Pharmaceuticals

Zealand Pharma soars 32% after promising weight-loss drug results

Barbara Terrio

Vials move along a conveyor at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark, on Monday, June 12, 2023. ...

Sickle cell disease gene therapies Casgevy Lyfgenia insurance cost issues

Debi Johnson

Blood sample of patient positive tested for sickle cell. Kitsawet Saethao | Istock | Getty Images The crippling episodes of ...

What to know about insurance coverage for weight loss drugs and costs

Debi Johnson

Many U.S. companies are grappling with health insurance coverage issues for workers when it comes to GLP-1 drugs for weight ...

Pfizer (PFE) Q4 earnings report 2023

Barbara Terrio

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after a visit ...

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) earnings Q4 2023

Gregory Daniels

The stock trading graph of Johnson & Johnson is seen on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | ...

Forget the “Magnificent Seven” — This Stock Has Nearly Quadrupled in 2024, and Wall Street Thinks It Can Go a Lot Higher

Barbara Terrio

You’ve no doubt heard a lot about the “Magnificent Seven” stocks. Each stock in this group — Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, ...

US FDA approves Vertex/CRISPR gene therapy for an inherited blood disorder

Barbara Terrio

The headquarters of US biopharmaceutical company Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston, Massachusets, on November 4, 2023. Joseph Prezioso | Afp | ...

CVS to close ‘select’ pharmacies in Target stores in the coming months

Barbara Terrio

CVS Health plans to close select pharmacies inside Target stores early this year, a company spokesperson said Thursday, as retail ...

Blockbuster Alzheimer’s paper retracted by former Stanford president after a decade of resistance

Brendan Martin

Marc Tessier-Lavigne told shareholders in 2009 that his research would “turn our current understanding of Alzheimer’s upside down.” Now, the ...