‘Miracle drug’ can cost Rs 13 lakh for haemophilia A patient annually, but reduced dose found efficacious & cost-effective in small trial. Larger trial is under way.
Studies in The Lancet & The Lancet Haematology show 1st of its kind preventive therapy by Sanofi, using monthly injection 'fitusiran', can reduce bleeding in haemophilia A or B patients.
Hemgenix, manufactured by Australia's CSL Behring, is a one-time therapy, given through a single dose of IV infusion & was approved by US Food and Drug Administration this week.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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