Fake research papers fuelling AI algorithms, turning fiction into fact
HQ Team April 21, 2026: When a Swedish researcher named Almira Osmanovic Thunström invented a disease called “bixonimania” in early 2024, she expected.
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Governance through waiting rooms; how the state uses time as a tool of control
Healthquill Team and Bhartijay April 21, 2026: In 2011, sociologist Javier Auyero spent six months sitting in a welfare office in Buenos Aires..
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WSU study reveals how endometriosis rewires the brain to amplify chronic pain
Swati Sri A Washington State University (WSU) study has uncovered the biological mechanism behind one of the most frustrating aspects of endometriosis: why.
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Newly recognized Type-5 diabetes may be affecting 25 million people worldwide
Swati Sri April 15, 2026: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has officially recognized a distinct fifth type of diabetes known as Type 5.
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Novartis AG to acquire Exellergy for $2 billion, expand allergy portfolio
Novartis AG will buy a US-based private biotech company, Excellergy, Inc, for $2 billion to expand its allergy portfolio.
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Merck to buy Terns for $6.7 billion as Keytruda drug patent loss looms
Merck & Co will buy Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company, for $6.7 billion to pocket an investigational drug to treat a.
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Novo, United’s trial drug cuts sugar levels by 2.16%, weight loss of 9.8%
HQ Team March 25, 2026: Novo Nordisk A/S and United Laboratories International Holdings Limited (TUL) mid-stage trials, held in China, helped in reducing.
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Roche expands artificial intelligence deployment in pact with Nvidia
Switzerland’s F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG upgraded its artificial intelligence infrastructure by deploying Nvidia’s technology to accelerate development of diagnostic solutions and therapeutics.
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UN says 4.9 million children died before fifth birthday two years ago
About 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to a UN report.
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Meningitis B outbreak leaves 2 dead, 13 ill after exposure in Kent
HQ Staff Writer March 17, 2026 : Public health officials in the United Kingdom are racing to contain a fatal outbreak of meningitis B in.