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A late-stage trial showed retatrutide was effective in weight loss and in alleviating obesity-linked conditions.
More employers are requiring weigh-ins, app tracking and health coaching before approving GLP-1s for losing weight—or dropping coverage altogether.
Eli Lilly's (LLY) chairman and CEO Dave Ricks told German business newspaper Handelsblatt that Lilly would halve its planned investment in Germany, cutting its original 2.3 billion euro ($2.67 billion) commitment by roughly 50%. Reuters reported the announcement on June 3, 2026. The pullback lands ...
Eli Lilly signed a collaboration and licensing agreement worth up to $1.9 billion with Ascidian Therapeutics to research and develop kidney-disease treatments.
Eli Lilly (LLY) just did something worth paying attention to. With CVS Caremark announcing coverage of both Zepbound and newly approved Foundayo starting this summer, all three of the largest U.S. pharmacy benefit managers now cover Lilly’s complete obesity medicine portfolio. That’s a clean sweep ...
Investing.com -- GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drugs may have a future role in cancer prevention and treatment, according to new research highlighted by Citi ahead of the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, adding another potential growth avenue to an already booming drug class.
Shingles is no minor inconvenience. Ask anyone who has had it and they will tell you the burning, nerve-rattling pain can last for days. But what if surviving shingles was only half the battle? New research suggests the virus behind it could raise your risk of stroke and dementia years after the ...
The stock market rode a big rally in software stocks to fresh highs on Thursday despite another hot inflation report. The Nasdaq gained 0.9%. The Dow rose 25 points to post a slight gain and eke out a fresh record, too.
Eli Lilly shares are on pace to hit a new all-time closing high on news of increased insurance coverage for its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound. Lilly shares were recently up 4.4% to $1,130.90. Pharmacy-benefit manager CVS Caremark decided to add back Lilly’s Zepbound weight-loss drug to its lists of preferred drugs.
Small biotech firms "latch onto" AI more quickly than bigger firms, the head of Chinese tech giant Tencent's healthcare division said on Thursday, as more businesses embrace AI to improve efficiency. Pharmaceutical companies are also increasingly turning to AI to accelerate research and development, betting on new modeling tools and automated labs to improve efficiency and slash costs as well as drug development timelines. Drugmakers including Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have announced AI-related collaborations with technology firms.
May 28 () - CVS Health said on Thursday it will add Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound back to some of its drug lists as an additional preferred option for insurance coverage. Caremark, CVS' pharmacy benefit management unit, had dropped Zepbound from coverage on July 1 last year, while continuing to reimburse for rival Novo Nordisk's Wegovy after negotiating a more favorable price from the Danish drugmaker.
Apogee Therapeutics revealed mixed results for its experimental eczema treatment Wednesday, and the stock dropped.
Pharmaceutical companies have spent years targeting a common blood particle associated with heart-attack risks.
By Rishika Sadam and Sai Ishwarbharath B HYDERABAD/BENGALURU, May 27 (Reuters) - U.S. carrier American Airlines Group plans to double headcount at its India technology hub to about 800 by early next
Eli Lilly agreed to buy three vaccine developers targeting shingles, bacterial infections and Epstein-Barr Virus.
Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY) has announced agreements to acquire three vaccine developers, Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics AG, and Vaccine Company, in transactions valued at up to $3.83 billion combined, as the company expands its research and development efforts into infectious disease...
Eli Lilly acquired three infectious diseases companies for up to $3.83 billion. Lilly stock ticked higher in response.
Eli Lilly announced deals to acquire three biotechnology companies, Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics, and Vaccine Company for roughly $3.8 billion in total consideration.
The deals give Lilly vaccines targeting shingles, bacterial pathogens, and Epstein-Barr virus as it expands beyond weight loss drugs
A suite of new studies suggest drugs such as Ozempic and Zepbound might slow tumor progression and improve survival, but more research is needed to confirm the findings.
The deal is Lilly's seventh acquisition of 2026 and centers on Engage's non-viral DNA delivery platform, Tethosome
An investigational drug developed by Eli Lilly delivered clinically meaningful weight loss in a trial, the company said as it looks expand its obesity treatment portfolio amid soaring demand.
The healthcare team covers Q1 results from pharma and medtech companies and provides a wrap-up of the key takeaways.
LONDON/NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Lower prices for weight-loss pills from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are prompting patients to switch from compounded medications to branded Wegovy and Foundayo, according to Reuters interviews with nine U. Prices for the lowest doses of both Novo's oral Wegovy and Lilly's Foundayo tend to be lower than for their injected obesity medicines, and at par with those offered by pharmacies that mix the ingredients themselves and make compounded versions.
Elon Musk could pass an unthinkable wealth threshold, becoming the world’s first trillionaire, depending on investors’ excitement for SpaceX shares when it goes public. If the company surpasses a valuation of about $1.7 trillion, then Musk’s slightly more than 40% stake, combined with his Tesla shares, would make him the first man with a net worth eclipsing 13 figures. The calculation omits restricted shares that SpaceX has granted to Musk, but which haven’t been earned, though it includes options he could exercise shortly.
Bristol Myers Squibb said on Wednesday it is partnering with Anthropic to make its Claude AI model available to over 30,000 employees in an effort to accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of new medicines. • Bristol said it will also leverage Claude Code, Anthropic's coding tool, and evaluate its use in research, drug development, manufacturing and other commercial and medical affairs. • Agentic AI, which requires little human intervention, could increase clinical development productivity by about 35% to 45% over the next five years, consultancy McKinsey said last year.
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