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Intellia’s gene therapy effective in cutting swelling attacks in rare disease trial

April 27 (Reuters) - Intellia Therapeutics said on Monday its experimental gene-editing therapy reduced the frequency of swelling attacks in patients with a rare genetic disorder in a late-stage trial, sending its shares up more than 5% in volatile premarket trading. The therapy lonvoguran ziclumeran ...
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Thermo Fisher to sell microbiology business to PE firm Astorg for over $1 billion

April 27 (Reuters) - Medical equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific said on Monday it would sell its microbiology business to private equity firm Astorg for about $1.08 billion. • Deal consists of cash and a $50 million seller note. • The microbiology ...
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Ligand Pharma to acquire fellow biotech royalty rights buyer XOMA for $739 million

By Puyaan Singh April 27 (Reuters) - Ligand Pharmaceuticals will buy fellow biotechnology royalty aggregator XOMA Royalty for about $739 million in cash, the companies said on Monday. The deal adds more than 120 treatments, including seven marketed products, boosting Ligand's portfolio to more than 200 ...
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India’s Sun Pharma to buy US-listed Organon in $11.75 billion deal

April 26 (Reuters) - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said on Sunday it will buy Organon & Co in an all‑cash deal, valuing the U.S. drugmaker at about $11.75 billion including debt, in one of India's biggest outbound deals. Under the agreement, Sun Pharma will buy all ...
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Switzerland angers Italy by claiming costs of treating Crans-Montana fire victims

ZURICH/MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Switzerland will charge Rome for the costs its health system sustained to treat Italian nationals wounded in the New Year's Eve fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort, which claimed 41 lives, the government's office in charge of social insurance ...
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Japan awakens to Radio Taiso exercise tradition. One face of the country’s longevity

TOKYO (AP) - This is how Japan wakes up. It's called Radio Taiso - Exercise Radio in English - a simple yet dynamic way to start the day. Japanese radio plays music every morning at 6:30 to accompany basic instructions for calisthenics, and millions perform ...
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Procedure to treat type 2 diabetes helps keep off weight after patients stop GLP-1 drugs

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid April 24 (Reuters) - An outpatient endoscopic procedure used to treat type 2 diabetes can help prevent people from regaining weight after they discontinue ...
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CureVac sues Moderna for patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccines

By Blake Brittain April 24 (Reuters) - German biotech company CureVac sued Moderna in Delaware federal court on Friday, alleging that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax infringed CureVac patents related to messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. CureVac said in the lawsuit that Moderna copied its technology for stabilizing ...
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Gori seeks quick end to asbestos fraud, lawsuit ‘bounties’ case

The Gori Law Firm, considered America's most prolific filer of asbestos personal injury lawsuits, has pushed back on claims it engaged in a long-running scheme of lawsuit fraud and racketeering, saying the lawsuit brought by a plastic pipes manufacturer is an improper attempt to ...
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ISU strike enters third week; union sues over alleged strikebreaking

(The Center Square) - Union support staff at Illinois State University has entered a third week on strike over failed contract negotiations. The union says instead of negotiating in good faith, university officials are illegally spending more money on temporary staff than it would ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: State gaming board renew Rockford casino license

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Gaming Board has renewed Hard Rock Casino Rockford's license for four years, retroactive to January 2026. The Rockford casino's license was the first ...
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Illinois Rep faces investigation over sexual harassment

(The Center Square) - A state representative embattled with allegations of sexual harassment returned to Springfield this week after being stripped of all committee assignments and ousted from the Democratic caucus. ...
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