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European Commission approves obicetrapib therapies for high LDL-C
NewAmsterdam and Menarini announced that the European Commission has authorized Ubeslo (obicetrapib 10 mg) and Evlarco (obicetrapib 10 mg plus…
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Vitamin C reduces deaths in early blood disorder trial
Researchers conducted the EVITA phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 109 patients with clonal cytopenia of undetermined…
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Novo Nordisk shares fall after muted capital markets day
Novo Nordisk shares fell over 5% after a capital markets day where management did not offer detailed near-term growth targets, leaving investors…
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Beacon gene therapy meets main goal in XLRP trial
Beacon Therapeutics reported that its gene therapy laru-zova met the primary endpoint in a pivotal late-stage trial for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa…
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Bangladesh measles outbreak kills four more; deaths reach 1,057
Bangladesh has recorded 1,057 confirmed and suspected measles deaths in 2026 after four more suspected fatalities in the past 24 hours, alongside…
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Bangladesh records six dengue deaths, 1,593 hospitalisations
Health authorities in Bangladesh reported six dengue deaths and 1,593 new hospitalisations in the last 24 hours, with the highest single division…
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District launches September polio vaccination campaign
Officials in Dera Ismail Khan formally launched the September 2026 sub-national immunization days campaign, with deputy commissioner Hikmatullah Khan…
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South Korea to send medical equipment to North Korea
South Korea's Unification Ministry has compiled a list of 1,431 medical items across 166 categories, estimated at $6.75 million, intended for a…
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Infected passenger may have exposed Amtrak riders to measles
Alameda County and California Department of Public Health warned that an Amtrak passenger infected with measles traveled from Chicago beginning Sept…
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Florida records first dengue death of 2026
Florida confirmed its first dengue death of 2026 after Gay Small of Hillsborough County died on Sept. 4 from complications including septic shock and…
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FTC sues telehealth firm Hims over data and billing practices
U.S. regulators have sued telehealth pioneer Hims, alleging the company automatically enrolled customers in recurring prescriptions with little…
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NAFDAC finds methanol, cannabis in Ondo concoctions linked to deaths
The national regulator reported that tests on 15 unlabelled locally prepared alcoholic and herbal samples linked to mass illness in Ondo state found…
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West African scientists urge governments to strengthen outbreak detection
Scientists from West Africa met in Lome and urged governments to strengthen capacity to detect disease outbreaks and invest in diagnostic…
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CDC leader says she will disagree privately with HHS secretary
Erica Schwartz, newly in charge of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in her first interview that she will privately disagree with…
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NHS trust admits 20 unnecessary mastectomies
County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust has told the BBC that 20 women underwent mastectomies that were later judged unnecessary, and that…
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US aid cuts linked to deaths among Kenyan sex workers
At least 24 HIV-positive sex workers in Kenya have died after losing access to antiretroviral treatment when US-funded NGOs and outreach teams were…
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Drought leaves millions in kenya facing severe food insecurity
Ongoing drought has put about 2.7 million people across Kenya's 23 arid and semiarid counties into acute food insecurity, including 348,000 at…
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Xenon submits azetukalner NDA for focal seizures to FDA
Xenon Pharmaceuticals submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for azetukalner to treat focal seizures, based on…
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Aetna expands bundled prior authorization for Medicaid cancer care
Aetna, a CVS Health company, expanded a bundled prior authorization program across all cancer types for eligible Medicaid members effective September…
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Genome data suggests Ebola began in DR Congo in February
The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak on May 15, but WHO, Africa CDC and CDC analyses indicate infections began much…
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Measles outbreak infects infants in Chattogram linked to single B3 strain
Researchers examined 300 children aged two months to 11 years during a measles outbreak in the Chattogram division and found 46% were under the…
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France records 817 excess deaths in latest heatwave
France's health agency reported 817 excess all-cause deaths for the July 27–Aug. 20 heat period, bringing provisional excess mortality across four…
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Researchers implant human brain cells into mice
US neuroscientists created mice whose brains contain functioning human cortical cells by engineering animals with almost no native cortex and…
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Optimi launches Health Canada-authorized Phase 3 MDMA PTSD trial
Optimi Health announced plans to initiate a Health Canada-authorized Phase 3 clinical trial of its synthetic MDMA HCl for post-traumatic stress…
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