Marijuana Retail Licenses in New York Are Going First to Those Convicted of Drug Crimes
New York regulators want people who were affected by marijuana criminalization to get the first licenses to sell recreational pot...
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WSJ News Exclusive | DEA Investigating ADHD Telehealth Provider Done
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents have questioned people about telehealth company Done Global Inc.’s practices for prescribing controlled substances, according...
Covid-19 Booster Shots Targeting Omicron Authorized, Likely to Be Offered Soon
U.S. health regulators cleared use of retooled Covid-19 vaccines that target the latest versions of Omicron, in preparation for a...
U.K. Approves Covid-19 Booster Shot Aimed at Omicron
The U.K. became the first country to approve Moderna Inc.’s Omicron-targeting Covid-19 vaccine as a booster shot, paving the way...
Pfizer Agrees to $5.4 Billion Deal for Global Blood Therapeutics
Pfizer Inc. has agreed to buy Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. for $5.4 billion, in a deal that would give the...
Eli Lilly Speaks Out Against Indiana’s Ban on Most Abortions
Eli Lilly LLY -1.46% & Co. spoke out against Indiana’s new abortion law, saying the restrictions could hurt the pharmaceutical...
WSJ News Exclusive | Pfizer in Advanced Talks to Buy Global Blood Therapeutics for About $5 Billion
Pfizer Inc. PFE -1.18% is in advanced talks to buy Global Blood Therapeutics Inc., GBT 33.03% the maker of a...
Starbucks, Uber, CVS to Report Earnings Amid Shrinking Economy
About 30% of S&P 500 companies are slated to report earnings in the coming week, according to FactSet. Two Dow...
Teva Agrees to Settle Opioid Lawsuits for as Much as $4.25 Billion
The proposed settlement is the latest move by a company seeking to resolve the costly litigation. Under the terms, the...
CDC Recommends Novavax’s Covid Vaccine for Adults 18 and Older
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended the use of Novavax Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, the final hurdle...
WSJ News Exclusive | Merck Deal for Seagen Seen as Unlikely by Earnings Release
Merck & Co.’s roughly $40 billion deal for Seagen Inc. is unlikely to be finalized ahead of the pharmaceutical giant’s...
Baby-Formula Production Has Restarted at Abbott’s Michigan Plant
Abbott Laboratories ABT -0.21% has reopened its biggest factory after a shutdown last month that dealt another blow to efforts...
Walgreens Shifts Into Recession Mode as Covid Boom Fades
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is bracing for a recession and life after Covid. The second-biggest U.S. drugstore chain by stores...
CVS, Walmart and Rite Aid Limit Purchases of Plan B Pills After Surge in Demand
Some of the nation’s biggest retailers are rationing over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills as demand spikes following the Supreme Court ruling...
Pfizer’s Omicron-Targeting Covid-19 Vaccines Generate Stronger Immune Response
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE vaccines modified to target the Omicron variant produced a significantly larger immune response than the...
Americans With ALS Look to Canada for Promising Drug the U.S. Hasn’t Approved
Canada approved Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s new drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis last week. Now some U.S. patients with the fatal...
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Bayer Appeal on Roundup
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by Bayer AG to end thousands of lawsuits alleging its...
WSJ News Exclusive | Merck Explores Purchase of Biotech Seagen
Merck MRK -0.32% & Co. is eyeing a purchase of biotech Seagen Inc., SGEN 12.72% according to people familiar with...
FDA Advisers Review Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines in Young Children
A positive recommendation would likely lead soon to expanding the U.S. Covid-19 vaccination campaign to the 19.6 million children 6...
Three-Dose Pfizer Covid Vaccine Works Safely in Young Children, Review Says
The FDA staff also said, in a review of study data posted online Sunday, that there were no new safety...
