A building on the campus at the world headquarters of Illumina is shown in San Diego, California, Sept. 1, 2021.Mike Blake | ReutersIllumina's board on Tuesday named Jacob Thaysen the DNA sequencing company's new CEO as it tries to rebound from a grinding dispute over its acquisition of cancer...
Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California.Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesAn uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations...
The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters on May 17, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it has reached a deal with drug giant Amgen to allow the company's $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics to move forward. The two...
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. George Frey | ReutersOzempic, the blockbuster diabetes treatment from Novo Nordisk, could be next in line in the price...
In this photo illustration, Eliquis is made available to customers at the New City Halsted Pharmacy on August 29, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesMedicare is set to negotiate prices for 10 different drugs with manufacturers in a bid to make those costly treatments more affordable for...
Bottles of the drug Jardiance, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.George Frey | ReutersTwo blood thinners and a diabetes medication are the most widely used among a list of ten drugs that will be subject to...
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans. President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in a party-line vote...
Ten milligram tablets of the hyperactivity drug, Adderall, made by Shire Plc.Jb Reed | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIt's been 10 months since the Food and Drug Administration first announced a nationwide shortage of Adderall — one of the most widely used medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — and...
A selection of injector pens for the Wegovy weight loss drug are shown in this photo illustration in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 2023.Jim Vondruska | ReutersWegovy, the popular weight loss drug from Novo Nordisk, significantly reduced symptoms of a common type of heart failure in patients with obesity, according...
A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023.Brian Snyder | ReutersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available to the public in mid-September, an agency official told reporters Thursday. That...