![Weight-Loss Stocks Soar After Obesity-Drug Study Spurs Investor Frenzy](/i/c/556ece59-2daa-c44a-818d-1b99365a26cb.webp)
Weight-Loss Stocks Soar After Obesity-Drug Study Spurs Investor Frenzy
Wall Street’s enthusiasm for all things weight-loss related got a fresh boost Tuesday after results for a Novo
2023-08-09 01:47
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Emergency Rooms Swamped as Record Heat Above 100F Wilts US South
Heat-related illnesses have spiked as the US bakes in a record-hot summer, forcing some hospitals to call in
2023-07-22 04:54
![White House Asks Walgreens, CVS, Walmart for Help Promoting Drug-Cost Law](/i/c/6643c85c-eac0-8445-7b0a-f4452cb780c8.webp)
White House Asks Walgreens, CVS, Walmart for Help Promoting Drug-Cost Law
Biden administration officials asked executives from major drug and retail chains to counter stiff opposition from the pharmaceutical
2023-07-19 08:19
![Eye Disease Drugmaker’s Value Halved After Severe Reactions](/i/c/856c4af9-fb40-0949-5c8d-d7c67da61e61.webp)
Eye Disease Drugmaker’s Value Halved After Severe Reactions
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares suffered their worst two-day drop on record after confirming reports that some patients experienced
2023-07-19 04:21
![Lilly Applies for Alzheimer’s Drug’s US Approval After Trial Success](/i/c/8af79b5e-72ef-4fc9-41b3-a8f93180bb24.webp)
Lilly Applies for Alzheimer’s Drug’s US Approval After Trial Success
Eli Lilly & Co. said it applied for full US approval of its Alzheimer’s disease drug that’s expected
2023-07-17 22:51
![Medical Credit Cards Targeted by US for Piling Debt on Patients](/i/c/39599bf8-274a-72e8-efb9-5f59890fdf9a.webp)
Medical Credit Cards Targeted by US for Piling Debt on Patients
Three federal agencies are looking into potentially predatory practices in medical-payment products such as credit cards and installment
2023-07-08 01:45
![Wegovy Maker Sues US Pharmacy to Block Knock-Off](/i/c/490a795c-4713-f03f-39a3-15bdb5f17549.webp)
Wegovy Maker Sues US Pharmacy to Block Knock-Off
Novo Nordisk A/S sued US pharmacies making and selling versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy, the
2023-07-07 08:25
![Biotech Cyteir’s Drug Flop Turns Into Boon for Investors on Cash Return](/i/c/143bea00-7f80-6686-9c6c-eea885a1d984.webp)
Biotech Cyteir’s Drug Flop Turns Into Boon for Investors on Cash Return
A little-known biotech company, Cyteir Therapeutics Inc., notched its best day ever — on the back of plans
2023-07-01 04:47
![Novartis Sells Eye Drugs to Bausch for Up to $2.5 Billion](/i/c/2cc1def9-2973-3772-b926-5d55915b0000.webp)
Novartis Sells Eye Drugs to Bausch for Up to $2.5 Billion
Novartis AG agreed to sell part of its portfolio of eye medicines to Bausch + Lomb Corp. in
2023-06-30 20:58
![Ex-Pfizer Employee Charged With Illegal Trades on Paxlovid Trial](/i/c/13aa1c67-92c8-7072-6569-c3938466609b.webp)
Ex-Pfizer Employee Charged With Illegal Trades on Paxlovid Trial
A former Pfizer Inc. employee was charged with using inside information about the company’s Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid to
2023-06-30 02:27
![Ipsen Gets FDA Advisers’ Backing for Rare Bone Disease Drug](/i/c/b27eae09-a0c6-555c-9300-2f9d4b7b1fbb.webp)
Ipsen Gets FDA Advisers’ Backing for Rare Bone Disease Drug
Ipsen SA’s drug for a rare bone disease got support from a panel of US drug regulatory advisers,
2023-06-29 15:23
![The Race to Develop Weight-Loss Pills Has Some Drugmakers Falling Behind](/i/c/c2a80cf9-7d62-3a75-c8f6-b506934f46b0.webp)
The Race to Develop Weight-Loss Pills Has Some Drugmakers Falling Behind
Obesity shots like Wegovy are already a cultural phenomenon. Now it’s looking like pill forms of the drugs
2023-06-27 05:57