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Two Novel Henipaviruses Detected in Fruit bats in China 

The henipaviruses, Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are known to cause fatal diseases in humans. In 2022, Langya henipavirus (LayV), a novel henipavirus was identified in Eastern...

UK’s First Birth Following Living-donor Uterine Transplantation

The woman who had undergone the first living-donor uterus transplantation (LD UTx) in the UK earlier in 2023 for absolute uterine factor infertility (AUFI)...

Qfitlia (Fitusiran): A Novel siRNA-based Treatment for Haemophilia  

Qfitlia (Fitusiran), a novel siRNA-based treatment for haemophilia has received FDA approval. It is a small interfering RNA (siRNA) based therapeutic that interfere with natural anticoagulants such as...

Urine Test for Early Detection of Lung Cancer 

Researchers have developed a urine test that can detect lung cancer at an early stage using a novel approach. It uses an injectable protein...

Robotic Surgery: First Fully Robotic Double Lung Transplant Performed  

On October 22, 2024, a surgical team performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant on a 57-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

Asciminib (Scemblix) for Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)  

Asciminib (Scemblix) has been approved for adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase (CP). The accelerated approval...

Hympavzi (marstacimab): New Treatment for Hemophilia

On 11 October 2024, Hympavzi (marstacimab-hncq), a human monoclonal antibody targeting “tissue factor pathway inhibitor” received US FDA’s approval as a new drug for...

Cobenfy (KarXT): A More Atypical Antipsychotic for Treatment of Schizophrenia

Cobenfy (also known as KarXT), a combination of the drugs xanomeline and trospium chloride, has been studied to be effective for the treatment of...

First UK Lung Cancer Patient receives mRNA vaccine BNT116  

BNT116 and LungVax are nucleic acid lung cancer vaccine candidates – the former is based on mRNA technology similar to “COVID-19 mRNA vaccines” such...

Lecanemab for Early Alzheimer’s Disease approved in the UK but refused in EU 

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) lecanemab and donanemab have been approved for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease in the UK and USA respectively while lecanemab...

Mpox Disease: The Antiviral Tecovirimat (TPOXX) Found Ineffective in Clinical Trial

The monkeypox virus (MPXV), called so because of its first discovery in monkeys kept in research facility in Denmark, is closely related to variola...

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