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Pfizer Inc.’s sickle cell therapy involving Oxbryta has been voluntarily withdrawn from global markets due to painful complications and death, according to a company statement.
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Pfizer pulls out sickle cell therapy from global markets, cites death, snags

Pfizer Inc.’s sickle cell therapy involving Oxbryta has been voluntarily withdrawn from global markets due to painful complications and death, according to a.

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Antibiotic-resistant infections may kill 39.1 million people in the next 25 years equating to three deaths a minute, a global study finds.
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Antimicrobial resistance may kill 39.1 million people by 2050: GRAM

Antibiotic-resistant infections may kill 39.1 million people in the next 25 years equating to three deaths a minute, a global study finds.

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WHO issues global warning on drug-resistant Klebsiella Pneumonie pathogen
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WHO warns on drug-resistant Klebsiella Pneumonie spread

HQ Team August 4, 2024: The WHO has warned about the rising global incidence of hypervirulent and multi-resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae (hvKp) infections. The.

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Massive US-led study sheds light on genetic variations of Indians

HQ Team March 6, 2024: A detailed study covering 2,762 high-coverage genomes from India, representing most geographic regions, major languages, and tribal and.

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There are five species of plasmodium of which plasmodium falciparum is the deadliest and poses the greatest threat in Africa.
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Opinion: Vaccine for malaria took a while, but it’s worth the wait

By K. Leelamoni January 16, 2024: Vaccination is a simple, safe and effective method of protecting the body against infectious diseases. Ever since.

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About 152 million vulnerable babies were born too soon in the last decade ended 2020 and South Asian and Sub-Saharan regions accounted for more than 65% of preterm birth annually, the WHO stated. 
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South Asia, sub-Sahara regions account for 65% of preterm births globally

HQ Team May 10, 2023: About 152 million vulnerable babies were born too soon in the last decade ended 2020 and South Asian.

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A child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021 and about five million children died before their fifth birthday, due to labor complications or infectious diseases, according to two separate WHO reports.
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Every 4.4 seconds, a child or youth died in 2021: WHO

A child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021 and about five million children died before their fifth birthday, due to labor.

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