Biotechnology
Covid shot access, coverage at stake as RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel convenes
Ruth Jones, immunization nurse, holds a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (brand name: Comirnaty) at Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami, Florida, on May 29, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Covid shot access and coverage in the U.S. hang in the balance as an influential government vaccine panel hand-picked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert […]
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Novo Nordisk shares pop 5% after Wegovy pill trial shows ‘significant’ weight reduction
Flags with the logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy are pictures while the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk said Wednesday that late-stage trial results […]
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Eli Lilly pill outperforms Novo Nordisk’s oral drug in head-to-head diabetes trial
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its experimental pill outperformed Novo Nordisk‘s own oral drug in the first head-to-head study comparing the two medicines in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The […]
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Eli Lilly to build $5 billion Virginia facility to boost production of targeted cancer drugs, other treatments
Eli Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend $5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Goochland County, Virginia, to boost production capacity for targeted cancer drugs and other treatments — the first in a string of new […]
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Pfizer, Moderna shares fall on report that Trump officials will link child deaths to Covid shots
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Pfizer and Moderna fell on Friday after a report that Trump administration health officials plan to link Covid vaccines to the deaths of 25 children. The report from the […]
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Trump signs memo to crack down on direct-to-consumer pharma ads
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2026 health care agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that aims to crack down on direct-to-consumer prescription […]
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RFK Jr. casts doubts on vaccines, clashes with Democrats over Covid shot access
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2026 health care agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doubled down on false claims about vaccines […]
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Florida to become first state to end all vaccine mandates, including in schools
Ruth Jones, immunization nurse, holds a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (brand name: Comirnaty) at Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami, Florida, on May 29, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, a prominent immunization critic, announced Wednesday. The […]
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Amgen to invest $600 million in new research and development facility in California
Building rendering of a new, state-of-the-art science and innovation center at Amgen’s global headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California. Courtesy: Amgen Amgen on Tuesday said it will spend more than $600 million to build a new research and development facility at its headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, the latest in a string of new U.S. investments […]
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CDC asks all staff to return to office Sept. 15, five weeks after shooting at headquarters
A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025. Megan Varner | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told staff it expects them to return to offices by Sept. 15, roughly five weeks after a […]
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