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Amylyx drug cuts low blood sugar episodes in bariatric surgery patients in key trial
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals' experimental drug met its main goal in a late-stage trial for post-bariatric hypoglycemia, a condition marked by dangerously low blood sugar levels follow...
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WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months
A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday it was still possible to bring under control an Ebola outbreak that is outpacing containment efforts and has become the second-...
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Can nicotine pouches drive Big Tobacco's future beyond cigarettes?
Fast-growing nicotine pouches have emerged as one of Big Tobacco's most important bets on a future beyond cigarettes, offering rapid growth, attractive margins and, for now, lighte...
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Australia's CSL reports 2% fall in annual profit
Australia's CSL on Tuesday posted a 2% fall in annual profit, dragged by declining revenue at its core plasma division.
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US kindergarten vaccine coverage continues downward trend, falling 0.1%
U.S. kindergarten vaccination coverage fell 0.1% during the 2025-2026 school year, continuing a downward trend that has seen declines every year except one since the onset of COVI...
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Explainer: How Congo's Ebola outbreak became the second-most lethal on record
The ongoing Ebola outbreak is now the second-most lethal on record and the deadliest in the history of Democratic Republic of Congo. Only the epidemic in West Africa in 2014-16 kil...
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EyePoint's eye drug misses main goal in late-stage trial
EyePoint said on Monday its experimental eye drug failed to meet its main goal in a late-stage trial.
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Centene names Chris Neczypor as new CFO
Health insurer Centene said on Monday Chris Neczypor would succeed Drew Asher as chief financial officer in January next year.
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Netherlands reports first West Nile virus infection in 6 years
A West Nile virus infection has been detected in the Netherlands for the first time since 2020, Dutch public health institution RIVM said on Monday.
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AstraZeneca suffers another setback as it halts volrustomig lung cancer trial
AstraZeneca is discontinuing a late-stage trial that tested experimental drug volrustomig plus chemotherapy in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, it said on Mond...
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Argenx says efgartigimod met main goal in myositis trial
Belgian-Dutch immunology company argenx ARGX.BR said its drug efgartigimod met the primary endpoint in a late-stage study treating adults with autoimmune myositis, showing signif...
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Vietnam targets natural sex ratio at birth by 2035, draft government plan shows
Vietnam wants to bring its sex ratio at birth down to the natural level of about 106 boys for every 100 girls by 2035, according to a draft plan from the Ministry of Health that ...
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Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country's history
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadlies...
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US FDA approves Lantheus' brain-imaging agent for Alzheimer's assessment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a radioactive agent from Lantheus Holdings for use in brain scans to help assess patients for Alzheimer's disease, the company ...
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Experimental blood test finds high-risk colorectal lesions before cancer develops
We also report on a flavoring chemical in e-cigarettes that damages human embryo cells in lab experiments.
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Capricor shares skyrocket as FDA agrees to review new Duchenne drug data
Capricor Therapeutics shares more than doubled in premarket trading on Friday after the company said the U.S. health regulator is willing to review new data on its experimental Du...
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Congo says Ebola outbreak spreads to northeastern Bas-Uele province
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a sixth province, Bas-Uele, located in the northeast of the country, the communications ministry said on Friday...
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Michigan cyclosporiasis cases rise 11% in a week to nearly 14,000
Michigan on Thursday reported 13,909 cases linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an increase of roughly 11% from last week, as the state continued to account for the bulk of c...
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