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NHS England to offer millions of children flu vaccines from September

The rollout is part of the NHS winter flu and COVID-19 vaccination programme

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Biogen to acquire Reata for approximately $7.3bn

The deal gives Biogen access to a recently launched therapy for Friedreich's ataxia

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AstraZeneca’s rare disease unit to acquire Pfizer’s early-stage gene therapies for $1bn

The transaction could potentially see staff associated with the portfolio move to Alexion

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NHS launches plans to expand drug contracts to develop new life-saving antibiotics

New antibiotics could reduce death rates and ensure future pandemic preparedness

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LifeArc launches rare disease programme with £100m investment

An initial £40m will go towards the creation of up to five rare disease research centres

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Horizon shares positive results for Uplizna in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

The rare and debilitating disease affects approximately one to ten per 100,000 people

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NIHR and MRC establish UK Rare Disease Research Platform with £14m investment

The platform brings together expertise from across the UK rare disease research system

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FDA approves UCB’s Rystiggo to treat generalised myasthenia gravis

The rare autoimmune disease has a global prevalence of 100 to 350 cases per every one million people

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FDA approves Blueprint Medicines’ Ayvakit for indolent systemic mastocytosis

Ayvakit is now the first and only approved medicine designed to treat the underlying cause of the disease

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NHS to introduce world-first genetic blood-matching test for transfusion treatments

NHS Blood and Transplant will receive almost £1m in funding from NHS England

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Role of pharmacists widened under England’s new GP recovery plan

The plan is expected to free up around 15 million GP appointments over the next two years

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NHS England announces rare genetic disorder fast-tracking service

Patients with inherited white matter disorders will benefit from earlier diagnosis and specialist care

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