Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Eli Lilly & Co.’s shares climbed in early US trading after its experimental drug for Alzheimer’s slowed the progress of the disease in a final-stage trial, paving the way for the company to apply for US approval. AJ Mast | Bloomberg | Getty … Read more
Empty bottles of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Fred Tanneau | AFP | Getty Images Moderna on Monday said its combination vaccine that targets both Covid-19 and the flu was more effective than existing standalone shots for those viruses in a late-stage trial. The biotech company is the first to release positive phase three data on a … Read more
A view shows GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in London, Britain, January 17, 2022. Hannah Mckay | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded the approval of GSK‘s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to adults ages 50 to 59 who are at increased risk of getting severely sick from the potentially lethal virus. The shot, called Arexvy, … Read more
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. The S & P 500 was little changed Thursday morning as Wall Street awaits Friday’s key jobs report. “It’s a benign day ahead of tomorrow’s number,” Jim Cramer said. “Tomorrow … Read more
Moderna and Merck released more positive three-year data Monday on their experimental vaccine, given to patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer in combination with the therapy Keytruda. The vaccine together with Merck’s Keytruda improved survival and showed long-lasting efficacy in a midstage study in patients with a deadly form of skin cancer. … Read more
The FDA has approved Moderna’s RSV vaccine for older adults. Courtesy: Moderna The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna’s vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus for adults ages 60 and above, the company’s second-ever product to enter the U.S. market. The decision is a win for Moderna, which desperately needs another revenue source amid … Read more
CHICAGO — Pfizer on Friday said its drug for an advanced form of lung cancer showed promising long-term results in a late-stage trial, which may help establish it as the new standard treatment for the condition. The company’s medicine helped patients live longer without seeing their cancer progress, and most people experienced that benefit for … Read more
GLP-1 Supply Tracker from Ro. Courtesy: Ro Telehealth company Ro on Wednesday launched a new tracker to help patients find a popular class of weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s amid shortages of those treatments in the U.S. The supply tracker could be a valuable tool for many Americans scrambling to get their hands … Read more
The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pharmacy staff at two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island voted to join a new national pharmacy union on Friday, signaling growing momentum in … Read more
Cows are seen standing in a feedlot on June 14, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images U.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they stress that the risk to the general public remains low. A strain of bird flu called H5N1 has been confirmed … Read more
