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The first human case of a new swine flu variant in the UK has been detected by the Health Security Agency during a polymerase chain reaction testing after the individual had respiratory illness.
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First new strain of swine flu detected in UK, probe on to track virus origins

HQ Team November 29, 2023: The first human case of a new swine flu variant in the UK has been detected by the.

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The WHO has reclassified the Covid-19 virus Omicron BA.2.86 mutation as a “variant of interest” after the global health agency reported an 8.9% rise in global prevalence in cases arising in the UK, France and Sweden.
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Omicron mutant BA.2.86 reclassified as ‘variant of interest’ by WHO 

HQ Team November 29, 2023: The WHO has reclassified the Covid-19 virus Omicron BA.2.86 mutation as a “variant of interest” after the global.

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The USFDA is probing cancer therapies of Gilead Sciences, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis following reports of malignancies in patients who received treatment.
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FDA probing T cell cancer therapies of Gilead Sciences, Novartis, J & J

HQ Team November 29, 2023: The USFDA is probing cancer therapies of Gilead Sciences, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis following reports of malignancies.

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The University of Cambridge announced a partnership with AstraZeneca and the Medical Research Council to set up a functional genomics laboratory at the Milner Therapeutics Institute
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Cambridge Univ, AstraZeneca, MRC to set up genomics laboratory

HQ Team November 29, 2023: The University of Cambridge announced a partnership with AstraZeneca and the Medical Research Council to set up a functional genomics laboratory.

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The USFDA has officially pulled out of its membership of the Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP), an organization currently chaired by China for the standardization of medical devices, due to a divergence of views.
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FDA pulls out of 33-member medical devices body as differences emerge

HQ Team November 28, 2023: The USFDA has officially pulled out of its membership of the Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP), an organization.

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Eli Lilly’s weight-loss injection Zepbound, taken along as a supplement with diet and exercise, got the USFDA and UK regulator’s nod after clinical trials proved adults lost 48 pounds on average during treatment.
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Eli Lilly’s Zepbound outperforms Novo’s Wegovy in weight loss study

HQ team November 28, 2023: A recent comparative analysis of Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drugs on diabetes patients showed Eli.

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Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s experimental drug, donanedab, slowed down cognitive and functional decline in people with early symptoms of the disease, according to a company statement.
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Argenx’s Vyvgart faces setback in autoimmune treatment trial

HQ Team November 28, 2023: Argenx SE, a Belgian biopharmaceutical announced that its experimental drug Vyvgart Hytrulo failed in trials in treating immune.

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Alembic FDA nod
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Environment, lifestyle behind epidemic of autoimmune diseases

HQ Team November 28, 2023: An escalating global crisis is unfolding as an increasing number of individuals grapple with autoimmune diseases, conditions wherein.

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German biotechnology company, BioNTech SE announced a $ 90 million program in partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to develop a  vaccine for mpox.
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WHO confirms 1st case of sexual spread of Mpox in Congo

HQ Team November 25, 2023: The first Mpox patient to contact the disease through sexual contact has been confirmed by the WHO in.

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A bacterium, staphylococcus aureus, single-handedly imbalances the equilibrium of micro-organisms, that keep the skin healthy, and cause itching, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School.
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Bacterium S. aureus behind happiness of having to scratch for every itch

HQ Team November 24, 2023: A bacterium, staphylococcus aureus, single-handedly imbalances the equilibrium of micro-organisms, that keep the skin healthy, and cause itching,.

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