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WHO Launches New Noncommunicable Disease Data Portal, Re-Appoints Bloomberg As Ambassador

Heads of State around the world also announced a commitment to significantly reduce the burden of NCDs and save 50 million lives by 2030.

MeHow Shenzhen Listing Mints New China Medical Device Billionaire

China is home to the world’s second-largest number of billionaires after the United States

Two Areas Where The U.S. And China Can Still Work Together

The fight against cancer and push to a carbon neutral future offer promise, experts at an Asia Society conference in New York said this week

Meet The Iranian Immigrant Who Became A Covid MedTech Billionaire

Joe Kiani surmounted overwhelming personal and professional odds to build a better blood oxygen monitoring device. So why should he be afraid to push his scrappy company into consumer electronics, challenging firms 100 times its size?

Billionaire Scientist Timothy Springer Awarded 2022 Lasker Prize For Basic Research

The award, which he shares with two others, is for a set of discoveries in the 1970s that form the basis for new drug treatments today.

Mark Cuban Considering Leaving Shark Tank As He Bets His Legacy On Low-Cost Drugs

Blockchain, basketball, Broadcast.com: Mark Cuban has never lost his passion for disruption. Now the billionaire entrepreneur has an ambitious plan to take on Big Pharma and lower the cost of prescription drugs once and for all. And, after 13 seasons, …

These Diseases Cause 74% Of All Deaths But Lack Necessary Funding, WHO Says

Diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes are largely preventable and are some of the world’s biggest killers but receive little funding and attention, the WHO said.

Former Congressman Starts New Job 11 Days After Jury Finds Him Guilty On Felony Charges

On March 24, Fortenberry was convicted of concealing information and making false statements to the FBI. He resigned from Congress a week later. Four days after that, he started a new job

Shanghai-Based Pharma Business Breaks Ground On Delaware Facility

Site is expected to employ 500 people by 2026

Curing Cancer Takes A Global Village: Cancer Moonshot Pathways

Expanding international participation in drug trials will bring treatments to patients faster, BeiGene CEO John. V. Oyler says