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Arrowhead, Novartis in up to $2 billion deal for neuromuscular therapy license

(Reuters) -Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals will get up to $2 billion from Swiss pharma major Novartis for an exclusive worldwide license to the U.S. drugmaker’s experimental therapy that targets neuromuscular conditions such as Parkinson’s. Shares of Arrowhead, which has also partnered with Sanofi and GSK, rose about ...
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Ionis shares jump after drug lowers blood fat levels in advanced trials

(Reuters) -Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ shares surged on Tuesday before the bell after the drugmaker said its experimental treatment significantly reduced levels of blood fats called triglycerides and reduced pancreatitis risk in two large late-stage studies. Shares of the Carlsbad-based company were up about 17% in premarket ...
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IQVIA names Michael Fedock as financial chief

(Reuters) -IQVIA Holdings on Tuesday named insider Michael Fedock as Chief Financial Officer, effective February 28, 2026, succeeding Ron Bruehlman who is set to retire. Bruehlman returned from retirement in 2020 to support IQVIA during a critical period, including navigating the COVID-19 pandemic “Ron has been ...
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Merck’s cholesterol drug meets main goal in late-stage trial

(Reuters) -Drugmaker Merck’s oral drug met the main goal of reducing bad cholesterol in a late-stage trial, it said on Tuesday, marking a second win for the drug since June. Merck’s non-statin cholesterol drug, enlicitide decanoate, was being tested in patients with hypercholesterolemia, a condition ...
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Around 400 children fall ill after eating free school meals in Indonesia’s Bengkulu

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Around 400 children have fallen ill after eating free school meals in Indonesia’s western Bengkulu Province in the worst case of mass food poisoning to date linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship food programme. Prabowo launched the programme of free meals for children ...
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Cigna’s Evernorth invests $3.5 billion in Shields

(Reuters) -Cigna Group’s unit Evernorth Health on Tuesday said it is investing $3.5 billion in specialty pharmacy company Shields Health. The investment comes as Shields transitions to a private firm following Sycamore Partners’ acquisition of its parent company, Walgreens Boots Alliance. Specialty pharmacies sell medications that ...
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Zymeworks halts development of cancer drug after trial setback

(Reuters) -Zymeworks said on Tuesday it will stop developing its experimental cancer drug after results from a trial showed the treatment was unlikely to meet the company’s goals as a standalone therapy. The Vancouver-based company was testing the drug, ZW171, in an early-stage trial for ...
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Chinese companies turn to generics as shipments behind US weight-loss craze fade

By Patrick Wingrove NEW YORK (Reuters) -Some Chinese companies now racing to make generic versions of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy also supplied ingredients for more than a billion makeshift doses of weight-loss drugs sold online in the U.S. over the past two years, according to three ...
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Former CDC directors say RFK Jr. is endangering Americans’ health

(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Richard Besser explains why he and other former directors of the CDC wrote an op-ed criticizing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handling of the CDC and public health.Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are ...
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Former CDC heads warn Kennedy is endangering Americans

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Republican and Democratic presidents warned on Monday that the decisions made by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., culminating in the firing of ...
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Cupping, leeching and other ancient healing methods welcomed in Turkish hospitals

By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) -In a brightly lit treatment room at a private hospital in Istanbul, doctor Erdal Dilekci makes dozens of small, quick incisions on a patient’s back as part of a centuries-old therapy known as wet cupping. The patient, 26-year-old nurse Furkan ...
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Halsey bids big and Colman Domingo hosts Venice amfAR gala

VENICE (AP) — Singer Halsey bid for the top lot at the amfAR Venezia fundraiser Sunday and spoke on the red carpet about how the charitable foundation’s work has helped her personally. Hosted by an impassioned Colman Domingo in a bright green custom Valentino ...
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