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Fourth and oldest patient to be cured of HIV
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Global monkeypox cases rise to 18,000
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PCI Pharma Services announces multi-million dollar expansion to UK manufacturing facility
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Micronesia’s first COVID outbreak sees steep rise in cases
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Micronesia’s first outbreak of COVID-19 has grown in one week to over 1,000 cases, causing significant alarm in the Pacific …
Updated NICE pre-eclampsia guidance
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MHRA grant marketing authorisation for sickle cell anaemia treatment
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HealthTrackRx develops monkeypox-specific PCR test with next-day results
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HealthTrackRx is now offering a molecular test for detection of the human monkeypox virus. The test was developed by the …
Shift in drinking patterns could lead to 150,000 more cases of disease in England
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CHMP issues positive recommendation to first and only biologic for asthma patients
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VistaGen’s social anxiety disorder treatment fails to meet primary endpoint in Phase III
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Monkeypox declared global health emergency
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£70 million in fines for pharma firms that overcharged NHS
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Otsuka receives positive CHMP opinion for lupus nephritis treatment
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Cancer Research UK agreement to advance cancer immunotherapy candidate
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