Biotechnology

Flags with the logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy are pictures while the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on…

Candy is displayed for sale, as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., along with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, announce the FDA's intent to remove from the U.S. food supply "petroleum-based synthetic"…

Eli Lilly on Thursday said its daily obesity pill met the company's goals in the first of several late-stage trials, helping patients with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and body weight and showing safety comparable with popular…

The logo of UnitedHealth appears on the side of one of its office buildings in Santa Ana, California, on April 13, 2020.Mike Blake | ReutersUnitedHealth Group's stock sank 20% on Thursday after the company slashed its annual profit…

Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPfizer on Monday said it would end development of its experimental daily weight loss pill after a patient experienced a liver injury that was potentially caused by the drug in a trial. The…

A pharmacist collects medications for prescriptions at a pharmacy.Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump's planned tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. could have wide-ranging consequences for…

The Lilly Biotechnology Center in San Diego, California, on March 1, 2023.Mike Blake | ReutersShares of some drugmakers rose on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would pause steep tariff rates on dozens of countries,…

The Food and Drug Administration has gutted a division responsible for training agency staff and outside health-care professionals on an array of key public health, regulation and safety practices and supporting professional development…

Walgreens on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations, as the retail drugstore giant benefits from cost cuts and prepares to go private.The company is in the process of being taken private by…

An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has slashed jobs from its minority health…