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Novartis's Kymriah cell therapy won the blessing of health authorities in England for adult lymphoma patients, the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday, reversing last year's rejection. The list price is 282,000 pounds ($369,000) per patient, given as a s...
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My Bloomberg colleague Christopher Flavelle examined how some of the U.K.-based nonprofit’s respondents view the effects — and the opportunities it might bring — of climate change on their businesses in a deep dive last month. This week, I’m looking...
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U.S. oil and natural gas producer Chevron Corp on Friday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts' estimates on higher prices and production, sending shares higher in morning trading. Results for the San Ramon, California, company reflecte...
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The Mighty community shares photos that show how winter can affect symptoms of their chronic illnesses.
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A brutal cold spell that paralyzed the US Midwest, freezing water mains, causing power outages and canceling flights, eased on Friday, with forecasts predicting a rapid thaw. The two days of intense cold from the so-called polar vortex that descende...
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The Federal Cartel Office, Germany’s antitrust regulator, may issue the ruling as early as next week, said the people, who declined to be identified because the timing of the decision isn’t public. The regulator will order Facebook to change its con...
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The iPhone maker said it has fixed the flaw on its servers and will roll out an update to Apple’s iOS operating system next week. “We sincerely apologize to our customers who were affected and all who were concerned about this security issue,” Apple...
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Demonstrators frustrated with a worsening economic crisis have been on the streets near-daily since Dec. 19 calling for an end to the 30-year rule of President Omar al-Bashir. The protesters, who began demonstrating after weekly Muslim prayers, chan...
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Overall, adolescents who used e-cigarettes before trying any other tobacco products were more than four times as likely to be smoking traditional cigarettes within a couple of years compared to those who had never tried any type of vaping device or n...
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Stunning new images show how black holes produce tremendously bright jets millions of light-years long that can be seen across vast cosmic distances. The images were produced by a computer simulation and could help resolve an enduring mystery about h...
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The Neanderthals and Denisovans -- both relatives of modern humans -- were roommates, literally, for thousands of years in a remote Siberian cave, two new studies find.
Back in ancient times, this cave would have been a real estate agent's parad...
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At first, it looks like a planet: dark, snow-speckled and slashed down the center by a deep red scar. But zoom in a little closer, and you realize you're looking at something much larger than a planet -- larger even than 100 billion planets.
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LONDON (AP) — Energy giant BP plans to release more information about how new energy exploration and production projects would affect its pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the company said Friday in a move reflecting investor pressure to put...
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A record eight tonnes of pangolin scales found in a container from Nigeria was unveiled by Hong Kong officials Friday, underscoring the city's central role in the booming illegal wildlife trade. Customs officers said they conducted a joint investiga...