Tag: Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
UnitedHealthcare faces backlash and stock price decline
Flags fly at half staff outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Dec. 4, 2024.Stephen Maturen | Getty Images New [...]
FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine approval standards
Brandon Guerrero, of Compton, California, is given both a flu and Covid vaccine at CVS in Huntington Park, California, Aug. 28, 2024.Christina House | [...]
Novo Nordisk bets on new CEO to regain weight loss drug edge over Eli Lilly
A view of the logo of Novo Nordisk at the company's office in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, March 8, 2024. Tom Little | ReutersN [...]
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty steps down
Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled "Hacking America's Health Care: Assessing the Ch [...]
Trump most favored nations drug price executive order: What to know
President Donald Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Ro [...]
Trump to sign most favored nation drug pricing order
President Donald Trump on Monday revived a controversial policy that aims to slash drug costs by tying the prices of some medicine in the U.S. to the [...]
Walgreens doubles down on robots to fill prescriptions amid turnaround
A robotic arm fills prescriptions at a Walgreens' micro-fulfillment center.Courtesy: WalgreensAs struggling drugstore chains work to regain their foot [...]
Trump signs order to boost U.S. drug manufacturing
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025.Leah [...]
Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks discusses Trump pharmaceutical tariffs
CEO of Eli Lilly and Company David Ricks speaks at the Economic Club of New York on March 12, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesEli L [...]
CVS to boost access to weight loss drug Wegovy for Caremark patients
The "Wegovy" brand slimming syringe is sold in the Achat pharmacy in Mitte. The "Wegovy" slimming syringe has been available in Germany for a year.Jen [...]
CVS Health (CVS) earnings Q1 2025
CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCVS Health on Thursday reported firs [...]
Eli Lilly (LLY) earnings Q1 2025
Eli Lilly on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and earnings that topped estimates as demand for its weight loss and diabetes drugs soared, but l [...]
RFK Jr. cuts jobs at minority health offices at HHS
Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stand outside the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building, after it was reported that the Tru [...]
GLP-1s can help employers lower medical costs in 2 years: study
Packages of weight loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro.Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesThe growing demand for diabetes and weight loss drugs like M [...]
Trump tariff uncertainty is deterring U.S. investment
Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, speaks at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival in New York City, U.S., May 22, 2024. And [...]