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Minerva's schizophrenia drug misses main goal in study; shares tumble
Drug developer Minerva Neurosciences Inc said on Friday its experimental drug for schizophrenia did not meet the main goal of a late-stage study, sending its shares down nearly 66% in early trade.
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Little fear, lots of love as Madrid medics do home rounds amid pandemic
With air kisses and palms clasped, elderly patients in Madrid greet medics who come to check them at home during the coronavirus pandemic despite the risks involved.
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J&J's Ebola vaccine wins EU regulatory panel backing
A panel of the European health regulator on Friday recommended approving Johnson & Johnson's two-dose experimental vaccine for Ebola in the European Union.
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AstraZeneca, Daiichi niche drug shows promise beyond breast cancer
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu helped patients with three different types of cancer live longer in trials, pointing to potential broader use of the breast cancer treatment.
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EU regulator promises speedy review of potential COVID-19 drug remdesivir
The European health regulator has vowed to conduct a speedy review of Gilead Sciences' potential COVID-19 drug, remdesivir, but said it has not yet received an application from the U.S. drugmaker.
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Pakistan drug firm to import potential COVID-19 treatment from Bangladesh
A pharmaceutical company in Pakistan plans to import the antiviral drug remdesivir, which has shown promise in treating coronavirus patients, from neighbouring Bangladesh, it said in a stock exchange filing on Friday.
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China reports African swine fever outbreak in Gansu province
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Friday it had found a new outbreak of African swine fever near the city of Lanzhou in northwestern Gansu province.
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Sun Pharma to test pancreatitis drug in COVID-19 patients in India
Drugmaker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said on Friday it has received Indian regulatory approval to start clinical trials of a pancreatitis drug in COVID-19 patients.
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Thailand reports 11 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Thailand confirmed 11 new coronavirus cases on Friday and no new deaths, taking the number of infections to 3,076.
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 741 to 180,458: RKI
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 741 to 180,458, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.
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U.S. FDA asks five firms to recall diabetes drug with high levels of probable carcinogen
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday it has recommended five pharmaceutical firms to voluntarily recall their diabetes drug metformin after the agency found high levels of a possible cancer-causing impurity in some versions of the medication.
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Mexico reports 81,400 total cases of coronavirus and 9,044 deaths
Mexico on Thursday registered 3,377 new cases of coronavirus and 447 deaths, bringing the total numbers to 81,400 cases and 9,044 fatalities, according to information provided by health authorities.
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Brazil registers record 26,417 coronavirus cases in a day: ministry
Brazil reported a daily record of 26,417 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry, bringing its total tally to 438,238, second only to the United States in confirmed cases.
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China reports no new coronavirus cases for May 28
China reported no new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland as of the end of May 28, down from two a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Friday.
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U.S. senators offer bill to prepare for the next pandemic
U.S. senators offered a bipartisan $3 billion plan on Thursday to prepare for the next global health crisis, putting a premium on fighting disease outbreaks and pandemics like COVID-19.
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U.S. FDA approves Eli Lilly's diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co's radioactive compound to detect tau, an important characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.
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Inside a COVID-19 hospital in India, doctors see no end in sight
It was barely noon on Thursday when the metal doors of the mortuary at a hospital in south New Delhi swung open and staff in white coveralls rolled out a stretcher. Mourning relatives looked on, as a body bag was loaded into an ambulance and taken away to a cemetery.
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Hydroxychloroquine combination risky for cancer patients with COVID-19: study
Cancer patients with COVID-19 who were treated with a drug combination promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to counter the coronavirus were three times more likely to die within 30 days than those who got either drug alone, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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AstraZeneca's top-selling drug slows early-stage lung cancer - trial
AstraZeneca's top-selling drug Tagrisso has been shown to hold back a certain type of lung cancer when diagnosed at an early stage, the British drugmaker said on Thursday, potentially adding billions to its sales potential.
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