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Pfizer and Blackstone Obesity Drug Deal to Provide $1.5 Billion Funding for Drug Development

The Pharma giant Pfizer has secured up to $1.5 billion from Blackstone Life Sciences to accelerate the development of berobenatide, an experimental …

E. coli Outbreak in SLO County Claims One Life After Pumpkin Farm Exposure

One person has died following an E. coli outbreak in SLO County, California, linked to visits to Brookshire pumpkin farms. County health …

Simtra BioPharma's New Bloomington Plant With $250M+ Investment to Boost Drug Production

Simtra BioPharma Solutions has opened its new manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Indiana, following an investment of more than $250 million. Simtra BioPharma’s …

Google Gemini for Healthcare

Google Cloud has launched Gemini for Healthcare, a purpose-built artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to connect fragmented healthcare systems and automate complex …

Novartis Zolgensma tumor cases

Novartis has disclosed nine reports of tumors in patients who previously received its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy, Zolgensma, raising fresh …

British Citizen With Ebola Returns to UK for Treatment

A British doctor who contracted Ebola while supporting the outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has returned to …

AstraZeneca Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Acquisition to Expand Rare Disease Portfolio

AstraZeneca has reportedly made a non-binding offer worth approximately $10 billion to acquire Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, a US-based biotechnology company specialising in treatments …

Boehringer Sino Biopharma Cancer Drug Deal Hits $7.4B

Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a cancer drug licensing agreement with China’s Sino Biopharmaceutical (SBP Group) that could be worth up to $7.4 …

CVS Health Business Split: 9,000 Pharmacies to Separate

CVS Health plans to divide its healthcare business into two publicly traded companies, separating its approximately 9,000 retail pharmacies from its insurance …

TGA Approval for Wegovy Pill Opens New Option For Obesity Drugs In Australia

Australia has approved Novo Nordisk’s daily weight-loss pill, Wegovy, giving eligible patients an oral alternative to the weekly injections. The Therapeutic Goods …

FDA Approval for Generic HIV Prevention Shot at $40 a Year

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval to the first generic version of lenacapavir, a long-acting injection that …

New Early Warning System in NHS to Protect Children

NHS England is introducing a new early warning system in NHS emergency departments across the country to help doctors and nurses identify …