Novartis trial failure raises stakes for Amgen and Eli Lilly in Lp(a) drug race
Blood sample for a lipoprotein(a) test. Md Babul Hosen | Istock | Getty Images Novartis‘ failure in a…
Trump strikes new drug pricing deals with nine midsized drugmakers
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on his administration’s healthcare policies, in the Oval Office at the White…
FDA approves Rasonque, pancreatic cancer drug expected to extend lives
Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall…
New clues emerge in direction of RFK Jr.’s vaccine policy changes
WASHINGTON — President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are pressing ahead with efforts to change…
Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine shows initial late-stage melanoma data
An experimental personalized cancer vaccine from Merck and Moderna showed positive initial results in its first-ever late-stage trial,…
MMR vaccine: Trump wants to split childhood shot up
President Donald Trump‘s latest executive order calls for splitting the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine into…
FDA clears Replimune melanoma drug RP1 for continued testing
Elaine’s stories explore the boom in new obesity treatments, new drug payment models, the ways companies are affected…
AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb mull $400 billion deal: Report
A smart acquisition strategy has made Bristol-Meyers, which has bought seven companies since October 2007, a big player…
Cyclospora: CDC says outbreak is in nine states
A customer shops for cilantro at a Walmart Supercenter on July 23, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell…
Eli Lilly will file for approval of retatrutide obesity drug in 2027
The Eli Lilly logo appears on the company’s office in San Diego, California, Nov. 21, 2025. Mike Blake…
Trump’s generic drug tariffs: What it means for patients, drugmakers and prices
President Donald Trump‘s proposed tariffs on imported generic medicines have raised fresh questions about whether low-cost drugmakers can…
What Europe’s debate about Israel often misses: The human cost of war
Last week, I spent part of a morning visiting four pharmacies to collect my father’s regular medications. It…