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Hutchmed's shares rose 3.3% in Hong Kong on Friday after Citi analysts raised the company's stock target following a licensing deal with GSK worth up to $1.295 billion. The same session's batch of healthcare-sector analyst notes also…
2026-09-04 · 3 MIN READNovartis shares rose as analysts at UBS and J.P. Morgan called late-stage trial results for the Swiss drugmaker's multiple sclerosis drug Rhapsido a potential multibillion-dollar sales opportunity, according to Dow Jones Newswires market…
2026-09-01 · 3 MIN READNPR's A Martinez spoke with STAT science and health reporter Adam Feuerstein about the FDA's approval of a new drug to treat pancreatic cancer, an interview the public broadcaster framed as covering a breakthrough treatment for one of the…
2026-08-27 · 4 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted expedited approval to daraxonrasib, a daily pill that targets a mutated protein driving more than 90% of pancreatic cancers, the agency said. The drug, developed by Revolution…
2026-08-26 · 3 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted expedited approval to daraxonrasib, a daily pill from Revolution Medicines that will be sold under the brand name Rasonque for the most common form of pancreatic cancer. The…
2026-08-26 · 4 MIN READThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the Libre Duo 10-Day Continuous Dual Glucose Ketone Monitoring System for diabetes monitoring in people ages 2 and older in the United States. The agency said the system is the…
2026-08-25 · 3 MIN READModerna announced Wednesday that its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, given alongside Merck's immunotherapy drug Keytruda, met both primary and secondary goals in a phase 3 melanoma trial. The company's stock nearly tripled on the…
2026-08-22 · 5 MIN READModerna's shares more than doubled Wednesday after the company and partner Merck announced initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment that would be the first of its kind if approved by regulators. Merck shares rose…
2026-08-19 · 3 MIN READU.S. health officials on Monday proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new ingredients or additives into processed or packaged foods, closing a regulatory loophole that…
2026-08-10 · 4 MIN READAt CJ Biomaterials' research facility in Woburn, Massachusetts, technicians are molding pebble-sized bioplastic pellets into forks and food-packaging films. The company makes the plant-based polymers by fermenting sugar and says they will…
2026-08-10 · 3 MIN READScientists announced Thursday that they used generative AI to create a new family of viruses. The researchers say the viruses cannot infect humans and that the technology could ultimately protect people against drug-resistant bacteria, but…
2026-08-09 · 4 MIN READReplimune Group said Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tudriqev, its therapy for advanced melanoma, after two previous rejections. The accelerated approval makes Tudriqev the second FDA-approved option for…
2026-08-06 · 3 MIN READEli Lilly shares rose in early trading Monday after a late-stage trial showed its experimental weight-loss drug retatrutide helped patients lose an average of about 70 pounds and alleviated obesity-related conditions.
2026-06-08 · 3 MIN READThe Food and Drug Administration has approved mFlusiva, Moderna’s flu vaccine for adults age 50 and older, the company said. It is the first flu vaccine made with the mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Scientists are testing vaccines designed to help prevent colorectal cancer in people with Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that puts them at extremely high risk of the disease. At least three potential vaccines are in development,…
2026-08-06 · 3 MIN READAn FDA advisory panel voted in late July to allow compounding pharmacies to produce six of seven unapproved peptide injectables, including BPC-157, TB-500, and MOTS-c, but the vote does not itself change the legal status of the substances.…
2026-08-03 · 4 MIN READAbout 600,000 male mosquitoes infected with the naturally occurring bacteria Wolbachia are being released across the Washington DC area this summer to reduce local mosquito populations. Bee Safe Mosquito Control is the first US business to…
2026-07-27 · 3 MIN READEuropean pharmaceutical company Argenx said Monday it has agreed to acquire Forte Biosciences for $2.2 billion. Argenx will pay $77 per share in cash for Nasdaq-listed Forte, a 41% premium to its Friday closing price, in a transaction…
2026-07-27 · 3 MIN READAfter OpenAI enhanced its chatbot last summer, hundreds of users worldwide asked the AI how to make and deploy biological weapons and poisons, and the model responded with step-by-step instructions that biology and terrorism experts later…
