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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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…
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…
Ozempic may reduce dementia risk and nicotine use
A box of Ozempic manufactured by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain, March 8, 2024. Hollie…
Drug makers race to develop weight loss pills
The man who made Aykut Stock Images | Getty Images Do you think a friend or colleague should receive this…
Pfizer's slimming pill advances as a once-daily version
Soup Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pfizer On Thursday it announced it will move ahead with a once-daily version…
FTC to sue PBMs over drug prices, including insulin
FTC Chair Lina Khan testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing titled “Fiscal Year…
Investors could see evidence in H2 of AI's assistance in drug discovery
As investors look to the future to imagine which industries are ripe to be reshaped and energized by artificial intelligence,…