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BioNTech lowers 2026 sales outlook as COVID vaccine demand softens
German vaccine maker BioNTech significantly lowered its full year sales outlook range on Tuesday due to softer-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine demand, as second quarter revenue fe...
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Pfizer beats earnings estimates, targets $2.5 billion in additional cost cuts
Pfizer on Tuesday reported better-than-expected second-quarter results, boosted by strong demand for blood thinner Eliquis, and unveiled plans for an additional $2.5 billion in sa...
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Kimberly-Clark cuts annual forecasts as China quality claims hurt diaper sales
Kimberly-Clark cut its annual sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday, citing a significant hit to second-quarter sales in China that stemmed from what it said were false viral claim...
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Afghan child malnutrition surges as aid cuts force clinics to turn families away, WFP says
Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels and aid shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers — six in seven of those in...
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Treatment trials for Ebola strain behind Congo outbreak show promise, WHO says
Testing of experimental treatments, preventive medicines and vaccines for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola behind Democratic Republic of Congo's ongoing outbreak is advancing rapidl...
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India's Alembic Pharma posts quarterly profit rise on strong generics demand
India's Alembic Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday reported a 12.1% increase in first-quarter profit, driven by strong demand for generic drugs in its key U.S. market.
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Dialysis firm FMC's shares slide despite earnings beat as US volumes disappoint again
Fresenius Medical Care shares fell in early trade on Tuesday, as investors looked past a second-quarter profit beat to focus on a fresh disappointment in U.S. patient volumes and...
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UK's Smith+Nephew cuts 2026 revenue view on weak US knee implant demand
Smith+Nephew cut its forecast for annual revenue growth on Tuesday after missing second-quarter expectations, knocking its shares, as the British medical products maker grapples wi...
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India pharma sector to miss 2030 sales target amid tariff and shipping woes, trade body says
India's pharmaceutical industry is likely to miss its sales target for the end of the decade as U.S. tariff uncertainty and Middle East shipping disruptions weigh on exports, the ...
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Fresenius Medical Care beats quarterly profit estimates, sticks to 2026 outlook
Fresenius Medical Care on Monday reported second-quarter operating income well ahead of market expectations and reaffirmed its full-year outlook, as its cost-cutting programme an...
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First US deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak recorded in Michigan
Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state's health department said on Monday, marking the first fatalities in the largest U.S. outbreak of the intestinal il...
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AstraZeneca investors balk at $400 billion Bristol Myers tie-up reports
AstraZeneca's shares fell as investors balked on Monday at reports of merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb about forming what would become one of the world's biggest drugmakers ...
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Australia confirms first mass death of seabirds from H5N1 bird flu
Australia warned on Monday against the risk of a wider spread of H5N1 bird flu after its first mass mortality episode among seabirds killed about 50 greater crested terns off the...
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For GLP-1 users, the in-store clothes shopping trip is back
Nora Nye, 58, is refreshing her wardrobe as she sizes down for the first time in over three decades after losing 80 pounds on weight-loss drug Mounjaro. Earlier this year, the Den...
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Becton Dickinson issues recall on certain lots of needle sets used for emergency IV access
Becton Dickinson said on Friday it is issuing a recall on certain lots of medical needle sets in the U.S. after users reported difficulty in removing a part of the device after u...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak started at least in January, report shows
Democratic Republic of Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak started in January, or even earlier, in the eastern Ituri province, a report published in the journal Science showed.
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Cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan rise to 10,773 in ongoing outbreak
Michigan reported 10,773 cases linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak on Friday, up 387 from the previous day, the state health department said in its latest update.
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India's Glenmark Pharma posts higher quarterly profit on strong demand
India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals posted a 53.6% jump in adjusted first-quarter profit on Friday, led by strong demand for its drugs that treat long-term illnesses.
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