Disease or Syndrome
FDA tightens Skysona label, restricting use to CALD patients without alternative options due to increased blood cancer risk
FDA; bluebird bio; Skysona; elivaldogene autotemcel; labeling changes; boxed warning; hematologic malignancy; myelodysplastic syndrome; acute myeloid leukemia; cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy; CALD; HLA‑matched donor; gene therapy safety; post‑marketing reports
Two Courts Reject Challenges to Inflation Reduction Act, Marking Major Win for Government
Inflation Reduction Act; IRA; Medicare Drug Negotiation Program; AstraZeneca; federal courts; constitutional challenge; administrative law; Third Circuit Court; CMS; Medicare
Novo Nordisk Maintains Edge in Obesity Pill Race as Lilly’s Pill Shows Modest Results
Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; obesity pill; oral semaglutide; orforglipron; weight loss drugs; Wegovy; Zepbound; GLP-1; market competition
Lilly’s Q2 2025 Beat-and-Raise Overshadowed by Orforglipron Data
Eli Lilly; Q2 2025 earnings; orforglipron; oral GLP-1; weight loss; obesity franchise; regulatory submission; analyst expectations
Sarepta Pursues Efficiency Measures Amid $1 Billion Debt Due in 2027
Sarepta Therapeutics; debt 2027; efficiency measures; ELEVIDYS; cost savings; restructuring; financial results 2025; FDA; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; stock decline
Execution, Execution, Execution: Novo’s New CEO Doubles Down on Obesity, Diabetes and Trims Pipeline
Novo Nordisk; Maziar Mike Doustdar; obesity; diabetes; pipeline cuts; GLP-1 drugs; Wegovy; Ozempic; incretin market; leadership change
XtalPi and DoveTree Announce Landmark $6 Billion AI-Powered Drug Discovery Collaboration
XtalPi; DoveTree Medicines; AI drug discovery; robotics; pharmaceutical R&D; Gregory Verdine; oncology; immunology; neurology; metabolic diseases; collaboration; upfront payment; milestone payments; royalties
HHS Ends BARDA Funding for Future mRNA Vaccine Development, Citing Efficacy Concerns
mRNA vaccines; BARDA; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; vaccine efficacy; HHS; COVID-19; flu; project cancellation; public health policy
Novo Nordisk’s Pipeline Cull Prompts Hopes of Strategic Shift
Novo Nordisk; pipeline cull; GLP-1/GIP co-agonist; obesity drugs; leadership change; strategic shift; semaglutide; Wegovy; R&D pipeline; market competition
HHS Cancels $500 Million in BARDA-Funded mRNA Vaccine Contracts Amid Strategic Shift
HHS; BARDA; mRNA vaccine; vaccine development; contract cancellation; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; COVID-19; federal funding; Moderna; Pfizer; Seqirus