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Hong Kong-listed Keymed Biosciences' gastric cancer drug meets late-stage trial goals
Hong Kong-listed Keymed Biosciences said on Tuesday a late-stage trial of sonesitatug vedotin, a therapy targeting treatment for advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, has achiev...
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Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it would pay $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, in a la...
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Boston Scientific unveils new restructuring plan, expects job cuts
Boston Scientific's board has approved a new company-wide restructuring plan aimed at cutting costs and to better position the company for future growth, the medical device maker...
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World risks HIV resurgence as funding falls 18%, UNAIDS says
The world risks a resurgence of the HIV epidemic after global funding fell by nearly a fifth last year, the U.N. body fighting AIDS said on Monday.
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Former FDA chief says Central Mexico may have broad cyclosporiasis contamination
Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Monday that some large growers and retailers have stopped sourcing produce from a Central Mexico region...
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Michigan reports 9,253 cyclosporiasis cases as infection outbreak expands
Michigan health officials reported 9,253 cases of cyclosporiasis on Monday, an increase of 1,077 cases since their last update on Friday, as the intestinal infection outbreak grow...
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Philip Morris doubles Colorado campus investment to $1.2 billion
Philip Morris International said on Monday it had doubled its planned investment in its Colorado manufacturing campus to about $1.2 billion through 2028, as it expands production...
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MapLight's schizophrenia drug fails once-daily test, shares plunge
MapLight Therapeutics said on Monday its schizophrenia drug failed to show statistically significant symptom improvement in the once-daily dosing arm of a mid-stage trial, sending...
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FDA staff flags data concerns about Capricor's therapy; shares plunge
U.S. FDA staff reviewers raised concerns about the effectiveness data for Capricor Therapeutics' cell therapy for a heart condition related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, draggin...
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China's Innocare says psoriasis oral drug shows 'consistent treatment effect' in late-stage trial
Chinese drugmaker Innocare Pharma said on Monday one of its experimental oral treatments for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis showed a "consistent treatment effect" in a late-...
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AstraZeneca's rare disease drug misses main goal in late-stage trial
AstraZeneca said on Monday its rare disease drug Ultomiris failed a late-stage trial in patients with a blood vessel complication following a stem cell transplant, the latest in ...
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AstraZeneca profit beat, bullish tone ease worries over drug pipeline
AstraZeneca stood by its annual and long-term forecasts on Monday, expressing confidence that recent trial setbacks had not undermined its long-term prospects as second-quarter pr...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 3,200, including 1,405 deaths
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 3,200, including 1,405 deaths, government data showed on Sunday.
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases surpasses 3,000
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 3,075, including 1,354 deaths, government data showed on Saturday.
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Australia's Queensland confirms H5N1 bird flu case, fourth state
Queensland became Australia's fourth state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu after authorities said on Saturday that a migratory seabird tested positive for the highly pathogeni...
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US measles cases outpace 2025 record seven months into this year
The United States has recorded 2,318 confirmed cases of measles so far this year, the CDC said on Friday, surpassing last year's tally and marking the highest level since 1991.
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FDA panel votes to exclude peptide emideltide from pharmacy compounding list
A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. FDA on Friday voted to exclude peptide emideltide from a list that would allow broader pharmacy compounding.
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Nearly 3,000 confirmed infected with Ebola in Congo after data review
The number of people confirmed infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was heading towards 3,000 on Friday after officials reviewed data in two of the worst-hit p...
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