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Novartis to pay Matchpoint up to $1 billion to develop anti-inflammatory therapies

(Reuters) -Swiss drugmaker Novartis will pay up to $1 billion to U.S. biotech Matchpoint Therapeutic...

24th July, 2025

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Roche considering selling drugs directly to US patients, CEO says

By Bhanvi Satija and Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -Roche is considering selling its prescription med...

24th July, 2025

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Five years after COVID, pharma shares languish in US policy limbo

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) -Global healthcare stocks have not been this cheap in decades and f...

23rd July, 2025

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India's Dr Reddy's plans to launch generic obesity drugs in 87 countries next year, CEO says

By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Dr Reddy's Laboratories plans to launch a cheaper copycat vers...

23rd July, 2025

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Roche pauses shipments of Elevidys gene therapy outside US

(Reuters) -Roche Holding AG paused all shipments of the controversial gene therapy Elevidys, Bloombe...

22nd July, 2025

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Doctors' strike in England will go ahead after pay talks fail

LONDON (Reuters) -A planned junior doctors' strike in England will go ahead this week, their trade u...

22nd July, 2025

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Baby boy starves to death in Gaza as hunger spreads, medics say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -A six-week-old infant was among 15 people who have died o...

22nd July, 2025

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Three-person IVF technique spared children from inherited diseases, scientists say

By Nancy Lapid and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -Eight children in the UK have been spared from devastat...

16th July, 2025

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KKR mulls acquisition of healthcare technology firm GPI, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -KKR is considering a potential buyout of Italian health-care technology firm GPI SpA, as...

16th July, 2025

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AstraZeneca therapy for clearing protein deposits fails main goal in late-stage study

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -AstraZeneca's experimental therapy anselamimab did not meet the main...

16th July, 2025

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One in 10 children in its clinics are malnourished, UN Palestinian refugee agency says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -One in 10 children screened in clinics run by the United Nat...

15th July, 2025

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AstraZeneca drug lowers high blood pressure in late-stage study; shares rise

(Reuters) -AstraZeneca's experimental drug baxdrostat has been successful in lowering high blood pre...

14th July, 2025