Healthy Returns: New weight loss drug data show Eli Lilly is gaining ground

Healthy Returns: New weight loss drug data show Eli Lilly is gaining ground

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 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. Competition in … 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

JPMorgan’s top biotech and pharma picks for the second half

JPMorgan’s top biotech and pharma picks for the second half

Biopharmaceutical stocks’ underperformance versus the broader market for a third-straight year is an opportunity for investors, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Chris Schott said in the firm’s June outlook for biopharma that the sector’s poor performance can be traced back to concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his ” most favored nation ” executive order. … Read more

Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs

Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs

Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Only half of health insurer Cigna‘s clients currently cover the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound because of their high costs. But the company’s pharmacy benefits unit Evernorth has reached a deal with … Read more

Novo Nordisk is betting on a CEO shakeup to regain its weight loss drug edge over Eli Lilly

Novo Nordisk is betting on a CEO shakeup to regain its weight loss drug edge over Eli Lilly

A view of the logo of Novo Nordisk at the company’s office in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, March 8, 2024.  Tom Little | Reuters Novo Nordisk is banking on fresh leadership to help it reclaim the crown in the booming weight loss drug market. The Danish drugmaker on Friday abruptly announced that … Read more

Trump wants to slash U.S. drug prices with ‘most favored nation’ policy – here’s what to know 

Trump wants to slash U.S. drug prices with ‘most favored nation’ policy – here’s what to know 

President Donald Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday moved forward with a plan to lower U.S. … Read more

Trump to sign order to cut some U.S. drug prices to match those abroad

Trump to sign order to cut some U.S. drug prices to match those abroad

US President Donald Trump participates in a celebration of military mothers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday will revive a controversial policy that aims to slash drug costs by tying the amount the government … Read more

These 6 portfolio names pledged big U.S. investments since Trump took office again

These 6 portfolio names pledged big U.S. investments since Trump took office again

Many of the biggest U.S. companies have pledged to invest trillions of dollars in the United States since President Donald Trump started his second term — including six names in our portfolio. These moves are aimed at aligning companies with the president’s vision for a new global trade order designed to bring manufacturing jobs back … Read more

Healthy Returns: Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy deal with CVS won’t derail Eli Lilly’s obesity market dominance

Healthy Returns: Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy deal with CVS won’t derail Eli Lilly’s obesity market dominance

A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Hollie Adams | 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. Despite … Read more

Trump signs order to boost domestic drug manufacturing as pharma tariffs loom

Trump signs order to boost domestic drug manufacturing as pharma tariffs loom

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to incentivize prescription drug manufacturing in the U.S., streamlining the path for pharmaceutical companies to build new production … Read more