Eli Lilly on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates and hiked its full-year outlook, as the company continued to see strong demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro. Shares of the company rose more than 2% in morning trading on Thursday. The pharmaceutical giant now expects its…
Signage for a CVS pharmacy in Takoma Park, Maryland, US, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images CVS Health on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past estimates and raised its adjusted profit outlook, as the company sees strength in its insurance unit and retail pharmacy business. The…
This photograph taken on October 30, 2022, shows the logo of the Swiss pharmaceutical and drug maker Novartis on a building in Basel. Gabriel Monnet | Afp | Getty Images Novartis “can never be done” when it comes to major acquisitions in its sector as it always needs to look for the next “great asset,”…
Signage for Novartis AG at a building in the company’s headquarters campus in Basel, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is nearing a deal to buy biotechnology company Avidity Biosciences for more than $70 a share, Bloomberg News reported, citing a person familiar with the…
A sign is posted in front of a Genentech office on June 12, 2025 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Roche‘s Genentech on Thursday said it will sell its flu pill, Xofluza, directly to certain patients at a discount in a bid to expand access, becoming the latest company to wade…
US President Donald Trump makes an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 16, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday announced two new efforts to expand the availability of in vitro fertilization, the first concrete step from his administration on the expensive…
A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025. Megan Varner | Reuters More than a dozen pages on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website related to sexual and gender identity, health equity, and other…
Shelf of pharmaceutical products. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on “any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product” entering the country from Oct. 1. The measure will not apply to companies building drug manufacturing plants in the U.S., Trump added. He said that…
The Roche Holding AG headquarters on April 11, 2025, in Basel, Switzerland. Sedat Suna | Getty Images News | Getty Images Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche is targeting becoming a top three obesity player globally, posing a potential rival to heavyweights Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly as it advances one of its experimental weight-loss drugs to…
In this photo illustration, Tylenol caplets are displayed on Sept. 22, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Trump administration on Monday drew an unproven link between autism and pregnant women’s use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in one of the world’s most common over-the-counter pain relievers, Kenvue‘s Tylenol. President Donald…
