[ad_1] Patients who took Eli Lilly‘s weight loss drug tirzepatide lost up to 34 pounds on average, or 16% of their body weight, the company said in clinical trial results released Thursday. Eli Lilly plans to complete its application for Food and Drug Administration approval of the drug in the coming weeks and expects regulatory…
[ad_1] In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The abortion pill mifepristone is either banned or restricted to varying degrees in 27 states despite a Supreme Court decision that — for now — maintains Food…
[ad_1] Medicine pill is seen with Merck logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Poland on October 4, 2021. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue that fell 9% from the same period a year ago largely due to a steep drop in…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] A building on the campus at the world headquarters of Illumina is shown in San Diego, California, September 1, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Illumina on Tuesday unveiled plans to cut costs in a bid to improve the DNA sequencing company’s shrinking margins. The plans aim to reduce Illumina’s annualized run rate expenses by…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] A person skateboards past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Biogen isn’t worried about competing with Eli Lilly as they both attempt to bring an Alzheimer’s drug to the market, Biogen’s CEO said Tuesday. “I think it will be good if there…
[ad_1] A pedestrian walks past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted accelerated approval for Biogen‘s drug tofersen, which treats a rare and aggressive form of the disease known as ALS. Accelerated approval is an FDA…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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.,…
