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UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – DR Congo volcano aid operation
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COVID: Indian doctors denounce unapproved alternative medicines – DW (English)
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STAT+: For first time, immunotherapy after surgery shows benefit for patients with early kidney cancer
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STAT+: AstraZeneca drug prevents breast cancer caused by BRCA mutations from returning
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STAT+: After repeated losses in the U.S., Catalyst wins a victory in Canada over a rare disease drug
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STAT+: Former Celgene shareholders claim Bristol Myers reaped a $6.4 billion windfall by delaying a drug approval
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STAT+: Verily’s new big hire, Amy Abernethy, on her plans to transform clinical trials — and bring in money
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With a souped up synthetic genome, scientists make bacteria impervious to viral attack
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