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RFK Jr. Defends HHS Staff Cuts and Reorganization at House and Senate Hearings
RFK Jr.; HHS; staff cuts; reorganization; Congress; House Appropriations Committee; Senate HELP Committee; budget cuts; Medicaid; health coverage
Organon Launches ‘Romantasy’-Inspired Nexplanon Ad Campaign
Organon; Nexplanon; romantasy; ad campaign; birth control; pharmaceutical marketing; women’s health; fantasy-romance; contraceptive implant
Merck’s Keytruda Achieves Industry-First Success in Preventing Head and Neck Cancer Recurrence: AACR 2025 Highlights
Keytruda; Merck; AACR 2025; head and neck cancer; resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; event-free survival; KEYNOTE-689 trial; perioperative pembrolizumab; recurrence prevention; clinical trial; FDA
GSK and iTeos End Belrestotug TIGIT Program After Disappointing Lung Cancer Results
GSK; iTeos; belrestotug; TIGIT; lung cancer; dostarlimab; clinical trial; drug development; GALAXIES Lung-201; immuno-oncology; progression-free survival
OpenAI Debuts HealthBench Dataset to Evaluate AI Models in Real-World Medical Scenarios
OpenAI; HealthBench; AI healthcare benchmark; large language models; medical AI evaluation; physician rubrics; realistic medical scenarios; AI safety; open-source dataset
Galapagos Walks Back Split Plans, Raising Questions Over Cell Therapy Assets
Galapagos; company split; cell therapy; spinoff; CEO appointment; biotech industry; CAR T business
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty Steps Down; Stephen Hemsley Returns as CEO
UnitedHealth Group; Andrew Witty; Stephen Hemsley; CEO transition; leadership change; personal reasons; financial guidance suspension; stock drop
Federal Appeals Court Revives CRISPR Patent Dispute Between Broad Institute and University of California
CRISPR; patent dispute; Broad Institute; University of California; Federal Circuit; PTAB; gene editing; intellectual property; eukaryotic cells
Azafaros Raises €132M in Series B to Fund Phase 3 Trials for Brain-Penetrant Drug
Azafaros; Series B funding; nizubaglustat; brain-penetrant drug; lysosomal storage disorders; rare neuro-metabolic diseases; phase 3 clinical trials; Jeito Capital; Forbion Growth; neurodegenerative diseases
Galapagos Reconsiders Company Split After Market Developments
Galapagos; company split; cell therapy; drug development; strategic review; leadership change; market conditions