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Pfizer’s experimental drug improves survival rates in hard-to-treat bladder cancer

Bharti Jayshankar January 11, 2024: In a breakthrough for bladder cancer treatment, Pfizer’s experimental anti-PD-1 therapy demonstrated superior efficacy compared to the current.

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Biogen Inc., to buy 62m outstanding shares of Sage for $441.7 million

Biogen Inc., plans to buy all outstanding shares totalling 61.17 million of Sage Therapeutics Inc., for $7.22 a share, representing a premium of.

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Vertex, China’s Zai to develop, commercialise kidney disease drug

US-based Vertex Pharmaceutical Inc. has signed a licensing pact with China’s Zai Lab Ltd. to develop and commercialise the Boston-headquartered company’s medicine, which.

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J&J pauses rollout of heart device in US after ischemic, stroke incidents

ohnson & Johnson paused its rollout of a heart device to treat atrial fibrillation “out of an abundance of caution,” as it probes four.

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China to make humanoid robots, brain-computer interfaces for elderly

China will develop humanoid robots for elderly care and support scientific and technological projects related to senior citizens, according to a state-run news.

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J&J’s combination extends lives of cancer patients versus rival drug

Johnson & Johnson’s combination therapy for treating a certain form of cancer without chemotherapy, has been shown to extend patients' lives by more.

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WuXi Biologics sells global rights to cancer antibody to Candid for $925m

China’s WuXi Biologics, a clinical research organization, has granted global rights to US-based Candid Therapeutics to use the company’s synthetic antibody to fight.

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Stryker to buy Inari for $4.9b to expand neurovascular business

US-based medical device maker Stryker Corporation will acquire Inari Medical Inc., for about $4.9 billion to expand the former’s neurovascular business.

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Study links gestational NSAID use to risk of childhood chronic kidney disease

HQ Team December 28, 2024: A study from Taiwan links the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during pregnancy, with a potential risk.

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EU greenlights AstraZeneca’s non-small cell lung cancer drug

The European Union regulators have greenlighted AstraZeneca’s drug to treat an advanced form of non-small cell lung cancer after it reduced the death.

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