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Daiichi Sankyo soars on $22bn Merck cancer drugs deal
Shares in Japan's Daiichi Sankyo soared on Friday after the pharma group announced a major cancer drug deal with US giant Merck worth up to $22 billion.
Oct 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tackling rising anxiety, burnout and depression in the workplace
Ask a person working in a small business how things are going and the question might prompt a mix of responses. On the one hand, work in a small organization can be enjoyable, exciting and creative. On the other, it's often ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Medical economics
Family health plan premiums hold at $22,463, but employers see growth in mental health needs
A prominent national survey finds that premiums for family coverage in employer health plans held steady this year—a first for an annual report that for decades has shown family coverage in the U.S. becoming increasingly ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Medical economics
Health insurance price data: It's out there, but it's not for the faint of heart
Data wonks with mighty computers are overjoyed. Ordinary consumers, not so much.
Aug 1, 2022
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Medical economics
New book highlights how small biotech companies are outperforming big pharma
Biotech firms have developed nearly 40 percent more of key treatments for unmet medical needs, says a new book co-authored by Cambridge researchers.
Feb 15, 2022
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Medications
US pharmaceutical firm Moderna to build plant in Africa
US pharmaceutical giant Moderna announced Thursday it would build a plant in Africa, as pressure mounts on drugmakers to help ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production in areas that have received fewer doses.
Oct 7, 2021
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Vaccination
The race to vaccinate: why Africa is struggling to get COVID jabs
Vaccines were promoted as a silver bullet to end the pandemic, the path to finally beating COVID-19.
Sep 21, 2021
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Health
Swiss flavour firm gets taste for post-COVID health food boom
Health foods will become a dominant nutrition trend in the post-COVID era, the boss of the Swiss group Firmenich, one of the world's major flavour and perfume manufacturers, told AFP.
Aug 3, 2021
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Vaccination
In US, experts make case for vaccine mandates
Neither the threat of dying from COVID nor an array of inducements from lottery tickets to guns and marijuana have been enough to sway America's staunchest vaccine holdouts.
Jun 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Innovative digital app fast-tracked to help MND patients during COVID-19 pandemic
A new online system, developed by the University of Sheffield, which enables healthcare professionals to remotely monitor and support patients who have motor neurone disease (MND) during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been fast-tracked ...
Aug 11, 2020
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