healthcare
Cure for cancer the next target for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine inventor Ugur Sahin
March 8, 2021
DUBAI: The man who invented the first vaccine against the deadly coronavirus is prioritizing a cure for cancer as his post-pandemic target. Ugur......
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Ramallah Governor orders strict lockdown over spike in coronavirus infections
March 7, 2021
RAMALLAH, Saturday, March 06, 2021 (WAFA) – Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Laila Ghannam, ordered today a strict one-week lockdown of the......
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GLIDE-Carter Center Partnership Aims to Eliminate River Blindness in the Americas, Lymphatic Filariasis and Malaria on Hispaniola
March 7, 2021
The Carter Center and The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) announced an exciting new partnership to support the Carter Center’s......
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Takeda Secures Global Rights from Ovid Therapeutics to Develop and Commercialize Soticlestat for the Treatment of Children and Adults with Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
March 5, 2021
− Ovid eligible to receive up to $856M in payments, including a $196M upfront payment, regulatory and commercial milestone payments and tiered......
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PA criticised for diverting vaccines meant for medical workers to VIPs
March 4, 2021
The Palestinian Authority has confirmed that it diverted some Covid-19 vaccine doses intended for front-line medical workers to VIPs instead, including......
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Galderma Continues Global Growth Ambition With Sculptra® (injectable poly-L-lactic Acid) Re-launch in Europe
March 4, 2021
- Updated administration protocol means Sculptra®offers the fastest reconstitution... Continue Reading >
Oxfam: Israel's vaccine export deal ''shameful'' as nearly 5m Palestinians wait
March 1, 2021
JERUSALEM, Sunday, February 28, 2021 (WAFA) – In reaction to Israel’s announcement on sending surplus vaccines to the Czech Republic,......
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Takeda to Divest Four Diabetes Products in Japan to Teijin Pharma Limited
March 1, 2021
- Asset transfer furthers Takeda’s global strategy to focus on five... Continue Reading >
Israel, Bahrain discuss covid vaccine plant
February 28, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa today discussed the Gulf state's......
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Health Ministry concerned over a 95% increase in occupancy rate of intensive care units for corona patients
February 28, 2021
RAMALLAH, Saturday, February 27, 2021 (WAFA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Health today expressed deep concern over the rise by 95 percent of the......
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