WHO director-general rebuts US criticism, plans to cut budget
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, has given a four-point rebuttal to the US government’s accusations against the global.
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China’s YolTech starts gene editing trial for treating a blood disorder
China’s YolTech Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup, has started its clinical trial of an investigational therapy for treating transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT), a severe genetic.
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US to pull out from Paris Agreement that limits global warming
The US, the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, will withdraw from a global pact to limit global warming.
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US to withdraw from WHO after an executive order from Donald Trump
The US, the World Health Organization’s top donor, has decided to withdraw from the global health body, accusing it of “mishandling” the Covid-19.
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Vertex, China’s Zai to develop, commercialise kidney disease drug
US-based Vertex Pharmaceutical Inc. has signed a licensing pact with China’s Zai Lab Ltd. to develop and commercialise the Boston-headquartered company’s medicine, which.
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China approves Merck’s human papillomavirus jab for use in males
China has approved Merck & Co.’s human papillomavirus vaccine for males between nine and 26 years amid a fall in sales for the.
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China to make humanoid robots, brain-computer interfaces for elderly
China will develop humanoid robots for elderly care and support scientific and technological projects related to senior citizens, according to a state-run news.
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Respiratory infections in China have no ‘unusual outbreak patterns’
A rise in cases of respiratory infections in China is within the expected range during this time of the year, and the World.
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WuXi Biologics sells global rights to cancer antibody to Candid for $925m
China’s WuXi Biologics, a clinical research organization, has granted global rights to US-based Candid Therapeutics to use the company’s synthetic antibody to fight.
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EU greenlights AstraZeneca’s non-small cell lung cancer drug
The European Union regulators have greenlighted AstraZeneca’s drug to treat an advanced form of non-small cell lung cancer after it reduced the death.