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AbbVie said on Wednesday it would buy Cerevel Therapeutics, a developer of drugs to treat neurological diseases, for about $8.7bn to offset proceeds from its

Merck said its experimental therapy in combination with Keytruda to treat a type of lung cancer in previously treated patients failed to meet the primary

Eli Lilly said its recently approved obesity drug Zepbound is now available in US pharmacies and could cost $550 a month for customers whose health

Novavax said Health Canada has authorised the use of an updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 sub-variant for individuals 12 years of age and

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $450 million loan to the Philippines to finance a universal health care programme, the multilateral lender said

France raised its bird flu risk level from “moderate” to “high” on Tuesday after new cases were discovered, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors

Roche has agreed to acquire unlisted obesity drug developer Carmot Therapeutics for a $2.7bn upfront payment, joining a list of rivals seeking to challenge dominant

The US Food and Drug Administration is inspecting Dr Reddy’s research and development centre in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, the drugmaker said on

Belgium has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, at a poultry farm in the northwestern part of the

Eli Lilly said the US Food and Drug Administration has given a second approval to its drug Jaypirca, which is used to treat a form