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Regeneron CEO says Amgen not putting patients first in patent dispute
A federal judge last week handed Regeneron and its partner Sanofi a stunning setback by banning sales of their LDL-lowering medicine Praluent, finding it infringed patents held by Amgen on its Repatha cholesterol drug. Regeneron and Sanofi were given 30 days before the ban takes effect to give them time to appeal.
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Watchdog urges greater protection of UK transgender prisoners as deaths climb
By Lin Taylor LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Transgender prisoners in Britain need more support and greater protection from bullying and harassment, a government watchdog said on Tuesday, more than a week after a transgender woman was found dead in her cell. Transgender prisoners are especially vulnerable to discrimination and sexual violence, and they have…
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Halozyme’s pancreatic cancer drug succeeds in mid-stage trial
(Reuters) – Halozyme Therapeutics Inc said its flagship drug delivery technology in tandem with therapies from Celgene Corp and Eli Lilly and Co succeeded in a mid-stage study involving patients with an advanced form of pancreatic cancer. Shares of Halozyme were up 47.3 percent at $15.77 in trading before the opening bell on Thursday. Halozyme’s…
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Rough start for U.S. Republicans on first day of Trump-era Congress
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Congress had a rough start to its first session of the Donald Trump era on Tuesday when a public outcry that included a dressing-down from the president-elect prompted the House of Representatives to backtrack on its plans to defang an ethics watchdog. It…
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Hunger striking doctor demands better healthcare in Nepal
Dr Govinda KC spent 22 days lying on a gurney in a hospital in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, but he was not a patient. The orthopaedic surgeon was on hunger strike. Dr KC has gone on hunger strike 10 times over the past four years in an attempt to pressure the government to improve healthcare in…
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Soccer-Swansea need quick appointment, says caretaker Curtis
Swansea City need to appoint a new manager soon to help their struggle against relegation, interim boss Alan Curtis said on Saturday as British media reported that Paul Clement will move from Bayern Munich to take over in the next 48 hours. A demoralising 3-0 home Premier League defeat by Bournemouth on Saturday was the…
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Britain avoids M&A collapse as foreign buyers go Brexit bargain hunting
By Pamela Barbaglia and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Britain avoided a collapse in mergers and acquisitions activity after the shock Brexit vote as foreign companies used sterling's spectacular devaluation against the U.S. dollar to snap up British companies, Thomson Reuters data shows. British M&A totalled $177.5 billion (145 billion pounds) in 2016, down sharply…