Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
Novo Nordisk says high-dose experimental obesity pill leads to 15% weight loss
Novo Nordisk said that it was cutting the supply of some doses of its popular obesity drug in the U.S. as it struggles to keep up with surging demand. Liselotte Sabroe | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk‘s high-dose experimental obesity pill helped overweight or obese adults lose around 15% of their body weight, according […]
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Pfizer to end development of experimental obesity pill due to elevated liver enzymes
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pfizer on Monday said it would stop developing its experimental obesity and diabetes pill, lotiglipron, due to elevated liver enzymes in patients who took the drug once a day in mid-stage clinical studies. Those elevated enzymes often indicate damage to cells in the liver, but the pharmaceutical giant […]
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Moderna files for FDA approval of updated Covid vaccine for fall
A vial and a medical syringe seen displayed in front of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States and Moderna biotechnology company’s logos. FDA finds the COVID-19 vaccine. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday applied for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the biotech company’s updated Covid […]
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Pfizer, GSK RSV shots for older adults may prevent thousands of hospitalizations, CDC analysis says
Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images Vaccinating one million adults ages 65 and above with a single RSV shot from Pfizer or GSK may prevent thousands of hospitalizations over two seasons of the virus, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. A CDC medical officer presented the analysis, […]
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Look at stay: President Biden and India Prime Minister Modi speak at the White Residence
(The stream is slated to commence at 12:45 p.m. ET. Be sure to refresh the web page if you do not see a video clip earlier mentioned at that time.) President Joe Biden and Primary Minister Narendra Modi of India will keep a joint press convention following their bilateral meeting Thursday. Later on, Modi will […]
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CDC advisory panel backs use of GSK and Pfizer RSV vaccines in adults 60 and older
A health worker prepares a flu vaccine shot before administering it to a local resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended that adults ages 60 and above, after consulting their doctors, […]
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Pharmaceutical trade group sues Biden administration over Medicare drug price negotiations
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading, April 10, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The pharmaceutical industry’s largest lobbying group and two other organizations on Wednesday sued the Biden Administration over Medicare’s new powers to slash drug prices for seniors under the Inflation Reduction Act. Pharmaceutical […]
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GSK says RSV vaccine for older adults provides protection over two seasons
Respiratory syncytial virus viral vaccine under research. Hailshadow | Istock | Getty Images GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday said its vaccine to protect adults ages 60 and older from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, remained effective across two seasons of the disease. A single dose of the shot was 67.2% effective in preventing lower respiratory tract illness […]
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Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults is only slightly less effective after 18 months
Respiratory syncytial virus – viral vaccine under research Hailshadow | Istock | Getty Images Pfizer‘s vaccine that protects adults ages 60 and older from respiratory syncytial virus was slightly less effective after 18 months, according to clinical trial results the company announced Wednesday. The data is from New York-based Pfizer’s clinical trial on more than […]
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Novo Nordisk sues clinics allegedly selling knockoff versions of Ozempic and Wegovy
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Novo Nordisk on Tuesday sued five medical spas and wellness clinics for allegedly selling cheaper, unauthorized versions of the company’s weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. The […]
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