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GSK Plc.’s single dose respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for a severe form of the disease proved 43.3% effective in the third season compared to 94.1% in the first and 64.2% in the second.
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GSK’s vaccine for severe RSV shows 43.3% effectiveness in third year

GSK Plc.’s single dose respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for a severe form of the disease proved 43.3% effective in the third season.

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The WHO has been notified of a human case of Middle East Respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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WHO reports new case of MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia, risk ‘moderate’

The WHO has been notified of a human case of Middle East Respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine trials on patients aged 18 and older with chronic respiratory diseases show a consistent safety profile and “strong neutralizing responses,” after a single jab, according to a company statement. 
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‘Strong neutralizing responses’ shown in RSV vaccine trials: Pfizer says

Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine trials on patients aged 18 and older with chronic respiratory diseases show a consistent safety profile and “strong neutralizing responses,”.

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he US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to Merck’s vaccine to protect adults against the different types of bacteria that cause invasive pneumococcal disease.
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Merck’s vaccine for pneumococcal disease gets FDA’s green light

The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to Merck’s vaccine to protect adults against the different types of bacteria.

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https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/press-releases/2024/genetic-factors-predict-x-chromosome-loss
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Genetic factors may help predict loss of X chromosome in older women

Researchers co-led by the US-based National Cancer Institute have found genetic variants in women that may play a role in promoting abnormal blood.

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The European Commission has granted Pfizer Inc., marketing authorisation for a drug to treat adult patients with intra-abdominal infections, hospital-acquired pneumonia and complex urinary tract infections.
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EC marketing nod for Pfizer drug to fight antimicrobial resistance

HQ Team April 22, 2024: The European Commission has granted Pfizer Inc., marketing authorisation for a drug to treat adult patients with intra-abdominal.

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A bacteria that causes infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and meningitis are being treated by doctors with less effective old generic antibiotics — even though the US regulator has cleared seven next-generation antibiotics to deal with the germs.
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US doctors still prescribe old generic antibiotics, cost main factor

HQ Team April 20, 2024: A bacteria that causes infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and meningitis are being treated by doctors with less.

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The USFDA approved Swiss-based Basilea Pharmaceutica International’s Zevtera injection for the treatment of staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections and skin infections in adults and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in patients three months to 18 years, and adults. 
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Swiss-based Basilea Pharmaceutical’s antimicrobial drug gets FDA nod 

HQ Team April 4, 2024: The USFDA approved Swiss-based Basilea Pharmaceutica International’s Zevtera injection for the treatment of staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections and.

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Lysolipid, a byproduct of the human immune response to viruses and bacteria, may be behind lung instability caused due a life-threatening illness— acute respiratory distress syndrome, researchers said.
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Excess lysolipids may be main reason for acute respiratory distress syndrome

HQ Team March 13, 2024: Lysolipid, a byproduct of the human immune response to viruses and bacteria, may be behind lung instability caused.

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After screening 12 million commercially available compounds using AI, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a drug candidate to terminate a potentially fatal skin bacteria.
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MIT researchers use AI to discover new antibiotic drug compounds

HQ Team January 2, 2024: After screening 12 million commercially available compounds using AI, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered.

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