FDA Investigates Patient Deaths Linked to Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

FDA; Sarepta; Elevidys; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; gene therapy; patient deaths; acute liver failure; liver toxicity; regulatory investigation; non-ambulatory patients

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

FDA delays decision date on Cytokinetics’ heart drug to year-end in unusual safety program back-and-forth

Cytokinetics, aficamten, FDA delay, PDUFA date extension, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (oHCM), Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), regulatory setback

Pfizer CEO Bourla suggests pharma tariffs will focus on US adversaries, not allies

Pharmaceutical tariffs, Section 232 investigation, Albert Bourla, national security, trade policy, manufacturing investments, Trump administration, supply chain concerns

U.S. Biotechs Reveal Tariff Exposure as Trade Inquiry Signals Imminent Pharmaceutical Tariffs

U.S. biotech, pharmaceutical tariffs, Section 232 investigation, supply chain exposure, trade policy, import costs, reshoring manufacturing, drug pricing, global supply chain, pharmaceutical ingredients, regulatory impact