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Don’t play “geopolitical football” with COVID-19 virus origins: WHO

The WHO urged nations to come forward with information regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus and not play "geopolitical football" as it.

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Health Pharma

World Bank loans India $1 billion to aid healthcare sector

The Indian government and the World Bank signed two agreements to support and enhance the development of the health sector in the south.

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Drugs Medical Pharma

CDC report points finger at Indian firm in Gambia deaths

A probe by the US-based Centres for Disease Control into the deaths of 70 children in Gambia "strongly suggests" cough syrups involving contaminated.

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Drugs Pharma

FDA rejects Cytokinetics heart disease trial drug

Cytokinetics, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, announced the FDA had rejected its new drug application for approving a trial drug to treat heart problems.

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Drugs Health Pharma

Australian boffins make device to detect cancer from bloodstream

A device, which uses a unique metabolic signature of cancer, differentiates tumor cells from normal blood cells without biopsy, according to Australian researchers. 

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Drugs Health Pharma

Iceland tops list of antidepressant drug users in Europe

Antidepressant drug consumption is on the rise in Europe, and Iceland tops the list, followed by Portugal and the UK, according to the.

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Drugs Pharma

FDA nod for Granules India’s drug to treat high blood pressure

Granules India announced the US Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) had approved an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for losartan potassium tablets.

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Drugs Health Pharma

Global avian influenza is ‘worrying’: WHO, Cambodia reports girl’s death

The global H5N1 situation is "worrying," and the WHO is investigating reports of death and a confirmed case in a family in Cambodia.

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Climate Drugs Health

Cholera spreads to new geographies in Mozambique

There has been an “exponential” growth in an outbreak of cholera in Mozambique since December, putting pressure on the country’s weak health system,.

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Climate Health

US scientists draw up new blueprint for affordable solid-state batteries

Scientists have drawn a blueprint for a solid-state battery which is affordable and good enough to drive a car for miles on a.

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