Tag: Health care industry
Recursion gets FDA approval to begin phase 1 trials of AI-discovered cancer treatment
Source: Recursion PharmaceuticalsAI drug pioneer Recursion Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday that one of its experimental treatments hit a key milestone. [...]
CVS is considering a break up. Here’s why that could be risky
A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesIt's time for a wellness check at CVS Health.S [...]
FDA approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s schizophrenia drug
Bristol Myers Squibb's Cobenfy drugCourtesy: Bristol Myers SquibbThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Bristol Myers Squibb's highly a [...]
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic may lower risk of opioid overdoses: study
A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.Hollie Adams | ReutersNovo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes [...]
Novo Nordisk CEO to testify at Senate over weight loss drug prices
Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk, speaks during an interview in New York on Aug. 10, 2022.Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images [...]
FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on [...]
Gilead Lenacapavir cut HIV infections by 96% in trial
A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug.Nardus Engelbrecht | APGilead's twice-yearly shot reduced HIV infecti [...]
$1 billion in cost cuts, 10 product launches planned
Moderna headquarters, exterior view, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Plexi Images | GHI | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesModerna on Thursda [...]
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 resu [...]
Radiopharmaceuticals race heats up as drugmakers chase Novartis
Drugmakers are betting that delivering radiation directly to tumors will become the next big cancer breakthrough. Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, E [...]
Leqembi could give Alzheimer’s patients more time, but road to treatment is long
Hannah Yoon | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesLeqembi, an Alzheimer's drug from Biogen and Eisai, isn't a cure for the mind-damaging disease. But t [...]
FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine targeting JN.1
A vial labelled "Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration [...]
Eli Lilly releases new, cheaper form of weight loss drug
Eli Lilly on Tuesday released a new form of its weight loss drug Zepbound for roughly half its usual monthly list price to reach millions of patients [...]
U.S. will offer free at-home kits starting late September
Images By Tang Ming Tung | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration on Friday said it will resume offering free at-home Covid-19 tests to [...]
FDA approves Pfizer, Moderna updated KP.2 shots
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the new shots on track to reach most Ame [...]