UK blood donors genotyped on an unprecedented scale
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Tens of thousands of blood donors have had their blood types DNA tested in a UK first, in a groundbreaking step towards personalised, precision-matched blood. This is the first step towards enabling the NHS to precision-match blood from donor to recipient during transfusions.
The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine prevents severe forms of tuberculosis (TB) and is the world’s most widely used vaccine, as well as the oldest vaccine still in use.
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Cigna's Evernorth is investing $100 million through 2028 in specialty pharmacy care.
The AI program called Pharmacy Forward is expected to generate approximately $400 million in value by the end of 2028, according to Evernorth.
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