Tag: United States
Biotech Update: Roche’s TIGIT Struggles and Missed Alzheimer’s Target
Happy Tuesday! I'm Adam Feuerstein, and I'm here to bring you the latest updates in the world of biotech. It seems like all the big news in biotech decided to drop right before Thanksgiving,...
PhRMA Membership Dues Drop by Nearly $100 Million due to Major Drugmakers Exiting
PhRMA Membership Dues Plummet by $100 Million After Major Drugmakers ExitIn a significant blow to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), three major pharmaceutical companies, AbbVie, AstraZeneca, and Teva, made the decision...
Centene Cancels Investor Day Event After UnitedHealthcare CEO Tragedy
Centene Shifts Investor Day Event Online Following UnitedHealthcare CEO TragedyCentene, a prominent health insurer, has made the difficult decision to transition its upcoming investor day event to a virtual format in light of recent...
FDA Warns Sanofi of ‘Significant’ Issues at Key Manufacturing Plant – What You Need...
Breaking News: FDA Warns Sanofi of 'Significant' Manufacturing ProblemsIn a recent alarming development, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a stern warning to pharmaceutical giant Sanofi regarding a multitude of "significant" manufacturing...
Investigating the Mildness of U.S. Bird Flu Cases: Scientists’ Mystery
U.S. Bird Flu Cases Mystify Scientists: An Unprecedented PhenomenonIn a remarkable turn of events, the United States has witnessed an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza among cattle that has perplexed scientists and health authorities...
New MPOX Strain Detected in California – First U.S. Case
California recently reported the first case of a new strain of mpox, a virus that is spreading from person to person. The infected individual had traveled from Eastern Africa, where the virus is currently...
RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary: Scientists’ Opinions and Analysis
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. This decision has sparked controversy, as RFK Jr. is known for being a vaccine skeptic. The...
Supreme Court hesitates on trans care bans: Conservative-led judiciary cautious
Supreme Court Hesitates on Trans Care Bans: Conservative-Led Judiciary CautiousConservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday of arguments that they should intervene in Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The court heard arguments...
USDA National Milk Testing Program to Track H5N1 Flu Outbreak in Cows
USDA to Implement National Milk Testing Program to Combat H5N1 Flu Outbreak in CowsIn response to the alarming spread of the H5N1 bird flu among dairy cows in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Eli Lilly to Test Obesity Medications for Alcohol and Drug Addiction: CEO Announces Study
Eli Lilly Breaks New Ground in Addiction Treatment ResearchEli Lilly, the pharmaceutical giant behind the popular weight loss drug Zepbound, has made a groundbreaking announcement. The company is set to embark on a study...
Roche Lung Cancer Study: Immunotherapy Failures and Drug Target Questions
Roche, a pharmaceutical company, recently announced that an experimental cancer treatment they were working on, called tiragolumab, did not improve survival rates in a major lung cancer study. The study, known as SKYSCRAPER-01, involved...
Patrizia Cavazzoni Departs FDA’s Drug Center: What it Means for the Agency
Patrizia Cavazzoni’s Departure and Its Implications for the FDAPatrizia Cavazzoni, the esteemed leader of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), has announced her departure from the agency on...
