Health
Novartis raises its sales forecast to 2028
Novartis raised its medium-term sales forecast to 6% annual growth until 2028, driven by momentum from launched drugs and the prospect of upcoming launches. The
Wall Street awaits Amgen’s weight-loss drug data
Upcoming data from a mid-stage study of Amgen’s experimental weight-loss drug MariTide will shed light on how well it could measure up against popular drugs
Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
Elon Musk’s Neuralink said it received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed people the ability
Pfizer appoints Chris Boshoff as R&D director
Pfizer named company veteran Chris Boshoff, who led the drugmaker’s cancer research and marketing for more than a year, as its head of research and
California reports possible case of bird flu in child
California’s public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms, but said there was no evidence of
Italian health workers strike over pay and working conditions
Thousands of Italian doctors and nurses stayed off work on Wednesday to protest over their pay and working conditions, in the latest sign of unrest
Lilly pill cuts genetic form of cholesterol by nearly 86%
The highest dose of an experimental pill developed by Eli Lilly dramatically reduced an inherited form of high cholesterol in a mid-stage trial. The drug,
Merck says Keytruda injection is on par with intravenous version approved in trial
Merck said on Tuesday that a study showed its injectable version of the cancer drug Keytruda was not inferior to the currently approved intravenous formulation
Weight-loss drug Wegovy goes on sale in China
Novo Nordisk launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in China after it was approved by local health authorities in June. It is expected to intensify competition
Bavarian Nordic to receive orders worth $340m for its MPOX vaccine in 2025
Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic said the order book for the supply of its mpox and smallpox vaccine in 2025 currently stands at about $340 million.