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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
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
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.
Sanofi, Regeneron lose bid to overturn Amgen win in patent case
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to throw out a court verdict upholding two Amgen Inc patents related to the company's cholesterol drug, a defeat for Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, which make a rival
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
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
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
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
Shanghai confirms new human case of H7N9 bird flu – Xinhua
Shanghai's health authority has confirmed a new human case of infection by the H7N9 strain of avian influenza, the state-owned news agency Xinhua said on Friday. The man diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu is being treated in
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