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The US government, for the first time, has started negotiating prices of prescription drugs directly with companies in a bid to lower healthcare costs under an Inflation Reduction Act.
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US starts talks on drug prices with 10 companies for the first time 

HQ Team August 30, 2023: The US government, for the first time, has started negotiating prices of prescription drugs directly with companies in.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical’s subsidiary, Shire Plc., was granted an FDA nod for making generic chewable tablets to treat attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and moderate to severe binge disorder in adults.
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First generic versions of Japan’s Takeda ADHD tabs gets FDA nod

HQ Team August 29, 2023: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved several first generics of Takeda Pharmaceutical subsidiary, Shire Plc’s Vyvanse.

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American-Irish pharmaceutical company, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, and its “certain” subsidiaries have filed for a second bankruptcy in the US after reaching a pact with their creditors to cut the opioid-related settlement payments by about $1 billion.
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Opioid hit Mallinckrodt files for 2nd bankruptcy, plaintiffs may lose

HQ Team August 28, 2023: American-Irish pharmaceutical company, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, and its “certain” subsidiaries have filed for a second bankruptcy in the US after.

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Global warming may wipe out canopies in tropical forests, with plants no longer able to combine light, CO2, and water to make the sugars that sustain them, according to an international study.
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Forest canopies may die out if global warming continues

HQ Team August 27, 2023: Global warming may wipe out canopies in tropical forests, with plants no longer able to combine light, CO2,.

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SARS-CoV-2 can damage organs such as the heart, brain, kidney, and blood vessels and not the lungs alone, according to a study by global researchers.
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Covid-19 virus scars heart, brain, kidney: International study reveals

HQ Team August 25, 2023: SARS-CoV-2 can damage organs such as the heart, brain, kidney, and blood vessels and not the lungs alone,.

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The US drug regulator gave its nod for Sandoz Inc., an arm of Sweden-based Novartis and which is set to be Europe’s largest generic drugmaker, for a biosimilar, Tyruko, to treat adults with multiple sclerosis.
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USFDA green lights Sandoz’s biosimilar Tyruko to treat multiple sclerosis  

HQ Team August 25, 2023: The US drug regulator gave its nod for Sandoz Inc., an arm of Sweden-based Novartis and which is.

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Tectonic activity inside of Earth gushes out diamond-rich magmas
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Tectonic activity of Earth gushes out diamond-rich magmas

HQ Team August 22, 2023: A breakup of tectonic plates results in the generation of diamond-rich magmas from deep inside the Earth, and.

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Pfizer Inc’s Abrysvo, a vaccine used in pregnant women to prevent lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants, was approved by the FDA.
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Pfizer gets FDA nod for infant respiratory tract infection vaccine

HQ Team August 22, 2023: Pfizer Inc’s Abrysvo, a vaccine used in pregnant women to prevent lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory.

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The heat waves sweeping across the globe are the “new normal” and do not come as a surprise, Alvaro Silva, a climate expert with the World Meteorological Organization said.
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Heatwaves across Europe, the US “new normal,” says WMO 

HQ Team August 21, 2023: The heat waves sweeping across the globe are the “new normal” and do not come as a surprise,.

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The UK reported its first variant of COVID-19 virus, BA.2.86, three days ago, which suggests “a degree of community transmission” within the country as the patient had no travel history, according to a government health agency.
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COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 detected in the UK, government probe on 

HQ Team August 21, 2023: The UK reported its first variant of COVID-19 virus, BA.2.86, three days ago, which suggests “a degree of.

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