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World leaders have pledged $9 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the next five years after the US administration terminated its funding, arguing the organisation did not take vaccine safety seriously.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, secures $9 billion funding from global donors

HQ Team June 28, 2025: World leaders have pledged $9 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the next five years after.

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June 28, 2025
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Two-thirds of the African continent, according to a new climate vulnerability index, is at increasing risk of extreme shocks among 64 ‘most-at-risk’ nations.

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Forty-three Sub-Saharan African nations on a climate ‘red zone’ list

HQ Team June 26, 2025: Two-thirds of the African continent, according to a new climate vulnerability index, is at increasing risk of extreme.

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June 26, 2025
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At least 20 people died every day in Canada last year due to opioid toxicity, driven by a toxic illegal drug supply, according to government data.

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Last year 20 people died daily due to opioid overdose in Canada: Govt. data

HQ Team June 26, 2025: At least 20 people died every day in Canada last year due to opioid toxicity, driven by a.

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June 26, 2025
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Gilead Sciences and Kymera Therapeutics have signed a $750 million license agreement to develop a new cancer medicine to treat breast cancer and other solid tumours.

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Gilead, Kymera Therapeutics in $750m pact to make new cancer drug

HQ Team June 25, 2025: Gilead Sciences Inc. and Kymera Therapeutics have signed a $750 million license agreement to develop a new cancer.

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June 25, 2025
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People who rely on artificial intelligence chatbots had reduced levels of brain activity and produced “soulless” essays in an MIT study.

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Large language models reduce brain activity, produce ‘soulless’ essays: MIT

HQ Team July 25, 2025: People who rely on artificial intelligence chatbots had reduced levels of brain activity and produced “soulless” essays in.

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June 25, 2025
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Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a cell, for $425 million, according to a company statement.

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Illumina to acquire proteomics company SomaLogic in $425 million all cash deal

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a.

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June 23, 2025
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Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc., to sell its weight-loss drug, Wegovy.

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Novo terminates agreement with Hims & Hers to sell weight-loss drug

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc.,.

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June 23, 2025
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US-based researchers at Northeastern University are trying to unravel how axolotls, a small salamander, a smooth-skinned amphibian that often lives in watery or damp places, regrow entire limbs and even organs, and may hold the secret to replicating it in humans.

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Axolotls may hold the key to human organ regeneration: US researchers

HQ Team June 23, 2025: US-based researchers at Northeastern University are trying to unravel how axolotls, a small salamander, a smooth-skinned amphibian that.