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GSK scientists find new way to fight malaria

A team at GSK has identified what could be an entirely new weapon in the fight to eradicate malaria – but it isn't a new vaccine or antimalarial compound.

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Marrazzo to succeed Fauci as NIAID director

After months of deliberations, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has a new director to replace Dr Anthony Fauci, who held the role for 38 y

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GSK takes RSV jab rivalry with Pfizer into the courts

GSK has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer in a US court alleging infringement of patents that it holds on vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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Bayer drug raises hope for 1.5bn people with worm diseases

More than 1.5 billion people around the world are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), parasitic worms that damage their health and are a leading cause of maln

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NHS may double subscription rate for novel antibiotics

The yearly subscription-style payments made by NHS England to developers of novel antibiotics could be doubled from £10 million to £20 million in some cases, according to

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Merck gives €500k prize to pandemic early warning system

The developer of a sensor designed to continuously monitor indoor spaces for pathogens that could cause pandemics has been given a €500,000 prize by Germany’s Merck KGaA i

GSK scientists find new way to fight malaria

Marrazzo to succeed Fauci as NIAID director

GSK takes RSV jab rivalry with Pfizer into the courts

Bayer drug raises hope for 1.5bn people with worm diseases

NHS may double subscription rate for novel antibiotics

Merck gives €500k prize to pandemic early warning system

CDC panel votes to scrap hepatitis B birth dose advice

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