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Image for Sanofi to buy US biopharma group Blueprint for up to $9.5 billion
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Sanofi to buy US biopharma group Blueprint for up to $9.5 billion

PARIS (Reuters) -French pharma group Sanofi has agreed to buy US-based Blueprint Medicines Corporati...

2nd June, 2025

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Blood test-guided treatment with AstraZeneca pill cuts breast cancer progression risk

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -Treating breast cancer patients with AstraZeneca's experimen...

1st June, 2025

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Essilorluxottica to buy Optegra eyecare clinics

MILAN (Reuters) -Essilorluxottica has entered an agreement to buy Optegra ophthalmic clinics from Mi...

30th May, 2025

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Eli Lilly to buy SiteOne for $1 billion with eye on non-opioid pain drug

(Reuters) -Eli Lilly will acquire privately held SiteOne Therapeutics, the companies said on Tuesday...

27th May, 2025

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Sanofi exploring vaccine production in Vietnam with local partner

HANOI (Reuters) -Sanofi and Vietnam Vaccine JSC, or VNVC, on Tuesday launched a vaccine manufacturin...

27th May, 2025

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Bayer wins EU watchdog's endorsement for longer Eylea treatment intervals

(Reuters) -German drugmaker Bayer on Friday won an endorsement by the European Medicines Agency to e...

23rd May, 2025

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GSK's asthma drug wins FDA approval to treat 'smoker's lung'

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved British drugmaker GSK's asthma drug to...

22nd May, 2025

Image for Medic survived Gaza shootings by pleading in Hebrew, Palestinian Red Crescent says
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Medic survived Gaza shootings by pleading in Hebrew, Palestinian Red Crescent says

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The head of the Palestinian Red Crescent said on Thursday that a par...

22nd May, 2025

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Novo Nordisk offers discounts on Wegovy as ban on copycats takes effect

(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it is offering self-paying patients who are new to its weig...

22nd May, 2025

Image for Some flour reaches Gaza as blockade eases, aid groups call for more
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Some flour reaches Gaza as blockade eases, aid groups call for more

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Flour and other food aid will start reaching some of Gaza's mo...

22nd May, 2025

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UK detects West Nile virus for first time in mosquitoes

LONDON (Reuters) -The West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in Britain for the firs...

21st May, 2025

Image for Market Update: Trident Digital Tech Holdings, Tesla, Hims & Hers Health, and SoFi Technologies Experience Notable Market Activity
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Market Update: Trident Digital Tech Holdings, Tesla, Hims & Hers Health, and SoFi Technologies Experience Notable Market Activity

The stock market has recently witnessed significant movements among key players in the technology an...

8th April, 2025