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The U.S. FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for casirivimab and imdevimab to be administered together for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age or older weighing at least...

Elsevier has published the findings of a new report on emerging trends in the pancreatic cancer literature. The report highlights several trending terms including XIST and linc00511. These long non-coding RNAs have the potential to not only be diagnostic/prognostic...

In a preliminary study of COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate disease who were attempting to recover in their homes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that the drug fluvoxamine seems to prevent some of...

The investment company run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett bet $5.7bn (£4.3bn) on pharmaceutical companies during the third quarter of 2020, as the sector takes centre stage in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Berkshire Hathaway bought shares in drug...

Bristol Myers Squibb announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of MyoKardia, Inc. in an all cash transaction for approximately $13.1 billion. With the completion of the acquisition, MyoKardia shares have ceased trading on the NASDAQ Global Select...

India is often referred to as the ‘pharmacy of the world’; not without reason. The third largest pharmaceutical market in the world by volume, India supplies a bulk of generic drugs globally not just to under-developed countries but also...

The collaboration will focus on identifying promising innovations that can be adopted through the industry in the ultimate hope of benefitting patients. The collaboration will combine the world-class research at the University of Exeter with MDC’s industry skills, discovery...