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Pfizer’s cancer cachexia drug shows positive midstage trial results

Pfizer‘s experimental drug for a common, life-threatening condition that causes cancer patients to lose their appetite and weight showed positive results in a midstage trial, the drugmaker said Saturday.  Patients with the condition, called cancer cachexia, who took Pfizer’s treatment saw improvements in body weight, muscle mass, quality of life and physical function, according to the drugmaker. The results could …

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Pro-Russian hackers crash Taiwan Stock Exchange website, local media reports

A man walks past a monitor showing the stocks curves outside the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on May 12, 2021. SAM YEH | AFP via Getty Images Pro-Russian hackers reportedly crashed the Taiwan Stock Exchange website on Thursday, according to local media reports. At 3 p.m. Taiwan time, the stock exchange said “a large number of foreign IPs launched …

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DirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college football

DirecTV and Disney have reached a deal that brings Disney’s ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider’s customers after a roughly two week blackout. The deal comes in time for college football this Saturday, which airs on ABC, ESPN, as well as the SEC Network and ACC Network, as well as the Emmy Awards which air on ABC. …

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