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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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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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.
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KKR to acquire majority stake in India’s HCG for $400 million
US-based private equity and advisory investment firm KKR & Co. Inc. will pay CVC Capital Partners $400 million to acquire a majority stake.
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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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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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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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UN says 49 bodies of possible migrants found in two Libyan mass graves
Forty-nine bodies, likely of migrants, were found in two mass graves in Libya, according to the UN agency, the International Office of Migration.
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Bain Capital to buy Japan’s Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma for $3.3 billion
Bain Capital, a US-based private investment company, will buy the pharmaceutical arm of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. for $3.3 billion, according to.
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Just 3% of Indians say digital workplace-life balance is ‘good’
Indians are struggling to maintain a balance between digital workplace and life, with just three out of 100 individuals, according to a survey,.