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NHS GP Website Crash Due To Provider Entering Administration

Hundreds of GP practice websites across England and Wales have gone offline after digital services provider Silicon Practice entered administration, disrupting patients’ …

Taylor Farms Salad Kit Recall Declared Over Undeclared Allergens

Taylor Farms of Dallas, Texas, recalled the H-E-B Backyard BBQ Chop Salad Kit because the product may contain undeclared soy and almonds. …

Anthropic’s Acquisition of Mithril Medicine Startup To Advance AI Drug Discovery

Anthropic has acquired Mithril Medicine, a biotechnology company using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop experimental treatments for rare muscular dystrophy conditions. Completed …

New Australian Sunscreen Testing Rules To Bring Changes Amid the SPF Scandal

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has outlined new testing reforms for sun protection products after a major testing controversy. The new Australian …

Walmart Healthcare Platform Expansion With General Medicine Adds More Care Options

Walmart is expanding its digital healthcare marketplace, Better Care Services, through a partnership with General Medicine, giving customers more ways to explore …

Bon Secours Surgery Partners Acquisition To Expand Surgical Care Network in $5.7B Deal

HealthSpan Partners, an affiliate of nonprofit health system Bon Secours Mercy Health, has agreed to acquire Surgery Partners in a transaction valued …

AstraZeneca Stomach Cancer Drug Trial Shows 42% Lower Risk of Death

AstraZeneca’s experimental stomach cancer drug, sonesitatug vedotin (Sone-Ve), reduced the risk of death by 42% in a Phase 3 clinical trial involving …

Gilead and PepStar inflammation drug deal

Gilead Sciences has agreed to acquire PepStar Therapeutics’ oral inflammation drug program for $1.275 billion, strengthening its efforts to develop treatments for …

First Human Case of Shamonda Virus

France has reported the first human case of Shamonda virus, a pathogen previously detected in animals, raising new questions about its ability …

Wedgewood Pet Medication Recall

Wedgewood Pharmacy has announced a nationwide recall of its products involving nearly 4,000 listings of compounded veterinary medications over concerns that some …

EQT Acquisition of Qiagen

Swedish investment firm EQT has agreed to acquire molecular diagnostics company QIAGEN in an all-cash takeover deal valued at approximately €9.6 billion …

New Depression Subtype Discovery

A team of researchers from the University of Sydney has identified a potential new depression subtype linked to disruptions in the body’s …