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....
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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...
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...
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...
Biotech takeover target Abivax sinks over 30% after bowel disease drug trial update
Shares of French biotech Abivax tumbled as much 32% after it reported fresh data on its lead asset, a drug...
CDC says American tests positive for Ebola in Africa, risk in the U.S. remains low
A sign sits outside of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March...
Marty Makary resigns as FDA commissioner following industry and White House backlash
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary speaks during an announcement at the Department of Health and Human Services on...
CVS blows past estimates, hikes outlook as insurance business outperforms
A screen displays the logo and trading information for CVS at the New York Stock Exchange, March 24, 2026.Jeenah Moon...
Novo Nordisk stock jumps 6% after drugmaker hikes forcast as Wegovy pill sales smash forecasts
People walk past a sign for Novo Nordisk’s annual general meeting at the entrance to the venue in Copenhagen, Denmark,...
AstraZeneca stock falls after FDA panel votes against new cancer drug
Shares of AstraZeneca turned lower Friday after U.S. regulatory advisors voted against approving its experimental cancer drug. An advisory panel for...
Eli Lilly blows past quarterly estimates, hikes outlook as Zepbound and Mounjaro sales skyrocket
Eli Lilly on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past estimates and hiked its full-year sales outlook by...
Eli Lilly agrees to acquire cancer drug maker Kelonia in deal worth up to $7 billion
Eli Lilly will acquire biotech company Kelonia Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $7 billion, the company said Monday.Lilly...
Trump nominates Erica Schwartz as CDC director
A sign sits outside of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March...
Novo Nordisk's explosive Wegovy pill launch draws a new wave of patients into GLP-1 weight loss treatment
After years of trying to lose weight "the right way," Jane Zuckerman realized that "putting in the work just wasn't...
Trump tariff fallout: Some industries grapple with lingering effects one year later
A year after President Donald Trump declared his "liberation day" and imposed sweeping tariffs on imports, kicking off a wave...
Lilly to spend up to $7.8 billion to acquire Centessa, a maker of experimental sleep disorder drugs
Eli Lilly Chair and CEO Dave Ricks speaks during a press conference in Houston, Texas, Sept. 23, 2025.Antranik Tavitian |...
Pfizer to seek FDA approval for Lyme disease vaccine candidate despite trial miss
A tick (Ixodida) - carrier for several diseases of humans and animals, for exampel the dangerous Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis,...
