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The Daily Biotech Pulse: FDA Approves Bristol Myers' Oral Heart Disease Drug, European Approval For Merck's Keytruda, Genocea Restructures, Zymeworks' Takeover Bid

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours.

Benzinga

Dubai to Open UAE's First Robotic Biobank in 2023

Al Jalila Foundation, a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced that it will establish the UAE’s first robotic biobank, in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Thursday.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top doctors' verdicts on Vladimir Putin Parkinson's rumours after 'abnormal' clip

John Hardy, a neurogeneticist at the UK Dementia Research Institute, said he does not believe Vladimir Putin is suffering from Parkinson's disease but says he doesn't look well

Daily Mirror

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Britain risks being hit by African Swine Fever because of Brexit-bungling delay of import checks, warn experts

African Swine Fever is a highly contagious viral disease of pigs which in severe outbreaks tends to have a high mortality rate

Evening Standard

Six US states report an unexplained and severe liver disorder in children

‘It seems to be associated with adenovirus, but it isn’t a slam dunk,’ Fauci says of ‘mystery’ disease

The Independent UK

Seven hours of sleep is ‘optimal’ for people in middle to older age, study suggests

A good night’s sleep is vital in maintaining good mental health and avoiding ‘cognitive decline’

The Independent UK

Dog who started strangely licking paw dies one week later from deadly canine disease

Golden retriever Marley is the latest victim of brutal Alabama Rot disease in the UK, and his heartbroken owner, Rebecca Backhouse, from Ledbury, is sharing his first symptom as a warning to other dog owners

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Africa sees rise in measles as pandemic disrupts vaccines

The World Health Organization says that Africa is seeing a surge of outbreaks of preventable diseases as a result of disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

'Gent' and 'truly lovely guy' died from 'awful disease'

Pete Dodd will be fondly remembered by many in Merseyside

Liverpool Echo

What is Paxlovid and how will it help the fight against coronavirus? An infectious diseases physician answers questions on the COVID-19 pill

The Biden administration announced plans on April 26, 2022, to increase the availability of the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, vowing to get more of the treatment pills into the hands of Americans.

The Conversation

Six US States Probing Mysterious Liver Inflammation In Kids: Bloomberg

At least six U.S. states are reporting confirmed or suspected cases of an unexplained, severe liver disorder in children. Health officials in New York state and Wisconsin said they’re investigating reports of pediatric hepatitis that match a description released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Benzinga

Brit Hospital Trials Brain Implant To Treat Parkinson’s Disease

Surgeons at Southmead Hospital in Bristol are implementing a tiny deep brain stimulation (DBS) device into the skull.

Zenger

Hepatitis outbreak in children: explainer on adenovirus type 41, the possible culprit

A recent spate of severe liver inflammation (hepatitis) has been reported in previously healthy children. As of April 21, there have been 169 confirmed cases of “acute hepatitis of unknown origin” in children in 12 countries, with the vast majority of cases (114) occurring in the UK. Many of the…

The Conversation

Climate change may increase risk of new infectious diseases

Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and it's likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, especially in Africa and Asia, according to a new study

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The Guardian - US

‘Potentially devastating’: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics

‘Zoonotic spillovers’ expected to rise with at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over next 50 years

Glasgow Live

Glasgow firefighter who underwent life-saving surgery completes 100km race

Robert Cowie has just completed a gruelling 100km race around Loch Ness – and has thanked medics at the Royal Infirmary for making it possible after a "rollercoaster" road to recovery.

Daily Record

Glasgow firefighter completes gruelling 100km race after undergoing life-saving surgery

Robert Cowie, 36, has just completed the gruelling Etape Loch Ness, Cycle Sportive with friends – and is thanking staff at the Royal Infirmary in Glasgow for making it possible.

ABC News

Rheumatic heart disease strategy launched in Queensland as more people get sick in large centres

Jalil was diagnosed with rheumatic fever aged just seven. A paediatric cardiologist says more patients are presenting with the "third world" condition in large regional centres.

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Axios

U.N. agencies warn of "perfect storm" of disease spread as measles cases surge by 79%

The pandemic has "interrupted immunization services" and left health systems "overwhelmed," WHO chief says.

Reuters

COVID lockdowns upset the rice bowls of China's commuter workers

When the town of Yanjiao near Beijing was suddenly plunged into a COVID-19 lockdown last month, taxi driver Dong Tiejun was forced to drive hundreds of kilometres to avoid roadblocks and get a passenger to Tianjin, a metropolis on the northeast coast.

Wales Online

Former Aston Villa player says rare disease makes her feel like she is being 'burned alive'

Ellen Martin suffers from an excruciating condition known as Suicide Disease

Bangkok Post

End nigh for entry hurdles

The government will consider whether to scrap antigen testing and Thailand Pass registration requirements for foreign visitors after the Test & Go entry scheme and RT-PCR tests upon arrival are cancelled next month.

Bangkok Post

Too soon to be endemic?

The Prayut Chan-o-cha government must pay heed to recommendations by some medical experts that it should not rush to declare Covid-19 as an endemic disease given that the situation has not significantly improved.

The Independent UK

Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease ‘reversed by brain implant’, trial suggests

Trial will now be expanded to twenty-five patients

Los Angeles Times

More kids were hit by upper airway infections during COVID omicron surge, studies show

During the winter omicron surge, hospitalized coronavirus-positive children were more likely to be hit with COVID-related upper airway infections than at other times of the pandemic, putting them at greater risk of severe disease, new data suggest.

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