Pandemics
Eli Lilly says obesity drug tirzepatide resulted in weight loss of up to 34 pounds
A pharmacist displays a box of Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Lilly at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters Patients who took Eli Lilly‘s weight loss drug tirzepatide lost up to 34 pounds on average, or 16% of their […]
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Eli Lilly misses on earnings but raises full-year guidance
Medical bottles and syringe are seen with Eli Lilly and Company logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 10, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Eli Lilly‘s first-quarter earnings missed expectations Thursday, but the pharmaceutical company raised its full-year guidance. Before the […]
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Alzheimer’s: Medicare will cover Leqembi for all patients if FDA approves drug, CMS chief says
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during her nomination hearing to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Washington on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Medicare will cover the new Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi for all patients eligible under the medication’s label […]
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Mpox outbreak was wake-up call for smallpox preparation, vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic says
A health care worker prepares a dose of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The maker of the mpox vaccine is looking at ways to dramatically scale up its production capacity to prepare for a potential […]
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Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi CEOs to testify before Senate on lowering insulin prices
In this photo illustration, an insulin pen manufactured by the Novo Nordisk company is displayed on March 14, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images The top executives of the three drug companies that control 90% of the global insulin market will testify May 10 before the Senate Health […]
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Senate legislation would cap insulin at $35 per month for people with private insurance
In this photo illustration, insulin pens manufactured by the Novo Nordisk company are displayed on March 14, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Bipartisan Senate legislation introduced Friday would cap the price of insulin at $35 per month for people with private insurance. The bill, drafted by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and […]
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Supreme Court delays ruling on abortion pill mifepristone restrictions until at least Friday
Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, April 15, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday issued an order allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available by mail delivery and without tighter restrictions on how it is used […]
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Anti-abortion group asks Supreme Court to keep mifepristone restrictions
Anti-abortion demonstrators celebrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters An anti-abortion group on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to keep restrictions on the abortion […]
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FDA authorizes additional omicron Covid booster for seniors and people with weak immune systems
Sylvester Fisher gets a influenza vaccine from pharmacist Patricia Pernal during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on September 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. The vaccines were being offered along with pneumonia vaccines and the recently authorized COVID-19 booster vaccine, which protects against the original SARS-CoV-2 […]
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Supreme Court lifts abortion pill restrictions for now
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily blocked lower court rulings that imposed tighter restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. U.S. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the U.S. Northern District of Texas suspended the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone last week. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that part of […]
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