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More than 1,000 people globally die of strokes and heart attacks every hour, mostly due to high blood pressure, an official of not-for-profit, Resolve to Save Lives, said.
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‘Every hour 1,000 people die of stroke, heart attack due to high blood pressure’

HQ Team September 19, 2023: More than 1,000 people globally die of strokes and heart attacks every hour, mostly due to high blood.

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The European Commission granted Pfizer Inc., a marketing authorisation for its once-daily oral capsule to treat hair loss or alopecia aerate.
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Pfizer’s oral capsule Litfulo to treat hair loss gets EU approval

HQ Team September 19, 2023: The European Commission granted Pfizer Inc., a marketing authorisation for its once-daily oral capsule to treat hair loss.

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The USFDA stated that Accord Healthcare Inc.’s generic tacrolimus oral capsules, meant to treat organ rejection, were no longer automatically substitutable at the pharmacy due to increased toxicity.
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FDA rules Accord’s tacrolimus oral drug not “substitutable” for US market

HQ Team September 19, 2023: The USFDA stated that Accord Healthcare Inc.’s generic tacrolimus oral capsules, meant to treat organ rejection, were no.

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given a grant of $44 million to GE Healthcare to create user-friendly, AI-assisted ultrasound imaging auto-assessment tools.
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GE Healthcare gets $44 million grant from Bill & Melinda Foundation

HQ Team September 18, 2023: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given a grant of $44 million to GE Healthcare to create.

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German biotechnology company, BioNTech SE announced a $ 90 million program in partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to develop a  vaccine for mpox.
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Germany’s BioNTech, CEPI in $90m pact for mpox vaccine 

HQ Team September 18, 2023: German biotechnology company, BioNTech SE announced a $ 90 million program in partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic.

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Cancer patients and survivors who drink alcohol make their treatment less effective and raise their chances of the disease returning — an exigency often ignored by caretakers.
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US cancer patients using alcohol pose new challenge for caretakers

Cancer patients and survivors who drink alcohol make their treatment less effective and raise their chances of the disease returning — an exigency.

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The USFDA has approved GSK Plc’s oral therapy to treat anaemia in patients with myelofibrosis, a type of bone cancer.
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USFDA gives nod for GSK’s Ojjaara bone cancer therapy 

The USFDA has approved GSK Plc’s oral therapy to treat anaemia in patients with myelofibrosis, a type of bone cancer.

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The European Medicines Agency has recommended the stoppage of conditional marketing authorisation for GSK’s Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin), a medicine used to treat cancer of the bone marrow.
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EMA recommends stopping sale of GSK’s blood cancer drug in EU

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the stoppage of conditional marketing authorisation for GSK’s Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin), a medicine used to treat cancer of.

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At least 23 people have died in Poland from Legionnaires' disease as of September 11, with a total of 166 cases being reported — the highest in seven years.
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Poland’s Legionnaires’ disease cases highest in 7 years

At least 23 people have died in Poland from Legionnaires' disease as of September 11, with a total of 166 cases being reported.

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Nigeria has recorded an “unusual” rise in diphtheria with 5,898 cases being reported during three months ended August.
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Diphtheria cases in Nigeria on an ‘unusual’ climb: WHO

Nigeria has recorded an “unusual” rise in diphtheria with 5,898 cases being reported during the three months ended August.

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