Novo shares fell as much as 7% on Monday after the company laid out new growth ambitions to revive its fortunes in the booming obesity drug market. The Danish company seeks to convince investors it can compete in an increasingly crowded field it helped pioneer. The company said it aims to launch more than five…
Peru will join the “Shield of the Americas”, a regional security alliance led by the United States that shares intelligence and cooperates in military operations against drug cartels. Keiko Fujimori, Peru’s recently elected right-wing leader, announced the move on Thursday after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend…
Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, however, vaccine development was still a long and idiosyncratic process. Traditionally, researchers had to tailor manufacturing processes and facilities for each vaccine candidate, and the scientific knowledge gained from one vaccine was often not directly transferable to another….
HOUSTON — A substance investigators found in a van driven by a man fatally shot by ICE earlier this month was not an illegal narcotic, the Harris County District Attorney’s office said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 51-year-old father of three,…
More people are using drugs than ever before, while synthetic substances are reshaping illicit markets and exposing vulnerable communities to greater health risks, according to the UN World Drug Report 2026, released on Friday. “We have seen an unprecedented spike in new types of drugs on the market, and worryingly, some are more potent or…
Competing while using banned substances is one of elite sports’ most fiercely protected red lines. But this weekend, in the shadow of a Las Vegas casino, comes a one-day competition that has sparked controversy for unapologetically crossing it. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Denounced by…
Johnson & Johnson is counting on its newly launched psoriasis pill to become its next cash cow. Investors want to know if it can live up to the hype. Icotyde went to market after the Food and Drug Administration approved it in mid-March for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The once-a-day drug is the first…
A drone view shows the Eli Lilly logo on the company’s office in San Diego, California, Nov. 21, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has reached a $2.75 billion deal to bring drugs developed using artificial intelligence by Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine to the global market. The agreement will give Insilico…
Scientists have discovered a surprising metabolic mechanism that interacts with a key aging pathway, potentially influencing growth, longevity, and lifespan through both advanced therapeutics and natural metabolites in ways still being explored. PHOTO/Stock. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Researchers at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences have found that the new TOR inhibitor…
The Trump administration is expected to announce, as early as this week, a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower the price of their weight loss drugs in exchange for limited Medicare coverage, according to two people familiar with the plan. The deal would reduce the cost of the lowest doses of…
