Eli Lilly and Superluminal Ink $1.3B Pact Targeting GPCRs in Obesity, Cardiometabolic Diseases

Eli Lilly; Superluminal Medicines; GPCRs; obesity drugs; cardiometabolic diseases; AI drug discovery; MC4R; partnership; milestones; equity investment

Response Pharma: RDX-002 Limits Weight Regain After GLP-1 Therapy – Positive Phase II Results Announced

Response Pharmaceuticals; RDX-002; GLP-1 discontinuation; weight regain; obesity; Phase II clinical trial; postprandial triglycerides; cardiometabolic health; iMTP inhibitor

Insmed’s Brinsupri Receives First-Ever FDA Approval for Progressive Lung Disease

Brinsupri; Insmed; FDA approval; non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis; bronchiectasis; DPP1 inhibitor; brensocatib; progressive lung disease; neutrophil-mediated disease; first-in-class

Novartis antibody ianalumab clinches another Phase 3 win in rare blood disease (ITP)

Novartis; ianalumab; VAY736; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare disease; Phase 3; time to treatment failure; safe platelet levels; eltrombopag; autoimmune; B-cell depletion; BAFF-R inhibition; Sjögren’s disease; regulatory submissions

FDA may not renew Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 shot authorization, creating uncertainty for fall child vaccinations

FDA; Pfizer-BioNTech; pediatric COVID-19 vaccine; EUA renewal; authorization not renewed; child vaccinations; fall 2025; regulatory framework; Moderna comparison; CDC guidance

After CDC shooting, employees and public health leaders urge RFK Jr. to change his rhetoric

CDC shooting; RFK Jr. rhetoric; vaccine misinformation; CDC employee reactions; public health leaders; security measures; Atlanta CDC campus; Officer David Rose; HHS leadership; workplace safety