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FDA has granted full approval for Janssen Biotech’s Balversa drug to treat metastatic bladder cancer after clinical trials showed “significant” improvement in overall survival rates.
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J&J’s metastatic bladder cancer drug gets full FDA approval

HQ Team January 21, 2024: The FDA has granted full approval for Janssen Biotech’s Balversa drug to treat metastatic bladder cancer after clinical.

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Energy drinks linked to ADHD, anxiety among youth: Study

HQ Team January 20, 2024: Energy drinks have become increasingly popular among teenagers, with over 30% of teens aged 12–17 regularly consuming these.

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GSK Plc announced that its subsidiary ViiV Healthcare got a green light from the European Commission for the company’s HIV prevention medicine.
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GSK offloads 300 million shares in Haleon for $1.2 billion

HQ Team January 19, 2024: GSK is giving up more of its stake in Haleon, the consumer health business the British pharma giant.

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The FDA has approved US-based DermaSensor Inc.'s handheld wireless skin cancer detection device that is powered by artificial intelligence technology.
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FDA green lights DermaSensor’s skin cancer detection device in the US

HQ Team January 18, 2024: The FDA has approved US-based DermaSensor Inc.’s handheld wireless skin cancer detection device that is powered by artificial.

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The number of adults who smoke has fallen to one in five from one in three in 2000 with 150 nations reducing tobacco use successfully, according to the World Health Organization.
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More smokers quit globally, WHO warns against industry’s tactics

HQ Team January 16, 2024: The number of adults who smoke has fallen to one in five from one in three in 2000.

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The government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has detected avian influenza in mammals for the first time in the sub-Antarctica region, threatening its fragile ecosystem and the risk of the disease spreading to other seabirds and sea mammals.
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First confirmed case of avian influenza in mammals found in sub-Antarctica 

HQ Team January 16, 2024: The government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has detected avian influenza in mammals for the.

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There are five species of plasmodium of which plasmodium falciparum is the deadliest and poses the greatest threat in Africa.
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Opinion: Vaccine for malaria took a while, but it’s worth the wait

By K. Leelamoni January 16, 2024: Vaccination is a simple, safe and effective method of protecting the body against infectious diseases. Ever since.

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Moderna Inc., a biotechnology company, and Merck announced that an experimental personalised cancer vaccine, based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the USFDA.
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Merck’s Keytruda receives FDA nod for cervical cancer treatment

HQ Team January 13, 2024: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the expanded use of Merck & Co’s.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biotechnology company, announced its mid-stage trial on a non-opioid oral drug for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy has yielded positive results.
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Venture capitalists, scientists plan biomedical research unit for new drugs

HQ Team January 13, 2024: High-profile scientists and financiers are pooling resources to launch a biomedical research facility that they claim will offer.

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The first human trials for a vaccine against Nipah virus have been started by the University of Oxford, according to a statement.
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University of Oxford starts human trials to develop vaccine against Nipah virus 

HQ Team January 11, 2023: The first human trials for a vaccine against Nipah virus have been started by the University of Oxford,.

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