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Abortion dispute active, FDA clears new generic pill

Oct. 3, 2025

With U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration vocally opposed to abortion, the U.S. FDA has approved a new generic version of the pill that makes the procedure possible medically: mifepristone, once better known as RU-486.

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BioWorld briefs for Jan 5, 2025.

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AND-017 increases RBC and hemoglobin in sickle cell disease

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy caused by a mutation in the gene encoding β-globin that results in hemoglobin S polymerization, red...

3D rendering of antibody drug conjugated with cytotoxic payload

ADCs’ breakout 2025 and their still-unfinished potential

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Over the course of the year, and continuing into the latest scientific meetings, an extraordinary breadth of new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designs was...

Shionogi nabs revenue-generating ALS drugs with $2.5B Tanabe pact

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Shionogi & Co. Ltd. will acquire global rights to U.S. FDA approved amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapy edaravone through a $2.5 billion acquisition deal with...