Viking Therapeutics shares rise on plans to test weight-loss injection
Weight loss drug concept. Cr | Istock | Getty Images Actions of Viking Therapeutics rose more than 20% on Thursday…
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GE HealthCare taps Amazon Web Services to develop generative AI for medical use
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images GE Healthcare On Thursday he announced that he will partner with Amazon Web…
What you need to know as India issues alert
Fruit bats hanging from tree branches in daylight. Bats are believed to be one of the carriers of the Nipah…
Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia kills nearly 400 children a year, UNICEF says
UNICEF revealed that 377 children died in 2021 according to data from 23 countries in the vast region. Heat-related illnesses…
Pfizer's gene therapy for hemophilia A successfully passes late-stage trials
Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer On Wednesday, the US drugmaker announced that its experimental gene therapy…
First round of Medicare drug price negotiations nearing end
Activists protest prescription drug prices in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, DC,…
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy gets UK approval for use in reducing heart risks
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight loss drug has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity. Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — The…
Where do I go now? ask Gazans uprooted by new Israeli evacuation orders
In Khan Younis, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) reported witnessing “thousands of people fleeing” westwards as part of…
Lawmakers unveil PBM reform bill amid rising drug costs
Fever on the surface | Getty Images Bipartisan lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a new bill that aims to crack down…
UN agencies urge immediate boost to HIV services to end AIDS by 2030
The Global Alliance was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Joint…