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Gaza cancer patients face rising death rate amid Israeli curbs, doctors say
Gaza cancer patients are dying at two to three times the pace they did before the start of the war in the territory, as Israel blocks many from travelling for treatment after dest...
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India's Apollo Hospitals beats quarterly profit view, plans to add 5,800 beds over five years
India's Apollo Hospitals Enterprise posted a bigger-than-expected 34% rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as strong demand for complex treatments supported growth in its core ...
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Bio-Techne beats revenue estimates on research, diagnostics demand uptick
Bio-Techne beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday helped by growth in its research and diagnostics businesses.
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Most air pollution exposure in U.S. pregnancies is from wildfires, study says
We also share a report from cardiologists that suggests you might (or might not) want to check your waist and hip measurements, and a laboratory study with some encouraging news ab...
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Definium says LSD-based pill reduces anxiety in late-stage study
Definium Therapeutics said on Wednesday its LSD-based experimental pill significantly reduced anxiety symptoms in a late-stage study, meeting the trial's main goal and sending the...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 4,449
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 4,449, including 2,061 deaths, government data showed late on Tuesday.
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Mexican authorities find no cyclospora at Caribbean tourist hub
Mexico's health ministry said on Tuesday that tests carried out at over a dozen hotels in the Riviera Maya, a Caribbean tourist hub, came in negative for the cyclospora para...
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New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo concerns a previously unseen variant of the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus, indicating it stemmed from a new tran...
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Hims & Hers shares slide as costly weight-loss push squeezes margins
Hims & Hers Health's shares fell nearly 7% in premarket trading on Tuesday, as concerns over shrinking profit margins overshadowed strong subscriber growth and a raised annual rev...
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India's Zydus Life quarterly profit slumps as costs weigh
Indian drugmaker Zydus Lifesciences' first-quarter profit dropped by nearly a third, the company reported on Tuesday, as soaring costs offset strong sales in its key markets.
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Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreadi...
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Eye care company Alcon raises profitability outlook, cuts tariff hit estimate
Swiss-American eye care company Alcon on Monday hiked its profit guidance and lowered its estimate for the full-year tariff impact to $40 million to $90 million, factoring in an...
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Australia to vaccinate vulnerable native birds against bird flu
Australia will soon begin vaccinating its vulnerable native birds against the deadly H5N1 bird flu as the virus spreads more widely after first being detected in the country in J...
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US recommending vaccinations for 11 core inoculations, says Trump
The U.S. administration is recognizing childhood vaccine recommendations for only 11 core inoculations, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Mo...
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Trump order reduces US vaccine schedule, seeks to split MMR shot
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations, which he said wo...
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MoonLake's psoriatic arthritis drug meets key goals in late-stage trial
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics said on Monday its experimental drug met all main goals in a late-stage trial involving adults with an inflammatory disease who had not previously rec...
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Lilly's weight-loss pill gets UK regulator's nod
The British medicines regulator on Monday authorised Eli Lilly's pill Foundayo for weight management and type 2 diabetes, becoming Europe's first country to do so.
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AbCellera menopause drug cuts hot flashes in mid-stage trial, shares rise
AbCellera said on Monday its experimental menopause treatment significantly reduced the frequency and severity of hot flashes in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares up nearly 3...
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