Medicare spending far less than expected on new Alzheimer’s drugs
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
Capricor Therapeutics accuses Nippon Shinyaku of slow-walking Duchenne drug
Capricor Therapeutics accused Nippon Shinyaku and its U.S. subsidiary of failing to follow through on marketing plans for…
Taking too many medications may harm older adults, study warns
Patients with many chronic diseases are prescribed by their personal physician and specialists a large number of pills…
3 Stocks Poised to Disrupt the Healthcare Market by 2030
The biggest mistake investors make with healthcare stocks is assuming the future will look like the past: incremental…
CVS Health (CVS) earnings Q1 2026
A screen displays the logo and trading information for CVS at the New York Stock Exchange, March 24,…
Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic May Come With an Unexpected Cost
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications are drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes and support weight loss. They mimic…
Pfizer (PFE) earnings Q1 2026
Exterior view of the Pfizer headquarters building on January 29, 2023 in New York City. View Press |…
Origin Materials to shut down; biotech IPOs boom
Last May, C&EN launched a new column called Eye on Patents. (The following month we debuted another new…
UnitedHealth, Cigna, Humana earnings show insurers are recovering
Piotr Swat | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Major health insurers appear to be off to…
1 Healthcare Stock to Target This Week and 2 Facing Headwinds
From novel pharmaceuticals to telemedicine, most healthcare companies are on a mission to drive better patient outcomes. But…
Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Found To Cut Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
GLP-1 receptor agonists are showing evidence of sustained cardiovascular effects beyond their established metabolic benefits. Long-term trial data…
FDA proposes excluding Novo, Lilly GLP-1s from compounding list
The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland, Nov. 4, 2009. Jason Reed…