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A patient in Northern Arizona, US, has died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the country since 2007, according to a government statement.
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Northern Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague, first since 2007

HQ Team July 13, 2025: A patient in Northern Arizona, US, has died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the country.

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Gilead Sciences Inc. and the Global Fund have signed a pact to supply an HIV prevention drug at no profit to benefit two million people in low-income nations.
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Gilead, Global Fund to supply HIV prevention drug to two million people

HQ Team July 10, 2025: Gilead Sciences Inc. and the Global Fund have signed a pact to supply an HIV prevention drug at.

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Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion to gain access to a respiratory drug approved by the US regulator, according to a statement from Merck.
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Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for $10 billion to net respiratory drug 

HQ Team July 9, 2025: Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion and gain access to a.

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A new and faster method of detecting and measuring radioactivity of tiny amounts of radioactive material has been developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), America’s national measurement institute.
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NIST invents new technology to measure tiny radioactive material

HQ Team July 9, 2025: A new and faster method of detecting and measuring radioactivity of tiny amounts of radioactive material has been.

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s drug for a type of blood cancer in patients who have received four treatments before, and the disease has recurred, has received the US regulator’s green light.
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Regenron’s drug to treat a type of blood cancer gets US regulator’s nod

HQ Team June 3, 2025: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s drug for a type of blood cancer in patients who have received four treatments before,.

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World leaders have pledged $9 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the next five years after the US administration terminated its funding, arguing the organisation did not take vaccine safety seriously.
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, secures $9 billion funding from global donors

HQ Team June 28, 2025: World leaders have pledged $9 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for the next five years after.

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Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a cell, for $425 million, according to a company statement.
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Illumina to acquire proteomics company SomaLogic in $425 million all cash deal

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a.

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Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc., to sell its weight-loss drug, Wegovy.
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Novo terminates agreement with Hims & Hers to sell weight-loss drug

HQ Team June 23, 2025: Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc.,.

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Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will acquire Sage Therapeutics, Inc. for a total consideration of up to $795 million, to gain access to a medicine to treat postpartum depression.
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Supernus Pharma to acquire Sage Therapeutics for $795 million all cash

HQ Team June 22, 2025: Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will acquire Sage Therapeutics, Inc. for a total consideration of up to $795 million, as.

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Novo Nordisk’s medicine Wegovy, at a higher dose, resulted in an average weight loss of 21% during trials in people with obesity compared to a dummy drug, the company stated.
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Wegovy’s weight-loss efficacy improves with higher dosage

HQ Team June 21, 2025: Novo Nordisk’s medicine Wegovy, at a higher dose, resulted in an average weight loss of 21% during trials.

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