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Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s oral cholesterol drug for treating a rare metabolic disease has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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US regulator clears Mirum’s oral drug for reducing cholesterol deposits

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s oral cholesterol drug for treating a rare metabolic disease has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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artificial sweeteners are harmful to our health
Drugs Health

Artificial sweeteners spike insulin levels, increasing risk of heart diseases

HQ Team February 21, 2025: Artificial sweeteners, long used as low-calorie alternatives to sugar, are known to cause a number of health conditions,.

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Cambridge researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source.
Climate Health Research

Cambridge researchers develop solar reactor to make fuel from CO2

Cambridge researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as.

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The international humanitarian aid system of the United Nations, set up after the Second World War, is facing the “greatest test since creation” due to low morale, poor funding and a legitimacy crisis, a UN official said.
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UN humanitarian aid system facing ‘greatest test’ since creation: Relief chief

The international humanitarian aid system of the United Nations, set up after the Second World War, is facing the “greatest test since creation”.

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FibroGen Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, will sell its China subsidiary to AstraZeneca Plc. for $160 million, allowing the Anglo-Swedish firm to gain access to an anaemia drug in the world’s most populated nation.
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AstraZeneca Plc buys China unit of FibroGen Inc for $160 million

HQ Team February 21, 2025: FibroGen Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, will sell its China subsidiary to AstraZeneca Plc. for $160 million, allowing.

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Air purifiers are more harmful than thought in hospital settings
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Hospital air cleaners may increase aerosol spread of viruses, study finds

HQ Team February 20, 2025: A joint study by the University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) has revealed that.

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NCD cause of 81 percent deaths in under 70 says report
Drugs Health Research

28% of elderly Indians prescribed potentially harmful medications: Study

HQ Times February 19, 2025: A new study has revealed that 28 out of every 100 elderly individuals in India are being prescribed.

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Excessive levels of parental involvement and control stem from a worry that their child may come to harm or not do well enough.
Health Research

Rising childhood mental health issues linked to caregiver well-being

HQ Team February 18, 2025: A new study from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine reveals a troubling rise in childhood mental,.

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Merck & Co’s drug, for treating adult patients with kidney and pancreatic cancer, tumours, and who had prior treatment, has been “conditionally” approved by the European Commission, according to a company statement.
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EC grants ‘conditional’ nod for Merck’s drug to treat VHL disease

HQ Team February 18, 2025: Merck and Co’s drug, for treating adult patients with kidney and pancreatic cancer, tumours and who had prior.

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Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company, and Merck announced that an experimental personalised cancer vaccine, based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the USFDA.
Health Research

Breakthrough system allows mRNA delivery through blood-brain barrier

February 18, 2025: Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have achieved a major breakthrough in brain therapy by developing.

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