Why Lilly and Novo are betting on amylin to power a new wave of obesity drugs after GLP-1s
Photo illustration of a group of weight loss medications on a white background.Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesThe...
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Novo is betting on its next chapter as Eli Lilly gains more ground in GLP-1s
The Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk logos.Mike Blake | Tom Little | ReutersEvery time Novo urges investors to look ahead,...
Billionaire family offices back healthcare and biotech startups in August
Stanley Druckenmiller at CNBC's Delivering Alpha on Sept. 28, 2022.Scott Mlyn | CNBCA version of this article first appeared in...
Trump reportedly plans to announce new drug pricing deals with nearly a dozen drugmakers
President Donald Trump makes an announcement about lowering the cost of drug prices, at the Roosevelt Room of the White...
Most Americans aren't anti-vaccine. They're uncertain — and that's a growing public health challenge
Vials of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Mill Valley, California, Jan. 26, 2015.Justin...
CVS blows past estimates, hikes guidance as insurance unit continues to improve
CVS Health on Wednesday blew past second-quarter earnings and revenue estimates and raised its 2026 guidance, as its insurance unit...
Pfizer tops quarterly estimates, hikes low end of revenue guidance on strength of non-Covid products
Pfizer Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March...
AstraZeneca in talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400 billion megadeal, FT reports
A smart acquisition strategy has made Bristol-Meyers, which has bought seven companies since October 2007, a big player in the...
Humana tops quarterly estimates, maintains profit outlook as medical costs stay in line
Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHumana on Wednesday reported second-quarter results that topped estimates, as the health...
What to know about testosterone replacement therapy as the U.S. military plans to test troops
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 8,...
UnitedHealth blows past estimates, hikes earnings outlook as it reins in costs
UnitedHealth Group on Thursday posted second-quarter earnings that blew past estimates and raised its full-year profit outlook, as the company...
A tiny GLP-1 implant is the latest bet to help patients maintain their weight loss
Michael Siluk | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesLosing weight with GLP-1 drugs is only half the battle....
AstraZeneca stock dives 9% after heart drug trial misses target
Shares of AstraZeneca fell as much as 9% after a late-stage clinical trial for a heart disease failed to meet...
French biotech stock soars 34% after new data on experimental medicine
Shares of French biotech company Abivax soared Tuesday after it released fresh data on its lead drug for bowel disease,...
Medicare will start covering obesity drugs for the first time. Here's what patients should know
Millions of older Americans in Medicare are about to receive a benefit that has never existed before: coverage of obesity...
America can't get enough of protein. The dairy industry can't keep up
Whitebalance.space | E+ | Getty ImagesAmerica's "protein-maxxing" obsession is stressing the dairy industry.Whey protein concentrate, once considered a cheap byproduct...
Seniors in Medicare are about to get landmark obesity drug coverage — but many may not know it yet
Injection pens for the weight loss treatment Wegovy, manufactured by Novo Nordisk A/S, on display during a news conference in...
Estrogen patches are hard to find, and it may not be resolved any time soon
Woman applying estrogen patch during hormone therapy.Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesEstrogen patches are in short supply as demand...
What this biotech's volatile stock price tells you about the weight loss market right now
Shares of Danish biotech Zealand Pharma recently plunged after detailed data on its weight loss drug survodutide showed far higher...
Centene to offer buyouts to some employees as health insurer cuts costs
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCentene said it offered buyouts to some employees on Monday, as the health insurer...
