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AstraZeneca to buy French biotechnology firm Amolyt Pharma for $1B

AstraZeneca to buy French biotechnology firm Amolyt Pharma for $1B

Acquisition to enable late-stage rare disease pipeline to develop to address medical needs of rare hormone deficiency

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Medics begin collective resignations amid healthcare concerns in South Korea
19.02.2024

Medics begin collective resignations amid healthcare concerns in South Korea

Trainee doctors stage mass resignations against government's proposal to increase number of medical students, saying move will 'compromise' quality of medical education and services

South Korean scientists create beef-infused rice as sustainable protein source
15.02.2024

South Korean scientists create beef-infused rice as sustainable protein source

Lead researcher sees diverse applications from ‘famine relief and military rations to even space food’ for ‘nutritious and flavorful’ innovation

UN marks female genital mutilation zero-tolerance day
06.02.2024

UN marks female genital mutilation zero-tolerance day

'Female genital mutilation is a horrific & harmful practice, and an abhorrent human rights violation,' Secretary-General Guterres says

WHO warns global cancer burden growing, with 77% spike in cases expected by 2050
01.02.2024

WHO warns global cancer burden growing, with 77% spike in cases expected by 2050

There were estimated 20M new cancer cases, 9.7M deaths in 2022, says UN agency's latest report

Promising advances in vaccines could be future in cancer treatment
24.01.2024

Promising advances in vaccines could be future in cancer treatment

Differing from other treatments, therapeutic vaccines stimulate a patient's immune system to fight cancer they already have, says structural biologist biochemist Anastasis Perrakis