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New mpox virus strain, sexual contact, behind a surge in cases: WHO 

A new strain of monkeypox virus named as MPXV clade Ib, which originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently, is behind.

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J&J’s $6.5B settlement plan amid ongoing talc lawsuits finds favour

HQ Team August 14, 2024: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is nearing settlement of lawsuits alleging that its talc-based baby powder caused cancer. Over.

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‘Strong neutralizing responses’ shown in RSV vaccine trials: Pfizer says

Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine trials on patients aged 18 and older with chronic respiratory diseases show a consistent safety profile and “strong neutralizing responses,”.

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US-based ARS’s nasal spray to treat allergic reactions gets FDA nod

ARS Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, got the nation’s drug regulator’s approval for a nasal spray to treat allergic reactions in adult and.

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US regulator rejects Lykos’s MDMA therapy, wants more data 

Lykos Therapeutics’s ecstasy drug or midomafetamine capsules for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults was rejected by the US drug regulatory.

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‘Sharenting’: The risks of oversharing your children’s life online

When parents share unflattering or embarrassing images, it can lead to feelings of humiliation and a distorted self-image. Children may struggle with their.

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Citius’s blood cancer drug gets US regulatory body’s clearance 

Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a US-based biotechnology company, got a green light from the country’s drug regulator for its immunotherapy treatment for a rare.

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Purdue Pharma’s opioid overdose drug gets US regulator’s nod

US drugmaker Purdue Pharma’s injection to treat opioid overdose in adults and patients 12 years or older, got the country’s drug regulator’s approval.

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Covid-19 vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe, most in Omicron wave

Vaccinations have saved more than 1.6 million lives in the WHO European Region and Covid-19 is lurking around the world menacingly with its.

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Merck halts small cell lung cancer immunotherapy drug trial

Merck has stopped an end-stage combination immunotherapy trial for a lung cancer condition, following recommendations of an independent data monitoring committee, which indicated.

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