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Air pollution emerges as a growing concern in risk factors linked to lung cancer deaths

Even though lung and related cancer deaths decreased in the world’s 10 most populous countries from 1990 to 2019, these positive statistics do not address trends in mortality linked to tobacco use, air pollution and asbestos exposure. Those areas need ongoing policy measures and research to further reduce deaths, according to a new study from researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and collaborating organizations.
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Bayer Submits Supplemental New Drug Application to U.S. FDA Seeking New Indication for KERENDIA® (finerenone) in Patients with Heart Failure with Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction of ≥40%

WHIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bayer today announced the submission of a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for KERENDIA® (finerenone) for the treatment of patients with heart failure (HF) with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≥40%. The submission is based on positive results from the Phase III FINEARTS-HF trial that showed finerenone achieved a statistically significant reduction of the composite of cardiovascular death and t
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New Mountain Capital to Acquire Machinify and Combine with Leading Healthcare Intelligence and Payment Platform

NEW YORK & DALLAS & PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Mountain Capital, LLC (“New Mountain”), a leading growth-oriented investment firm with more than $55 billion in assets under management, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Machinify, Inc. (“Machinify”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software transforming healthcare payments. Machinify will become a core part of the company recently formed through the merger of The Rawlings Group (“Rawlings”),
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