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04/01/2024

Several cities situated on the US Atlantic coast are sinking, increasing the risk to roadways, runways, building foundations, rail and pipelines, according to a study.

03/01/2024

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., will receive an upfront payment of $100 million from Switzerland-based Novartis AG to develop gene therapies for two genetic disorders.

03/01/2024

Preemptive requests for abortion pills have gone up among US women following the Supreme Court decision on abortion rights

01/01/2024

The Gaza strip is facing total annihilation with hunger and diseases spreading and no access to medical facilities.

01/01/2024

Female human tears contain certain chemicals that affects the aggression related part of the male brain, thus calming such activity.

01/01/2024

A study says cytisine, a low-cost, generic stop-smoking aid has higher chances of successful smoking cessation compared to other such aids.

26/12/2023

Remember that Covid-19 is still with us, continuously evolving and forming new lineages and we still need to stay ahead of it. Maintaining a cautious vigilance rather than undue panic is the need of the day.

22/12/2023

The World Health Organization has added a second malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines to enable greater access to inoculate children as a primary preventive measure.

21/12/2023

The USFDA has approved Calliditas Therapeutics’ oral drug to treat loss of kidney function in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and at risk of disease progression.

21/12/2023

The US drug regulator has termed its Class I recall of Philips magnetic resonance systems as the “most serious” type.

20/12/2023

Patients who brush their teeth may be saving themselves from hospital-acquired pneumonia and other outcomes, according to a study by US researchers.

20/12/2023

Antimicrobial resistance surpasses HIV/AIDS and malaria-related deaths in the African region

19/12/2023

Covid variant JN.1 on the rise causing concern worldwide. Indian state of Kerala sees over 1000 cases, state says 'don't panic'.

19/12/2023

FDA's approval of gene therapy to treat Sickle Cell Anemia mark a major advancement in the field of genetic disorders

18/12/2023

Karuna Therapeutics has come up with a new medicine, KarXT, for the treatment of schizophrenia

18/12/2023

Results from a pilot study reveal patients with burnt-out diabetes may suffer from undiagnosed underlying hyperglycemia.

18/12/2023

Teenagers are using e-cigarettes at a rate higher than adults, and in England, the numbers have tripled in the past three years, according to the World Health Organization.

14/12/2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biotechnology company, announced its mid-stage trial on a non-opioid oral drug for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy has yielded positive results.

14/12/2023

Japan’s Eisai Co., and US-based Biogen Inc., announced its Leqembi injection will be sold in Japan from Japan from December 20, the second country after the US.

14/12/2023

Pfizer is expected to close the $43 billion acquisition of Seagen by Thursday as the company announced restructuring its business and management.

14/12/2023

2023: Bristol Myers Squib will pay a total of $8.4 billion to SystImmune Inc., the US arm of Chinese drugmaker Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical Co., to jointly develop and market a cancer drug outside China.

14/12/2023

Even as the UN chief called for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and delivering climate justice, a draft COP28 list doesn’t mention a complete phase-out of fossil fuels anywhere.

11/12/2023

About $7 trillion in investment, or seven per cent of the global gross domestic product, flows from the public and private sectors into activities that hurt the environment, a UN report stated.

11/12/2023

African researchers and European scientists, conducting clinical trials for an HIV vaccine, have halted further vaccinations after they turned out to be ineffective in preventing people from getting the virus.

11/12/2023

An “unprecedented” outbreak of anthrax, with 684 suspected human cases, has been reported from Zambia, according to the WHO.

07/12/2023

AbbVie Inc., will buy Cerevel Therapeutics, developing drugs for neuroscience diseases, for $8.7 billion in a bid to boost the North Chicago, Illinois-based company’s presence in the psychiatric and neurological disorder segment.

07/12/2023

Climate funds sanctioned by nations globally for Indigenous Peoples and local communities tend to “evaporate” when channelled through third parties, according to a report.

07/12/2023

Junior hospital doctors, who make up about half of the National Health Service (NHS) medical workforce in England, are going on the longest strike in NHS history around Christmas and January after pay talks with the government failed.

06/12/2023

Pfizer and Valneva have announced the continuation of trial for Lyme disease vaccination after a setback for misconduct by trial operators.

06/12/2023

France has upgraded its level of bird flu risk to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’ to ensure better protection and ordered poultry farms to close or enclose the birds with nets in farmyards and zoos.

06/12/2023

Greenhouse gases have “turbocharged” drastic glacier loss and sea-level rise during the past decade and climate shocks are undermining sustainable development, with a dire impact on global food security, displacement, and migration, according to a WMO report.

06/12/2023

As cities light up during the night, the pollution caused by the illumination sets an ‘ecological trap’ for migratory birds causing them to collide with glass buildings leading to their death, a study finds.

05/12/2023

HQ Team December 5, 2023: The response of immune cells inside the protective covering of the brain may lead to a cognitive decline in people with chronic high blood pressure, a study on mice finds. “The role of immune signalling in cognitive decline is critically important to understand,” said R...

04/12/2023

The COP28 has unveiled a $1.7 billion funding plan to meet climate and diversity goals.

02/12/2023

The EMA raised questions for the makers of GLP-1 weight loss drugs after reported cases of thoughts of su***de and self-harm.

02/12/2023

A clutch of 41 multilateral development banks, funders, countries and philanthropies announced a global funding plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to protect people from climate risks to health.

02/12/2023

Pfizer Inc., has discontinued its clinical trials of the twice-daily oral weight-loss drug, danuglipron, after more than 50% of the patients opted out due to adverse effects of the medicine.

02/12/2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is assessing the potential for failures in plastic syringes manufactured in China.

02/12/2023

The full year 2023 is set to be the warmest on record with global temperatures rising 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, as the UN chief called on COP28 nations to set “clear expectations” for climate goals and invest in their implementation.

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