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The number of sequences to detect the presence of the Covid-19 viral genome, being shared with WHO, has dropped by more than 90%, and the number of countries sharing them has fallen by a third.
Drugs Health Medical Pharma

FDA committee recommends updating COVID booster shots to include new variants

"We need a periodic update. Second, it’s time to move from the current bivalent to a monovalent vaccines."

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Sudan conflict
Climate Health Medical Uncategorized

Sudan health system on brink of collapse, damage may last for decades

“The fighting has paralysed health and rescue workers, and many are dying in this situation.”

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The world’s total number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights abuses rose to 108.4 million in 2022 from 19.1 million the previous year, the UN stated.
Health Medical Pharma

Russia-Ukraine war refugee outflow fastest since World War II

HQ Team June 15, 2023: The world’s total number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights abuses rose to 108.4.

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Valneva SE, a French vaccine maker, announced that its last-stage trials for its single-shot chikungunya registered a 98.9% vaccination success rate.
Drugs Medical Pharma

France’s Valneva says trial vaccine for chikungunya post 98.9% rate

HQ Team June 13, 2023: Valneva SE, a French vaccine maker, announced that its last-stage trials for its single-shot chikungunya registered a 98.9%.

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STIs
Drugs Health Medical

Doxycycline demonstrates potential in preventing STIs among high-risk individuals

HQ Team June 10, 2023: A study, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), found that using the oral.

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gene editing
Drugs Health Medical Pharma

FDA considering approval for first ever CRISPR gene editing technology drug

HQ Team June 10, 2023:The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted an application for what could become the first-ever marketed medicine based.

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covid-19
Drugs Health Medical

Diabetes medicine metformin cuts risk of developing long Covid by 40%

HQ Team June 9, 2023: Metformin, a cheap and widely-used diabetes drug, reduces the incidence of long Covid by nearly 40 per cent.

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Diabetes
Drugs Health Medical

Oral semaglutide reduces HbA1c, weight in Type 2 diabetics, study reveals

HQ Team June 8, 2023: A new study analyzing the PIONEER (Peptide Innovation for Early Diabetes Treatment) clinical trials data has revealed the.

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Japan’s Eisai Co and Biogen Inc., have submitted a marketing authorisation application with the South Korean health authority for leqembi, an investigational drug to treat early onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Drugs Health Medical Pharma

Japan’s Eisai seeks marketing nod for Alzheimer’s drug in South Korea

HQ Team June 8, 2023: Japan’s Eisai Co and Biogen Inc., have submitted a marketing authorisation application with the South Korean health authority.

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The European Union has announced a 1.23 billion euro initiative to prevent mental health issues and find affordable treatments for its 84 million patients in the bloc.
Drugs Health Medical Pharma

EU unveils €1.2 billion plan to tackle mental health crisis

HQ Team June 8, 2023: The European Union has announced a 1.23 billion euro initiative to prevent mental health issues and find affordable.

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