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Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration

Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers, as the two companies have reached an agreement that will see Novo Nordisk's branded weight loss medicines sold through the Hims platform. Early last month Hims & Hers said that it ...
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Novo Nordisk strikes deal for Hims to sell Wegovy and Ozempic, drops lawsuit

COPENHAGEN, March 9 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk has agreed to sell its blockbuster Wegovy and Ozempic drugs through U.S. telehealth company Hims & Hers' platform, the Danish drugmaker said on Monday, ending a legal dispute that erupted last month. The deal marks a turnaround ...
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Roche shares drop as oral breast cancer drug fails trial

FRANKFURT, March 9 (Reuters) - Roche's shares dropped more than 5% on Monday as the Swiss drugmaker failed to show that its promising breast cancer drug candidate giredestrant can help newly diagnosed patients. At 0956 GMT, the stock trimmed early some losses to trade 4.6% ...
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FDA to ease testing rules to speed biosimilar approvals – Bloomberg News reports

March 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to ease testing requirements for companies developing biosimilar drugs, Bloomberg News reported, citing an agency official and internal documents. The FDA is expected to issue draft guidance as soon as Monday that would reduce ...
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Illinois lawmakers weigh options to change rising property tax structure

(The Center Square) - Republican state Rep. Joe Sosnowski has filed legislation he hopes will make life easier on Illinois residents now facing some of the highest property taxes in the country. ...
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FDA vaccines chief Vinay Prasad to leave regulator in April

By Kamal Choudhury and Michael Erman March 6 (Reuters) - The controversial head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccines and biologics unit, Dr. Vinay Prasad, will leave the agency at the end of April. FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary posted about the departure on ...
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Women in South Africa take up guns and martial arts for protection against gender violence

BRONKHORSTSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) - At the command of a female instructor, a line of girls and women, some wearing pink ear protectors, shoot five rounds at a target with 9 mm pistols as they undergo firearm training at a range in the agricultural ...
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US FDA approves Lantheus’ new prostate cancer imaging formulation

March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new formulation of Lantheus Holdings' prostate cancer imaging agent, aimed at improving scanning access through increased production capacity. Shares of the company were up about 3% in extended trading. The imaging ...
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Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) - Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off each other, a new study found. Researchers from South Korea and Australia looked at compound ...
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French probe into baby death did not show link with recalled formula – Bordeaux prosecutor

PARIS, March 6 (Reuters) - A judicial inquiry launched in France after the death of a baby has shown no link with the recalled Nestle infant formula he has consumed, the Bordeaux prosecutor said on Friday. Cereulide, a toxin that can cause nausea and vomiting, ...
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How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health

WASHINGTON (AP) - Most of America "springs forward" Sunday for daylight saving time. Losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day; it also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light knock your body ...
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Judge approves Pfizer, SEC settlement tied to insider trading at Cohen hedge fund

NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday awarded Pfizer $29 million to resolve a dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stemming from the regulator's 2013 insider trading settlement with billionaire Steven A. Cohen's former hedge fund SAC Capital ...
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