Draft MAHA Commission Report Outlines Broad Vaccine Framework and Addresses Childhood Chronic Disease
MAHA Commission; draft report; vaccine framework; childhood vaccine schedule; vaccine injuries; medical freedom; conflicts of interest; CDC; chronic disease; overmedicalization; pharmaceutical industry
Tariffs and MFN Policy Power a Broad, Confusing Pharma War
tariffs; Most Favored Nation (MFN) policy; prescription drug pricing; pharmaceutical industry; Trump administration; drug manufacturing; onshoring; Medicaid; pharma innovation
Viking Therapeutics Shares Crash After Obesity Pill VK2735 Delivers 12% Weight Loss, But Side Effects and Discontinuations Raise Concerns
Viking Therapeutics; VK2735; obesity pill; weight loss; clinical trial; stock crash; side effects; adverse events; gastrointestinal; drug efficacy
FDA Rejects PTC’s Vatiquinone Application for Friedreich’s Ataxia, Requests Further Studies
FDA rejection; PTC Therapeutics; vatiquinone; Friedreich’s ataxia; complete response letter; drug efficacy; additional clinical studies
CSL Announces Vaccine Unit Spin-Off and Major Workforce Cuts
CSL; Seqirus; vaccine spin-off; workforce reduction; demerger; strategic restructuring; biotech; cost-cutting
High Drop-Out Rate Clouds Viking Therapeutics’ Oral Weight Loss Drug Trial Results
Viking Therapeutics; oral obesity drug; VK2735; high drop-out rate; weight loss data; clinical trial; treatment discontinuations
FDA Rejection Derails PTC Therapeutics’ Rare Disease Hopeful
PTC Therapeutics; FDA rejection; vatiquinone; Friedreich’s ataxia; rare disease; efficacy concerns; complete response letter; clinical trial failure
Stealth BioTherapeutics Resubmits Third FDA Application for Rare Disease Drug
Stealth BioTherapeutics; FDA resubmission; rare disease; Barth syndrome; elamipretide; drug approval; expanded access program
Battle Intensifies in the Obesity Drug Market as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly Vie for Dominance
obesity drugs; GLP-1; Wegovy; Zepbound; Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; market competition; direct-to-consumer; pharmacy benefit managers; compounders; clinical trials
Shankar Ramaswamy’s Kriya Therapeutics Raises $313M for Gene Therapy Advancements
Kriya Therapeutics; Shankar Ramaswamy; gene therapy; biotech funding; fundraising; biotechnology; venture capital; 2025