RFK Jr.’s CDC vaccine panel backs Merck RSV shot for infants

RFK Jr.’s CDC vaccine panel backs Merck RSV shot for infants

Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s revamped government panel of outside vaccine advisors on Thursday recommended the use of Merck‘s shot to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, a temporary reprieve for public health officials and companies concerned about the Health and Human Services secretary’s immunization policy. The group, called … Read more

Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they’re getting closer

Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they’re getting closer

Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are targeted medicines that deliver chemotherapy agents to cancer cells 3d rendering Love Employee | Istock | Getty Images Chemotherapy has long been a cornerstone of cancer treatment, saving millions of lives. But the pharmaceutical industry says a popular class of targeted cancer therapies could one day replace chemotherapy and its … Read more

FDA approves Merck’s RSV shot for infants, ramping up competition with Sanofi and AstraZeneca

FDA approves Merck’s RSV shot for infants, ramping up competition with Sanofi and AstraZeneca

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s shot designed to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus during their first season of the virus, bringing to market a rival to a similar treatment from Sanofi and AstraZeneca. The decision will allow the company to launch the drug, which will be marketed as Enflonsia, ahead … Read more

Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Gilead and other drugmakers release promising cancer drug data at ASCO

Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Gilead and other drugmakers release promising cancer drug data at ASCO

Attendees walk through the lobby at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago. Tim Boyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. I’m back in New … Read more

Eli Lilly’s weight loss pill succeeds in first late-stage trial on diabetes patients

Eli Lilly’s weight loss pill succeeds in first late-stage trial on diabetes patients

Eli Lilly on Thursday said its daily obesity pill met the company’s goals in the first of several late-stage trials, helping patients with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and body weight and showing safety comparable with popular injections on the market.  The trial results are among the pharmaceutical industry’s most closely watched studies … Read more

Pharmaceutical stocks fall as Trump doubles down on tariffs threat

Pharmaceutical stocks fall as Trump doubles down on tariffs threat

The Lilly Biotechnology Center in San Diego, California, on March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of drugmakers fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump doubled down on plans to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S.  Shares of U.S.-based companies Eli Lilly, AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb and Regeneron all fell about 4% … Read more

Trump’s tariffs are a new challenge for Big Pharma. Here are the best positioned stocks

Trump’s tariffs are a new challenge for Big Pharma. Here are the best positioned stocks

Long-standing trade agreements have largely sheltered the pharmaceutical industry from tariffs but President Donald Trump’s goal of bringing manufacturing back to the United States has put the industry in the administration’s crosshairs. Trump first floated the idea of imposing tariffs of as much as 25% on imported pharmaceuticals in mid-February. Since then, he has repeated … Read more

Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca cholesterol pill shows promise as race with Merck heats up

Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca cholesterol pill shows promise as race with Merck heats up

Signage at the AstraZeneca facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.  Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. The race to develop more convenient … Read more

Eli Lilly will soon release key data on its weight loss pill. Here’s why it could be a game-changer

Eli Lilly will soon release key data on its weight loss pill. Here’s why it could be a game-changer

A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Patients, doctors and investors will soon learn a lot more about a new, more convenient treatment that could shake up the booming weight loss drug market. Eli Lilly plans to … Read more

AbbVie is the newest potential weight loss drug player

AbbVie is the newest potential weight loss drug player

A sign stands outside an Abbvie facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. The booming weight loss drug market has gained a new potential competitor.  AbbVie … Read more