Health
Gilead CAR-T cancer treatment capacity to quadruple by 2026
Gilead Sciences will be able to quadruple its production of cancer cell therapies by 2026 thanks to improvements in US biotech manufacturing processes, the executive
Merck succeeds in late-stage trial for cervical cancer treatment
Merck said its Keytruda immunotherapy, in combination with chemoradiotherapy, met the primary endpoint of improving overall survival for newly diagnosed patients with a form of
Merck is testing a single dose of Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine
Merck & Co said on Wednesday it plans to conduct a clinical trial of its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil 9 to evaluate the efficacy
AstraZeneca to buy Amolit Pharma for $1.05bn to boost rare disease portfolio
Drug maker AstraZeneca said on Thursday it will acquire rare endocrine disease company Amolyt Pharma for $1.05 billion in cash in a bid to boost
US FDA approves expanded use of Miruma drug for liver disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ oral drug for the treatment of pruritus caused by liver disease
Merck is testing a single dose of Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine
Merck & Co said on Wednesday it plans to conduct a clinical trial of its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil 9 to evaluate the efficacy and
UN says global child mortality declines in 2022
The number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday has fallen to a record low of 4.9 million in 2022, but this is
Lilly is partnering with Amazon to deliver Zepbound and other medications
Eli Lilly ushered in an attack Wednesday on Amazon.com’s Pharmacy Division for delivering prescriptions for drugs sent to the direct-to-consumer delivery service LillyDirect.
FDA approves Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to reduce cardiovascular risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy on Friday to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack in overweight
France’s Macron wants to make abortion a right at the EU level
French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants the European Union to guarantee abortion rights in its Charter of Fundamental Rights. Macron was speaking at a