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FDA approves Pfizer’s first gene therapy for rare inherited bleeding disorder : The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer’s treatment for a ...
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FDA approves Pfizer’s first gene therapy for rare inherited bleeding ...
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New drug which could 'cure cancer' tested on melanoma patient from Stevenage: Steve Young, 52, from Stevenage, joined a clinical trial after being diagnosed with ...
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New drug which could 'cure cancer' tested on melanoma patient from ...
Quick Glance: Innovative Cancer Treatment Tested on Melanoma Patient
  • A music teacher with melanoma is among the first to receive a new anti-cancer treatment that shows potential for curing the disease.

  • The personalized mRNA cancer jab instructs the body's immune system to target and eliminate cancer cells, with promising results in reducing cancer recurrence.

  • Conducted by University College London Hospitals, the trial aims to cure melanoma patients and explore its effectiveness in other cancer types.

  • The therapy, tailored to each patient's tumor, marks a significant advancement in cancer treatment, with a global trial expanding to recruit 1,100 participants.
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Bird flu: 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk contained virus fragments, FDA finds
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Bird flu: 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk contained virus fragments ...
Quick Glance: Key Insights on Bird Flu-Traced Milk Safety
  • FDA confirms traces of bird flu in milk, but emphasizes low public risk.

  • Although genetic material of the virus was found in milk, tests show no infectious or live form.

  • Authorities have not conducted specific studies on bird flu inactivation in cow's milk through pasteurization.

  • Experts stress that milk with bird flu traces is safe as long as it is pasteurized and sourced from infected cows.
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AstraZeneca leaps after smashing first-quarter forecasts: AstraZeneca sailed past market expectations for quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday ...
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AstraZeneca leaps after smashing first-quarter forecasts
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Cancer cases in younger people are on the rise: In the United States this year alone, there will be an anticipated 2,001,140 new cancer cases ...
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Cancer cases in younger people are on the rise
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Jan Josef Liefers on #allesdichtmachen and corona policy: "They all act as if nothing had happened"
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Jan Josef Liefers on #allesdichtmachen and corona policy:
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It was the news that every expectant mother dreads. Twelve weeks pregnant with her second child, Jennifer Adkins learned her developing fetus had Turner ... Show more

Mother describes leaving Idaho for abortion as Supreme Court considers state's ban
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Could a Calorie-Restricted Diet or Fasting Help You Live Longer?: Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting both increase longevity in animals ...
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Could a Calorie-Restricted Diet or Fasting Help You Live Longer?
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They found safe spaces on TikTok. A ban could devastate their communities.: With President Biden signing a bill that could ban TikTok, groups such as GriefTok ...
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They found safe spaces on TikTok. A ban could devastate their communities.
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The 3.5 Percent Inflation Plateau: Prices have been rising faster than expected for the past three months. What’s going on?
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The 3.5 Percent Inflation Plateau
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Doctors seeing more syphilis patients with unusual and severe symptoms, study shows
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Doctors seeing more syphilis patients with unusual and severe symptoms ...
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Hospitals asked to save total of $105m by July: New Zealand's public hospitals have been given the target to save a total of $105 million by July this year ...
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Hospitals asked to save total of $105m by July
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My six months in hell and how I was pulled from the brink: "You see this mass. It is what is slowly sapping away your life. This is not looking good"
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My six months in hell and how I was pulled from the brink
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Fragments of bird flu virus detected in cow's milk sold in grocery stores: The FDA says samples of milk taken from grocery stores have tested positive for ...
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Fragments of bird flu virus detected in cow's milk sold in grocery ...
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Sanders launches Senate investigation into ‘outrageously high’ pricing of Ozempic, Wegovy
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Sanders launches Senate investigation into ‘outrageously high’ pricing of ...
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Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on covid origins, pandemic policies: It marks the first time infectious-disease doctor Anthony S. Fauci will publicly face ...
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Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on covid origins, pandemic policies
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The world has become a much safer place to be a young child in the last 50 years. Since 1974, infant mortality worldwide has plummeted. That year ... Show more

How many lives have vaccines saved? New WHO study comes out with breathtaking estimate. - Vox
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Feeling cheated by the “empty” promises of politicians, voters from five estates in the Kuala Kubu Baharu state constituency have set a condition for ... Show more

Sign SD first, get votes later - KKB estate workers
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Kanye West in talks to launch Yeezy Porn with Stormy Daniels’ ex-husband: The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is reportedly in talks to launch Yeezy Porn ...
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Kanye West in talks to launch Yeezy Porn with Stormy Daniels’ ex-husband
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Ukraine has stopped issuing passports to men aged between 18 and 60 living abroad.
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Lori and George Schappell, Long-Surviving Conjoined Twins, Die at 62: They were distinct people who pursued different lives. “Get past this already, everybody ...
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Lori and George Schappell, Long-Surviving Conjoined Twins, Die at 62
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The Illogical Relationship Americans Have With Animals: A new book explores the roots of our love for certain creatures—and our indifference toward many others.
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The Illogical Relationship Americans Have With Animals
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Dolphin washes up on beach with bullets lodged in spine, heart and brain - National | Globalnews.ca
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Quick Glance: Dead Dolphin Found with Bullets in Brain, Spinal Cord, Heart
  • A dead dolphin with multiple bullets lodged in its body was discovered on a beach in Louisiana.

  • NOAA is offering a $20,000 reward for information regarding the incident.

  • Bottlenose dolphins are social animals living in tight-knit groups and are protected.

