Sanofi Contributes to Report Emphasizing Importance of Sustainably Paid Community Health Workers

Sanofi; community health workers; sustainability; health equity; National Association of Community Health Workers; policy advocacy; digital infrastructure; CHW Access Act

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

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

Obesity Leaders Dig Manufacturing Moats To Defend Injectable GLP-1 Empires

GLP-1; manufacturing capacity; Eli Lilly; Novo Nordisk; obesity drugs; Wegovy; Zepbound; capital expenditures; supply constraints; market competition; Medicare coverage; policy risk; biosimilars/generics; China GLP-1 pipeline; bariatric surgery

Boehringer Ingelheim breaks into oncology as FDA grants accelerated approval to Hernexeos (zongertinib) for HER2 TKD–mutated NSCLC

Boehringer Ingelheim; Hernexeos; zongertinib; FDA approval; accelerated approval; non-squamous NSCLC; HER2 TKD mutations; Oncomine Dx Target Test; Beamion LUNG-1; objective response rate; first oral targeted therapy for HER2-mutant NSCLC; priority review; breakthrough therapy designation; confirmatory trial requirement; competition with Enhertu

Assembly Bio Reports Phase 1b Success in Herpes; Gilead Increases Stake with 2.3M Shares

Assembly Bio; Phase 1b trial; ABI-5366; herpes simplex virus (HSV-2); viral shedding reduction; genital lesion reduction; safety profile; Gilead Sciences; collaboration; stock purchase