Pharmaceuticals
FDA approves GSK’s RSV vaccine for high-risk adults ages 50 to 59, expanding shot’s reach
A view shows GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in London, Britain, January 17, 2022. Hannah Mckay | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded the approval of GSK‘s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to adults ages 50 to 59 who are at increased risk of getting severely sick from the potentially lethal virus. The shot, called Arexvy, […]
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Alphabet’s new CFO was in the middle of the GLP-1 growth. Now she’s onto generative AI
Alphabet incoming CFO Anat Ashkenazi, who invested 23 many years at Eli Lilly Eli Lilly Alphabet’s outgoing finance chief, Ruth Porat, spent the past calendar year and a fifty percent trying to assist her online firm navigate the generative synthetic intelligence increase. The human being who was just named her successor was knee-deep in a […]
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Pharma giant GSK plunges 9% after U.S. court allows scientific testimony in Zantac lawsuits
Company logo of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seen at their Stevenage facility, Britain October 26, 2020. Matthew Childs | Reuters LONDON — Shares of British pharmaceuticals giant GSK plunged 9% Monday, after a U.S. court ruled that scientific evidence could be presented as a stack of lawsuits relating to the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac move forward. […]
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Moderna, Merck say vaccine improved survival in patients with deadly skin cancer
Moderna and Merck released more positive three-year data Monday on their experimental vaccine, given to patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer in combination with the therapy Keytruda. The vaccine together with Merck’s Keytruda improved survival and showed long-lasting efficacy in a midstage study in patients with a deadly form of skin cancer. […]
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FDA approves Moderna’s RSV vaccine for seniors, the company’s second-ever product
The FDA has approved Moderna’s RSV vaccine for older adults. Courtesy: Moderna The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna’s vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus for adults ages 60 and above, the company’s second-ever product to enter the U.S. market. The decision is a win for Moderna, which desperately needs another revenue source amid […]
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Pfizer’s drug for advanced lung cancer shows promising long-term trial results
CHICAGO — Pfizer on Friday said its drug for an advanced form of lung cancer showed promising long-term results in a late-stage trial, which may help establish it as the new standard treatment for the condition. The company’s medicine helped patients live longer without seeing their cancer progress, and most people experienced that benefit for […]
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Wells Fargo CEO talks up reasons to love the stock — plus, what’s behind the market drop
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market pressure : The major stock benchmarks were moving lower Wednesday, with the Dow getting the worst of it again. Adding pressure on equities, bond yields […]
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Telehealth company Ro launches GLP-1 supply tracker to help patients navigate shortages
GLP-1 Supply Tracker from Ro. Courtesy: Ro Telehealth company Ro on Wednesday launched a new tracker to help patients find a popular class of weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s amid shortages of those treatments in the U.S. The supply tracker could be a valuable tool for many Americans scrambling to get their hands […]
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This new weight loss drug ETF bets big on two of the industry’s leading players
ETF Edge This new weight loss drug ETF bets big on two of the industry’s leading players Published Mon, May 27 202412:01 PM EDT Anna Gleason@anna_gle WATCH LIVE Source
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Two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island join new national pharmacy union
The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pharmacy staff at two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island voted to join a new national pharmacy union on Friday, signaling growing momentum in […]
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