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  "title": "France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/france-recalls-rare-disease-drug-tavneos-after-deaths",
  "topic": "health",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260819/france-recalls-rare-disease-drug-tavneos-after-deaths"
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  "summary": "A drug called Tavneos used to treat rare autoimmune diseases will be pulled from the shelves in France, the country's medicine watchdog said Wednesday, after it was linked to 20 deaths in Japan.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "7,300 excess deaths and counting as France battles historically hot summer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/7-300-excess-deaths-and-counting-as-france-battles-historically-hot",
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        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/france-recalls-rare-disease-drug-tavneos-after-deaths-1965427",
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        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/france-recalls-rare-disease-drug-tavneos-after-deaths-1986441",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:40:04.000Z"
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