  • Similar incidents involving other endangered species have also led to investigations and rewards.
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Billions of cicadas are set to emerge in the coming weeks, so how does this impact your furry friends? The American Veterinary Medical Association’s Sandra ... Show more
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EU threatens to shut down popular app that pays users to watch videos - The World from PRX
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EU threatens to shut down popular app that pays users to watch videos - ...
Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
  • ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.

  • Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.

  • ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.

  • As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
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Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism: Nine months into the U.S. launch of the first drug proven to slow the advance of Alzheimer's ...
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Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism
Quick Glance: Alzheimer's Drug Uptake Hindered by Doctors' Skepticism in US
  • The first drug to slow the progression of Alzheimer's, Leqembi by Eisai and Biogen, is facing resistance in the US from doctors who believe the treatment is futile.

  • The requirements of Leqembi, such as additional diagnostic tests, twice-monthly infusions, and regular brain scans, have led to slow adoption as many doctors express concerns about efficacy, cost, and risks.

  • Despite FDA approval and proven benefits in clinical trials, many doctors still have reservations about Leqembi, hindering the widespread use of the drug.

  • The companies behind Leqembi are working to improve physician and patient education to increase acceptance of the medication, aiming to treat 100,000 patients by 2026.
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Why measles vaccination needs to be a top priority: Measles cases in Ontario are on the rise, and we all need to do our part to stop the spread
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Why measles vaccination needs to be a top priority
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Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK: Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology key ...
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Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK
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Oracle plans to move headquarters to Nashville: Oracle plans to move its headquarters to Nashville, four years after departing Bay Area
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Oracle plans to move headquarters to Nashville
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New app with reward function: EU initiates proceedings against TikTok: From the EU's perspective, the video platform TikTok is not doing enough to protect the ...
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New app with reward function: EU initiates proceedings against TikTok
Quick Glance: San Francisco's Real Estate Market in Turmoil
  • The city of San Francisco, once seen as the shining star of the West Coast, is now on the verge of collapse, with seemingly no one raising the alarm.

  • In particular, the city's housing market has been severely impacted over the past year, with prices plummeting and homeowners fleeing en masse.

  • Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, did not hold back in his comparison of San Francisco's issues to those of New York City, stating that the Bay Area is 'in far worse shape.'

  • San Francisco is failing in all aspects, leading to a quiet collapse of its housing market, where once luxurious properties are now being offered at significant discounts.
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10-year-old boy woke to find family slain in Oklahoma murder-suicide that left 5 dead
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Quick Glance: 5 dead in Yukon-area home: Child discovers bodies, official states
  • Oklahoma City police have initiated an investigation after five individuals, including children, were found deceased inside a residence near Yukon on Monday morning.

  • Included among the deceased were a sixth-grade student at Meadow Brook Intermediate, a ninth-grade student at Mustang High School, and a 2023 Mustang Public Schools graduate.

  • An official named Gary Knight from the Oklahoma City Police mentioned that all five displayed injuries indicative of a homicide.

  • A 10-year-old boy came across the bodies, prompting the police to classify the incident as a shooting, with a weapon found on top of a man.
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Your Guide to Improving Your Heart Health: Discover 28 ways to power up, wind down, and have fun — all in the name of a healthy heart ...
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Your Guide to Improving Your Heart Health
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Surgeons perform first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant: The first transplant surgery to combine a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited ...
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Surgeons perform first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant
Quick Glance: Revolutionary Transplant: Heart Pump and Pig Kidney
  • The first transplant surgery combining a mechanical heart pump and a gene-edited pig kidney was successfully performed at NYU Langone Health.

  • The patient, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano from New Jersey, received the heart pump and pig kidney due to heart failure and end-stage kidney disease.

  • Experts view xenotransplants as crucial to addressing organ shortages by transplanting animal organs into humans.

  • Gene editing aims to prevent the human immune system from rejecting the animal organs, facilitating successful transplantations.
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When red-hot isn’t enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
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When red-hot isn’t enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as ...
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Heart Failure, Not Stroke, Is Most Common Complication of AFib, Study Finds: A new study found that for those who receive a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation ...
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Heart Failure, Not Stroke, Is Most Common Complication of AFib ...
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Biden condemns Florida’s 6-week abortion ban, blames Trump: President Biden on Tuesday condemned a six-week abortion ban in Florida that will take effect in a ...
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Biden condemns Florida’s 6-week abortion ban, blames Trump
Quick Glance: Biden criticizes Florida's abortion ban and holds Trump accountable
  • President Biden condemns the upcoming 6-week abortion ban in Florida.

  • He blames Trump for appointing justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.

  • Biden's campaign focuses on abortion rights to mobilize voters.

  • Efforts to leverage Florida's abortion laws for political gain are highlighted.
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Biden mocks Trump on anniversary of COVID bleach controversy: "Don't inject bleach. And don't vote for the guy who told you to inject bleach ...
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Biden mocks Trump on anniversary of COVID bleach controversy
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US FDA approves ImmunityBio's bladder cancer therapy: The U.S. health regulator approved on Monday ImmunityBio's combination therapy to treat a type of bladder ...
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US FDA approves ImmunityBio's bladder cancer therapy
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A man was rescued from his car after it caught fire on a highway in Minnesota. Drivers passing by stopped to rescue him as flames engulfed the vehicle ... Show more
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Biden moves to shield patients’ abortion records from GOP threats: Health officials said the rules would protect the privacy of women seeking abortions from GOP ...
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Biden moves to shield patients’ abortion records from GOP threats
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Thatcher Demko could miss the rest of the First Round due to an injury, per Elliotte Friedman.