It’s not just AI — China’s quickly gaining an edge over the U.S. in biotech
Two graduate students research chemical products in a laboratory in Xiwangzhuang Town, Zaozhuang City, Shandong province of China, on Dec. ...
Tag: Pharmaceuticals
How UnitedHealthcare became the face of America’s health insurance frustrations
Flags fly at half staff outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Dec. 4, 2024.Stephen Maturen | Getty ...
Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs
Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOnly ...
FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine booster approval standards for healthy people
Brandon Guerrero, of Compton, California, is given both a flu and Covid vaccine at CVS in Huntington Park, California, Aug. ...
Walgreens doubles down on prescription-filling robots to cut costs, free up pharmacists amid turnaround
A robotic arm fills prescriptions at a Walgreens' micro-fulfillment center.Courtesy: WalgreensAs struggling drugstore chains work to regain their footing, Walgreens ...
CVS tops estimates, hikes guidance as insurance business shows some improvement
CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCVS ...
Tariffs threaten a pharmaceuticals shortage, as 95% of ibuprofen comes from China
The U.S. gets the vast majority of common, generic medications from China, meaning President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on Chinese ...
Novo Nordisk opens weight loss drug Wegovy to telehealth; Hims & Hers shares rocket 18%
The "Wegovy" brand slimming syringe is sold in the Achat pharmacy in Mitte. The "Wegovy" slimming syringe has been available ...
FDA guts division that trains staff and health-care professionals on key practices like opioid safety, avoiding drug errors
The Food and Drug Administration has gutted a division responsible for training agency staff and outside health-care professionals on an ...
Medicare, Medicaid agency cuts jobs from minority health office, other divisions, as RFK Jr. guts U.S. health department
An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski | ...
