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Danone SA has been doubling shipments to the United States of Neocate formula for infants allergic to cow's milk while Enfamil maker Reckitt is also working to boost supplies amid a nationwide shortage, company executives said on Wednesday.

In February last year, David Coombs was diagnosed with myeloma, a complex blood cancer with no cure.

For two years, it seemed as though China’s ruthless COVID-19 policy had paid off. After stumbling in its initial efforts to stem the pandemic, China’s rulers fixed a simple numeric target — zero COVID cases — and made sure everyone knew they had to reach it. The results looked severe…

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The Chinese capital extended its work-from-home requirement for many of its 22 million residents to stem a COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its hard-won "zero COVID" status after two months of lockdown.

"My whole world was shaken"

Economists condemn ‘rot’ in system after manufacturer issued billions in stock buybacks despite problems at Michigan factory

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RCKT) has announced topline safety and efficacy data from its Phase 2 trial of RP-L201 gene therapy in severe Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency-I (LAD-I). Data were shared at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. LAD-I is a disorder that causes the immune system to malfunction, resulting in immunodeficiency. Immunodeficiencies…

Agonizing questions are being raised by the recent tragic shooting incident in Buffalo, New York, where 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron is alleged to have shot 10 people dead and wounded three. As in the recent years’ similar acts of horror at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a Walmart in El Paso,…

Avrobio Inc (NASDAQ:AVRO) announced preclinical data demonstrating the efficacy and safety of AVR-RD-03 gene therapy in infantile-onset Pompe disease.  Pompe disease is a lysosomal disorder caused by a mutation in the GAA gene. The lack of the enzyme encoded by GAA results in a toxic buildup of glycogen throughout the body and central nervous system.…

The World Bank said on Wednesday it will make $30 billion available to help stem a food security crisis threatened by Russia's war in Ukraine, which has cut off most grain exports from the two countries.