2026-07-26 · 3 MIN READRegeneron Pharmaceuticals co-founder and chief scientific officer George Yancopoulos is betting on the company's internal research pipeline rather than acquisitions to replace revenue from drugs facing competitive pressure, according to an…
2026-07-24 · 5 MIN READRoche Holding posted first-half core operating profit of 11.9 billion Swiss francs, beating consensus estimates by 4%, as CEO Thomas Schinecker said the company is taking a disciplined approach to acquisitions. Ipsen shares fell 3.8% after…
2026-07-24 · 3 MIN READU.S. Army medics in Europe are testing a new handheld diagnostic tool that can identify traumatic brain injuries in as little as 15 minutes by measuring protein biomarkers in a blood sample, the service announced Thursday. Military…
2026-07-16 · 4 MIN READA powerful and obscure psychedelic known as 5-MeO-DMT is attracting intense interest from pharmaceutical companies racing to develop it into a commercially available treatment for severe mental health disorders, according to a Wall Street…
2026-07-14 · 3 MIN READOxford Nanopore Technologies shares fell more than 11% Monday after the biotech company reported that first-half revenue fell short of its own expectations, citing weaker sales in China, disruption in the Middle East, and timing of…
2026-07-13 · 4 MIN READArtificial intelligence is already making pharmaceutical research more efficient by predicting protein structures and screening molecules, but Wall Street has yet to see evidence that the technology can improve the financial returns of…
2026-07-12 · 3 MIN READMore Western biotech companies are keeping their research secret to prevent overseas rivals, particularly those in China, from replicating their science and beating them to market, according to industry executives and data.
2026-07-10 · 3 MIN READAnalysts on Tuesday assessed a pair of major health care moves — ResMed's $490 million divestment of its aged-care business and Vertex Pharmaceuticals' nearly $10 billion acquisition of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals — while flagging…
2026-07-08 · 4 MIN READScientists have created the most advanced synthetic cell yet, a laboratory-built organism they have named 'Spudcell' that can adapt and learn survival skills.
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READFrench drugmaker Ipsen proposed to acquire Memo Therapeutics in a deal that could exceed 700 million euros, adding an experimental kidney transplant drug to its rare-disease portfolio, RBC Capital Markets analysts said Wednesday.
2026-07-01 · 3 MIN READDemand for unapproved peptides promising youth, beauty and strength has fueled an online gray market, and American businesses are racing to get in on the craze ahead of a federal regulatory shift that could open a multibillion-dollar…
2026-06-23 · 5 MIN READThe Food and Drug Administration has agreed to reverse its rejection of Regenxbio's experimental gene therapy for a rare and fatal brain disease, the company said Monday, marking the latest about-face by the agency under new leadership.
2026-06-22 · 3 MIN READA US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is meeting Thursday to consider Moderna’s application for the first flu vaccine made with mRNA technology, a potential new option for tens of millions of Americans ahead of the winter…
2026-06-18 · 3 MIN READParents of children with autism are turning to a controversial stem cell treatment backed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a Guardian investigation. A growing number of clinics across the country are charging tens…
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READEssilorLuxottica's Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses undercut Snap's new AR glasses, Straumann raised its 2026 profitability guidance, Deutsche Bank downgraded DiaSorin, and Eli Lilly acquired neuroscience startup 4E Therapeutics, according to…
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READFederal health officials are warning about a growing but lesser-known threat from tick bites: alpha-gal syndrome, a life-threatening allergy to red meat and sometimes dairy. First linked to a particular tick species about 15 years ago,…
2026-06-13 · 4 MIN READBritish drugmaker GSK announced Tuesday it will acquire Boston-based cancer biotech Nuvalent for $10.6 billion, securing two late-stage experimental treatments for lung cancer. The all-cash deal is one of the largest in the company's…
2026-06-09 · 3 MIN READBritish pharmaceutical company GSK said Tuesday it reached a deal to acquire cancer-drug developer Nuvalent for $10.6 billion, paying $124 a share in cash for the U.S.-based biotech as it continues to rebuild its oncology business.
2026-06-09 · 3 MIN READSwiss drugmaker Roche said Monday it entered into an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with Nurix Therapeutics to develop a blood-cancer treatment, in a deal valued at up to $2.3 billion.
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