Emergent gets US drug regulator’s nod to use its smallpox vaccine for mpox
Emergent BioSolutions Inc., got the US drug regulator’s approval to expand its smallpox vaccine use to treat mpox, according to a company statement.
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to purchase mpox vaccines
United Nations Children’s Fund, the world's largest single vaccine buyer, has issued an emergency tender to buy mpox vaccines to fight the rapid.
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Cigarette smoking may help fight Parkinson’s disease: Harvard research
Smoking cigarettes may protect humans from neurodegeneration and prevent the accumulation of a key Parkinson’s-associated protein in the brain, new research on mice.
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US smokers need photo ID to prove new age limit set by the FDA
The US drug regulator raised the age limit of people who want to buy tobacco products by three years to 30, and retailers.
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Neurocine’s mid-stage trial drug cuts schizophrenia severity symptoms
US-based Neurocrine Biosciences’ trial drug for treating schizophrenia reduced the severity of the disease symptoms in a mid-stage study of 210 adult participants.
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‘Culture of comparison’ fuelling parental stress: US Surgeon General
An intensifying culture of comparison, that defines success and fulfilment, is behind unrealistic expectations that US parents and kids are forced to chase.
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Illumina’s DNA sequencing cancer tests to check 500 genes get US nod
The US Federal Drug Administration approved Illumina Inc.’s DNA sequencing cancer tests that check more than 500 genes in a tumour to help.
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Global health body appeals for $87.4 million to contain mpox spread
The World Health Organization has appealed for $87.4 million over the next six months to stop and contain the current global outbreak of.
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McKesson Corp., to acquire Core Ventures for $2.4 billion in cash
McKesson Corporation, the ninth-largest company by revenue in the US, will acquire Community Oncology Revitalization Enterprise Ventures, for $2.4 billion in cash to expand its.
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Regulator okays Insulet’s insulin pump in US to treat type 2 diabetes
Insulet Corporation, a tubeless insulin pump maker, got clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to add diabetes type 2 adult patients.