Covid-19 mRNA vaccine bag Nobel medicine prize

HQ Team October 2, 2023: Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko and US immunologist Drew Weissman jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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A total of 770,875,433 (770.8 million) people globally have been infected by the coronavirus as of September 27 and 6,959,316 died due to the disease, according to the WHO.
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COVID-19 global death toll nears seven million, WHO says ‘still a threat’ 

HQ Team October 2, 2023: A total of 770,875,433 (770.8 million) people globally have been infected by the coronavirus as of September 27.

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A drug that mimics the benefits of rigorous exercise has been developed on mice by scientists at the University of Florida
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Weight-loss drug mimicking exercise may help treat obesity, diabetes

HQ Team October 2, 2023: A drug that mimics the benefits of rigorous exercise has been developed on mice by scientists at the.

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Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut the risk of heart disease by 20%, according to a study by researchers at the US-based Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
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Take five flights of stairs daily to cut heart disease by 20%: Tulane study

HQ Team October 2, 2023: Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut the risk of heart disease by 20%,.

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