Health care industry
Millions more Americans could access obesity drugs after Trump’s deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk
US President Donald Trump makes an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Nov. 6, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday struck landmark deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that could mark a turning point in how many people can access […]
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Startup Omada Health to start prescribing GLP-1s, other obesity medications as membership grows
The Omada Health logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Virtual care company Omada Health on Thursday said it will start prescribing GLP-1s and other obesity drugs and helping patients manage those medications. Omada plans to expand the offerings under its weight management program as its membership grows […]
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Here’s how much weight loss drugs could cost you under Trump’s deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday struck landmark deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of their blockbuster weight loss drugs. Under the agreements, the monthly out-of-pocket cost of popular injections and […]
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Trump announces deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk to slash weight loss drug prices, offer some Medicare coverage
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to make an announcement from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Nov. 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of some of their obesity drugs, including upcoming […]
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Eli Lilly to start late-stage trials on amylin obesity drug after it shows up to 20% weight loss in study
Eli Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Thursday said it will start late-stage trials on its experimental amylin obesity drug next month after it showed encouraging results in a mid-stage study. The highest dose of the weekly injection, called eloralintide, helped patients […]
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Healthy Returns: What to know about Pfizer and Novo Nordisk’s bidding war over obesity biotech Metsera
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Pfizer and Novo Nordisk are in a takeover clash over the obesity biotech Metsera, with both pharmaceutical giants raising their bids for the startup as of Monday. […]
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Metsera says Novo Nordisk’s new bid for obesity drugmaker is ‘superior’ to revised Pfizer offer
The logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy is seen outside theri building as the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Metsera on Tuesday said Novo Nordisk‘s new […]
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Pfizer tops estimates, raises profit guidance even as sales fall
Smith Collection | Archive Photos | Getty Images Pfizer on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates and hiked its full-year profit guidance, as cost cuts helped to outweigh declining sales for the period. The pharmaceutical giant now expects its full-year adjusted profit to come in between $3 and $3.15 per share, up […]
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Pfizer files second lawsuit against Novo Nordisk, Metsera in bidding war over obesity biotech
A Pfizer logo is displayed at a research facility in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, U.S., Sept. 30, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Pfizer on Monday said it filed a second lawsuit against Novo Nordisk and Metsera, alleging that the Danish drugmaker’s attempt to outbid Pfizer to acquire the obesity biotech is […]
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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials investigate ‘serious concerns’
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4, 2009. Jason Reed | Reuters The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday after federal officials began reviewing “serious concerns about his personal conduct,” according to a government spokesperson. Dr. […]
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