Pharmaceuticals
FDA approves Gilead’s twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, offering a powerful and convenient new option
The logo of Gilead Sciences pharmaceutical company is seen in Oceanside, California, April 29, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead’s twice-yearly antiviral injection for preventing HIV – a milestone that the company and some experts say could help bring the world closer to ending the decades-long epidemic […]
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RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisors will vote on flu shots containing mercury
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission event, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A key, revamped government panel of vaccine advisors appointed by […]
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Democrats press Pfizer, J&J and others over low tax bills and lobbying as Senate debates Trump’s plan
The Johnson & Johnson logo displayed on a monitor. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Two Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday pressed five of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies about their low tax bills and whether they support extending massive tax cuts for the industry in the GOP reconciliation bill. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and […]
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Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they’re getting closer
Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are targeted medicines that deliver chemotherapy agents to cancer cells 3d rendering Love Employee | Istock | Getty Images Chemotherapy has long been a cornerstone of cancer treatment, saving millions of lives. But the pharmaceutical industry says a popular class of targeted cancer therapies could one day replace chemotherapy and its […]
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RFK Jr.’s firing of CDC vaccine panel undermines science, could threaten public health, experts say
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. leaves the stage after discussing the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters […]
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FDA approves Merck’s RSV shot for infants, ramping up competition with Sanofi and AstraZeneca
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s shot designed to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus during their first season of the virus, bringing to market a rival to a similar treatment from Sanofi and AstraZeneca. The decision will allow the company to launch the drug, which will be marketed as Enflonsia, ahead […]
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It’s not just AI — China’s quickly gaining an edge over the U.S. in biotech
Two graduate students research chemical products in a laboratory in Xiwangzhuang Town, Zaozhuang City, Shandong province of China, on Dec. 26, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — For all the attention on U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence, new studies point to China’s rapid rise in biotechnology, especially for drug and agricultural development. […]
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A ‘perfect storm’ has set this sector up to benefit if Trump’s tariffs go ahead, Bank of America says
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime has rocked international markets in recent weeks, sparking massive selloffs and rallies in stocks across the globe. Certain tariff-sensitive stocks, such as those in the autos, mining and pharmaceuticals sectors, have seen particularly volatile trade. In a Wednesday ruling , however, the U.S. Court of International Trade blocked the […]
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CDC ends Covid vaccine recommendation for healthy kids and pregnant women
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission event, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer […]
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How UnitedHealthcare became the face of America’s health insurance frustrations
Flags fly at half staff outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Dec. 4, 2024. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images News | Getty Images It took six months, countless hours on hold and intervention from state regulators before Sue Cover says she finally resolved an over $1,000 billing dispute with UnitedHealthcare in 2023. […]
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