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The World Health Organization, after seven years, has updated its pathogens list which has 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and medium categories for prioritisation.

WHO deletes five pathogen-antibiotic combinations in new list, adds four

The World Health Organization, after seven years, has updated its pathogens list which has 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high.

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May 20, 2024
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Takeda Pharmaceutical’s subsidiary, Shire Plc., was granted an FDA nod for making generic chewable tablets to treat attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and moderate to severe binge disorder in adults.

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Vitamin D deficiency linked to cardiovascular, CKD morbidity

HQ Team May 20, 2024: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poor outcomes in cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with early-stage.

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May 20, 2024
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AstraZeneca plans to build a $1.5 billion facility to make antibody-drug conjugates in Singapore, the company announced in a statement.

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AstraZeneca plans to build $1.5 billion drug making facility in Singapore

HQ Team May 20, 2024: AstraZeneca plans to build a $1.5 billion facility to make antibody-drug conjugates in Singapore, the company announced in.

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May 20, 2024
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More than 1,700 people have died globally due to cholera in the four months ended April amid a shortage of vaccines because of a rise in demand, according to the World Health Organization, which has classified the outbreak as an emergency.

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Cholera kills 1,766 people in Jan-April period, vaccines in short supply

HQ Team May 17, 2024: More than 1,700 people have died globally due to cholera in the four months ended April amid a.

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May 17, 2024
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A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely ineffective than a normal delivery, a study by the University of Cambridge found.

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Birth by C-section may double the chance of measles vaccine failure

HQ Team May 17, 2024: A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely.

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May 17, 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Amgen’s drug to treat adult patients in the extensive stages of small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) with disease progression on or after chemotherapy.

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USFDA gives nod to Amgen’s therapy for treating small cell lung cancer

HQ Team May 17, 2024: The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Amgen’s drug to treat adult patients in the extensive stages.

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May 17, 2024
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Johnson & Johnson will acquire Proteologix, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company, for $850 million in cash, according to a statement.

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Johnson & Johnson to buy Proteologix Inc., for $850 million in cash

HQ Team May 17, 2024: Johnson & Johnson will acquire Proteologix, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company, for $850 million in cash, according to.

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May 17, 2024
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Biogen, a US-based biotechnology company, will discontinue the development and commercialisation of its Alzheimer’s treatment and terminate its post-approval study as it failed to rope in a partner to cut costs of obtaining standard regulatory approval.

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Climate change impacting migraine frequency and intensity

HQ Team May 16, 2024: Migraine is a debilitating condition that affects people both mentally and physically. Recent statistics show that the frequency.