Second MAHA Report Emphasizes Chronic Disease, Tilts at Vaccine Reform

MAHA Commission; chronic disease; vaccine reform; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; childhood health; food policy; medication overuse; public health; federal directives; childhood vaccine schedule

ICER Draft Report: High-Cost GLP-1 Obesity Drugs Deemed Cost-Effective—Affordability Still a Concern

ICER; GLP-1; semaglutide; tirzepatide; obesity drugs; cost-effectiveness; health policy; affordability; value-based pricing; cardiovascular benefits

Novartis Acquires Tourmaline Bio for $1.4B to Bolster Cardiovascular Pipeline with Promising Phase 2 Drug

Novartis; Tourmaline Bio; acquisition; $1.4 billion; pacibekitug; cardiovascular disease; anti-inflammatory; IL-6 antibody; ASCVD; phase 2 trial; C-reactive protein; chronic kidney disease

Capricor Claims FDA Misinterpreted Efficacy Data Leading to Rejection of DMD Therapy

Capricor Therapeutics; FDA rejection; deramiocel; Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); efficacy data misinterpretation; clinical trial endpoints; HOPE-2 trial; non-parametric test; statistical significance; cell therapy

Takeda and Alkermes Detail Strong Clinical Results for Orexin Drugs in Narcolepsy – Head-to-Head Race Accelerates

Takeda; Alkermes; orexin agonists; narcolepsy; oveporexton; alixorexton; clinical trials; Phase 3; excessive daytime sleepiness; cataplexy; maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT)

Epigenic Therapeutics and NRG Therapeutics Each Secure ~$60M in Series B Rounds for Epigenetic and Neuroscience Advances

Epigenic Therapeutics; NRG Therapeutics; Series B funding; epigenetic therapy; hepatitis B; hypercholesterolemia; Parkinson’s disease; ALS; biotechnology investment; gene silencing

BioNTech and BMS Announce First Global Data for PD-L1xVEGF Bispecific in Small Cell Lung Cancer, Set Phase 3 Dose

BioNTech; Bristol Myers Squibb; BMS; PD-L1xVEGF bispecific; BNT327; pumitamig; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; phase 2 trial; phase 3 dose; overall response rate; VEGF-A; PD-L1; chemotherapy