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The US Food and Drug Administration cleared PTC Therapeutics’ sepiapterin for treating children and adults with a rare genetic condition where the body cannot break down a part of protein called phenylalanine, which comes from foods like meat, eggs, and milk.
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US regulator clears PTC’s medicine to treat a rare genetic metabolic disease 

HQ Team July 29, 2025: The US Food and Drug Administration cleared PTC Therapeutics’ sepiapterin for treating children and adults with a rare.

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At least 24 children under the age of five died of malnutrition this month in the conflict-ridden Gaza Strip, taking the overall total of such deaths to 63 in July, according to the World Health Organization.
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Malnutrition claims lives of 24 children in Gaza Strip, hospital cases surge

HQ Team July 28, 2025: At least 24 children under the age of five died of malnutrition this month in the conflict-ridden Gaza.

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One child killed or maimed every 15 minutes in Middle East, North Africa

HQ Team July 2, 2025: In less than two years, one child has been killed or maimed every 15 minutes in conflicts across.

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The US regulator is initiating action to remove concentrated ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for children from the market, a move that drew ire from dental experts.
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US plan to remove ingestible fluoride from children’s drugs draws ire

HQ Team May 14, 2025: The US regulator is initiating action to remove concentrated ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for children from the.

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UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has told the Security Council that the ambassadors must finally act decisively "to prevent genocide" and ensure respect for international law in Gaza, where it has been 10 weeks since humanitarian aid has been delivered.
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Security Council must act to prevent ‘genocide’ in Gaza: UN relief chief says

HQ Team May 14, 2025: UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has told the Security Council that the ambassadors must finally act decisively “to.

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Displacement caused by an internal conflict between the government and armed militants, weather extremes, and funding cuts is driving 10 million people in Ethiopia to malnutrition and hunger, a UN agency says.
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Internal strife, funding cuts driving Ethiopians to hunger

HQ Team April 23, 2025: Displacement caused by an internal conflict between the government and armed militants, weather extremes, and funding cuts is.

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A mystery illness sweeping over Congo has killed 53 people and infected 400 more, with an initial probe tracking the outbreak to three children who ate bats before they died, according to the WHO.
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Unknown illness sweeps across Congo’s northwest, 53 people die

A mystery illness sweeping over Congo has killed 53 people and infected 400 more, with an initial probe tracking the outbreak to three.

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Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed a $500 million pledge to the WHO’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative to fight the disease plaguing vulnerable children, according to a statement.
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Saudi Arabia reaffirms $500 million pledge to eradicate polio

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed a $500 million pledge to the WHO’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative to fight the disease plaguing vulnerable children, according.

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Easy access to green spaces may solve screen addiction problems in kids

Bharti Jayshankar January 11, 2024: Excessive screen time of children is a growing concern as many studies have correlated cognitive and language skills.

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The US regulator has extended a review of an application by Organon & Co.’s atopic dermatitis (eczema) drug by three months with a new target date set for March next year.
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USFDA postpones Organon’s eczema drug review by three months

The US regulator has extended a review of an application by Organon & Co.’s atopic dermatitis (eczema) drug by three months with a.

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