Novartis AG stops breast cancer trial as it achieves early success
Novartis AG, the world's fourth-largest pharmaceutical company by revenue, announced its Kisqali drug reduced breast cancer recurrence when diagnosed at an early stage.
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Yemen, Lebanon allege India’s Celon Labs’ drug ‘substandard’
The WHO has issued a medical product alert on a contaminated cancer and autoimmune disease treatment drug made by Hyderabad, India-based Celon Laboratories,.
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Drought killed 40,000 Somalians last year, WHO-UNICEF-Govt study reports
An estimated 40,000 Somalians may have died last year in a drought caused by the failure of six consecutive rainy seasons, a new.
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WHO advisors urge China to release all data on COVID-19 origins
The WHO’s scientific advisors have called on China to release all data relating to the COVID-19 origins after a new report hinted at.
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Fifty-five nations facing a shortage of health workers: WHO
he WHO has identified 55 nations vulnerable to a shortfall in health workers needed to fulfil the UN’s charter for universal health coverage.
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WHO advocates ‘social math’ to highlight global road safety
The WHO has advocated a ‘social math’ technique to magnify the issue of road safety globally for non-governmental organisations.
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Don’t play “geopolitical football” with COVID-19 virus origins: WHO
The WHO urged nations to come forward with information regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus and not play "geopolitical football" as it.
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Iceland tops list of antidepressant drug users in Europe
Antidepressant drug consumption is on the rise in Europe, and Iceland tops the list, followed by Portugal and the UK, according to the.
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Reconstruction challenge in Turkey, Syria as toll at 41,000
About 1.5 million are homeless in Turkey after the largest earthquake disaster devastated the country, with 210 million tonnes of rubble awaiting clearance,.