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Robot nutrition, AI drug discovery, and neuro-rehabilitation: 11 of the most exciting healthcare startups in Europe
"This level of innovation is welcome news for patients, who as a result will have easier access to …
Charlie Wood
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A drug cartel dumped an SUV filled with 10 corpses near the Christmas tree outside the offices of a Mexican governor, officials say
Mexico's president called the crime a "provocation," adding that it was the result of a drugs war i…
Joshua Zitser
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A scientist who created Ozempic explains what the drug actually does to your brain and why it makes people satisfied while eating less
Karin Conde-Knape, who oversees drug discovery at Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk, on why this dr…
Hilary Brueck
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CULTIVATED: Cyclica raises $17 million for drug discovery — Aurora Cannabis lays off workers — Barr holds up cannabis mergers
In this edition, we bring you AI drug discovery startup Cyclica's Series B deck, break down cuts at…
Jeremy Berke
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A boxing promoter's standpoint on drugs comes back to haunt him as his fighter tests positive
Conor Benn tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug which threw an event into disarray. Pro…
Alan Dawson
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What to know about nitrosamine, the cancer-causing ingredient behind Pfizer's recent drug recalls
Several recent investigations have prompted the recall of prescription drugs contaminated with nitr…
Andrea Michelson
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A mother says she spent '63 days of hell' desperately searching for her missing son. They ended with a shocking discovery of his death and addiction to 'laughing gas.'
"It was just a horrific scene," Julia Charleston said after finding her son's home littered with ni…
Katie Balevic
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Sniffer dogs accidentally uncovered a $1.7 million cannabis farm while attending a children's workshop
After being alerted by sniffer dogs, Leicester police uncovered cannabis with $1.7 million street v…
Alia Shoaib
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The ivermectin battle isn't over: COVID-19 doctors are prescribing the drug in plain sight
Misinformation campaigns and hero complexes drive doctors to dole out ivermectin for COVID-19, desp…
Aria Bendix
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An aggressive HIV variant silently spread in the Netherlands for 2 decades — a cautionary tale for the current pandemic
European researchers identified 109 people in the Netherlands with an aggressive HIV variant dating…
Aria Bendix
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Mexico's cartels are experimenting with control of another part of the cocaine trade
Soldiers destroyed a coca plantation in southwest Mexico in February, another sign that cartels are…
Luis Chaparro
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Top investors predict what's ahead for healthcare and biotech in 2022
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for the week ending December 17.
Leah Rosenbaum
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Discovery is doing 'additional due diligence' on Eurosport-Probellum deal that may be because of Probellum's rumored link to an alleged cocaine kingpin. Probellum denies any such link.
Probellum denies it is associated with alleged gangland figure and boxing manager Daniel Kinahan. B…
Alan Dawson
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Injection of 'dancing molecules' could prevent or reverse paralysis, a new mice study shows
An injection of "dancing molecules" seemed to prevent injured mice from becoming paralyzed, Northwe…
Aria Bendix
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Big Pharma is twisting facts to try and convince you that a new plan to lower drug prices would actually be bad. Don't fall for it.
1 in every 3 adults does not take the medications they've been prescribed because they can't afford…
David Mitchell
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The mRNA vaccine transformed Pfizer. Here's how the biopharma giant plans to retain its new 'light-speed mentality' and create drugs faster.
The COVID-19 vaccine unlocked the potential of mRNA technology and new ways of approaching problems…
Marguerite Ward
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A COVID-19 drug hackathon in India is inviting students to give it a shot
Coronavirus infection, which has already cost over 4,500 lives in India, is spreading fast and the …
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18 bullet-ridden bodies discovered after suspected gunfight between the Sinaloa and Jalisco drug cartels in northern Mexico
A shootout between rival drug cartels is the latest episode of bloodletting in the Zacatecas region…
Joshua Zitser
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'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli - now free from prison - has launched a crypto business aimed at disrupting the pharmaceutical drug industry
Shkreli told The Milk Road he's "aghast" at the high price tag of drug-discovery software and squee…