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AstraZeneca Plc.’s end-stage trials of its investigational drug for advanced breast cancer have increased survival rates in patients, results show, according to the Anglo-Swedish company.

AstraZeneca says trial breast cancer drug improves survival rates

AstraZeneca Plc.’s end-stage trials of its investigational drug for advanced breast cancer have increased survival rates in patients, results show, according to the.

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February 26, 2025
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A mystery illness sweeping over Congo has killed 53 people and infected 400 more, with an initial probe tracking the outbreak to three children who ate bats before they died, according to the WHO.

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Unknown illness sweeps across Congo’s northwest, 53 people die

A mystery illness sweeping over Congo has killed 53 people and infected 400 more, with an initial probe tracking the outbreak to three.

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February 26, 2025
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Eli Lilly cuts price of weight-loss drug Zepbound to take on copycats

Eli Lilly and Company cut the prices of its weight-loss drug Zepbound, available in single-dose vials, in a bid to end compounding companies from.

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February 25, 2025
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King’s and University College of London researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect 64% of brain abnormalities, that radiologists miss, in epileptic child patients.

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UK researchers develop AI tool to detect brain lesions in epileptic children

King’s and University College of London researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect 64% of brain abnormalities, that radiologists miss,.

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February 25, 2025
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s investigational gene therapy improved hearing in 10 out of 11 children born with hearing loss because of gene mutation, according to a company statement.

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Regeneron’s trial therapy improves hearing in children with gene mutations

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s investigational gene therapy improved hearing in 10 out of 11 children born with hearing loss because of gene mutation, according.

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February 25, 2025
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Annual deaths caused by breast cancer globally will rise 68% to 1.1 million by 2050, according to a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a specialised arm of the World Health Organization.

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Breast cancer death rates globally to rise 68% by 2050: WHO arm IARC warns

Annual deaths caused by breast cancer globally will rise 68% to 1.1 million by 2050, according to a report from the International Agency.

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February 25, 2025
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Ireland’s Medtronic Plc’s deep brain stimulation device for patients with Parkinson’s disease has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, according to a company statement.

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Medtronic Plc’s neurostimulator for Parkinson’s gets USFDA approval

Ireland’s Medtronic Plc’s deep brain stimulation device for patients with Parkinson’s disease has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, according.

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February 24, 2025
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Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed a $500 million pledge to the WHO’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative to fight the disease plaguing vulnerable children, according to a statement.

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Saudi Arabia reaffirms $500 million pledge to eradicate polio

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed a $500 million pledge to the WHO’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative to fight the disease plaguing vulnerable children, according.