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Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s arm, Shockwave Medical Inc. has started human trials to assess the effectiveness of its coronary intravascular catheter for treating blocked arteries, according to a statement.
Health Medical Pharma

J&J starts trial on coronary pressure wave catheter to clear artery blocks

HQ Team April 13, 2025: Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s arm, Shockwave Medical Inc. has started human trials to assess the effectiveness of its.

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A new pandemic like Covid-19 is “not a theoretical risk, it is an epidemiological certainty,” said the World Health Organization’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Climate Drugs Health

A new pandemic like Covid-19 is ‘epidemiological certainty’: WHO

HQ Team April 13, 2025: A new pandemic like Covid-19 is “not a theoretical risk, it is an epidemiological certainty,” said the World.

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A European Space Agency satellite is slated for launch on April 29 to gather information about the state of global forests and how they are changing.
Climate Health Medical

European Space Agency set to launch satellite to map global forests

HQ Team April 12, 2025: A European Space Agency satellite is slated for launch on April 29 to gather information about the state.

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A landmark deal to reduce greenhouse emissions from global shipping is set to be formally adopted in October before coming into force in 2027.
Climate Health Medical

Historic deal to cut global shipping emissions may take effect in 2027

HQ Team April 12, 2025: A landmark deal to reduce greenhouse emissions from global shipping is set to be formally adopted in October.

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A study to find solutions for treating two new variations of diabetes, type 4 and type 5, is underway in US research institutions as the overall disease population is expected to reach 783 million people by 2045.
Health Pharma

Dexcom’s 15-day G7 sensor for glucose monitoring wins FDA nod

HQ Team April 11, 2025: For people living with diabetes, glucose sensors for monitoring sugar levels are a game changer. The present ones.

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Novartis AG, a global Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company, has agreed to pay Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc., $150 million upfront to develop, manufacture and commercialise drug candidates, mainly in immunology.
Pharma

Novartis bets $23b on US as pharma giants brace for tariff storm

Swati Mishra April 11, 2025: “We are prepared for shifts in the external environment and fully confident in our growth outlook,” Novartis CEO Vas.

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Novo Nordisk will invest 6.4 billion reais ($1.05 billion) in Brazil’s Monte Claros to expand its production of injectable treatments for people living with obesity and chronic diseases.
Drugs Medical Pharma

Novo Nordisk to invest $1.05b in Monte Claros facility in Brazil

HQ Team April 10, 2025: Novo Nordisk will invest 6.4 billion reais ($1.05 billion) in Brazil’s Monte Claros to expand its production of.

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Sweden’s researchers have recorded 300 times higher methane emissions in open patches of Siljan Ring lakes, the largest meteorite crater in Europe, raising climate concerns.
Climate Health Research

Europe’s largest meteorite crater’s methane output remains a mystery

HQ Team April 10, 2025: Sweden’s researchers have recorded 300 times higher methane emissions in open patches of Siljan Ring lakes, the largest.

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled a concept off-road personal mobility vehicle with an all-terrain capability that resembles a horse.
Climate Health Research

Kawasaki unveils hydrogen-powered all-terrain personal mobility vehicle 

HQ Team April 10, 2025: Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled a concept off-road personal mobility vehicle with an all-terrain capability that resembles a.

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Sonia Vallabh, a graduate of Harvard Law School and her husband  Eric Minikel, who holds a planning degree from MIT, re-engineered their careers to do research into prion disease when she was diagnosed with the disorder. Now their research may lead to a treatment if not a cure in the not-too-distant future, according to a statement from Harvard.
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Patient-scientist behind new gene-editing tool for prion disease

HQ Team April 10, 2025:  Sonia Vallabh, a graduate of Harvard Law School and her husband  Eric Minikel, who holds a planning degree.

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