Newly recognized Type-5 diabetes may be affecting 25 million people worldwide
Swati Sri April 15, 2026: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has officially recognized a distinct fifth type of diabetes known as Type 5.
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Novartis AG to acquire Exellergy for $2 billion, expand allergy portfolio
Novartis AG will buy a US-based private biotech company, Excellergy, Inc, for $2 billion to expand its allergy portfolio.
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Genetic study finds how Kenya’s Turkana survive with almost no water
HQ Staff writer March 26, 2026: Deep in the sun-scorched lands of northern Kenya, where temperatures soar and water sources vanish for months.
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Merck to buy Terns for $6.7 billion as Keytruda drug patent loss looms
Merck & Co will buy Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company, for $6.7 billion to pocket an investigational drug to treat a.
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Novo, United’s trial drug cuts sugar levels by 2.16%, weight loss of 9.8%
HQ Team March 25, 2026: Novo Nordisk A/S and United Laboratories International Holdings Limited (TUL) mid-stage trials, held in China, helped in reducing.
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Pfizer, Valneva’s experimental Lyme disease vaccine shows 70% efficacy
HQ Team March 25, 2026: Pfizer Inc. and France-based Valneva SE‘s investigational vaccine has shown 70% efficacy in preventing Lyme disease in individuals.
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Gilead Sciences to acquire US-based Ouro Medicines for up to $2 billion
Gilead Sciences, Inc., will acquire Ouro Medicines, a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing T cell engager therapies for autoimmune diseases, for.
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Novartis AG to buy experimental oral drug of Pikavation for $3 billion
Novartis AG has agreed to buy an investigational oral medicine of Pikavation Therapeutics, a subsidiary of privately-held Synnovation Therapeutics, to treat breast cancer, for.
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Roche expands artificial intelligence deployment in pact with Nvidia
Switzerland’s F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG upgraded its artificial intelligence infrastructure by deploying Nvidia’s technology to accelerate development of diagnostic solutions and therapeutics.
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UN says 4.9 million children died before fifth birthday two years ago
About 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to a UN report.