Curated news and analysis on clinical trials, drug approvals, and medical research.
President Donald Trump pardoned five former NFL players, including one posthumously, for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking. The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson.
Aethlon Medical reported Q3 2026 financial results with a $2.06 million operating loss while advancing its Australian oncology trial of the Hemopurifier device. The company achieved 27% year-to-date cost reductions and targets a late March safety review.
The FDA announced plans to restrict non-FDA-approved compounded GLP-1 drugs mass-marketed as alternatives to approved weight loss medications, citing safety concerns and misleading advertising practices.
Researchers have developed attenuated Listeria bacteria therapies that boost innate immune cells to fight cancer. Two approaches target colorectal cancer and pediatric leukemia, with FDA clearance expected soon for trials in children.
Sanofi replaced CEO Paul Hudson with Belén Garijo from Merck KGaA after a stalled turnaround. The company faces pressure to develop drugs to replace blockbuster Dupixent and navigate U.S. vaccine skepticism.
Multiple law firms have filed securities fraud class actions against uniQure N.V. after the FDA reversed its position on the company's AMT-130 Huntington's disease drug candidate, causing shares to plummet 49% in a single day.
Zydus Lifesciences resolves US patent litigation with Astellas Pharma over generic Mirabegron for $120 million plus per-unit licensing fees through September 2027, enabling continued US marketing.
A randomized trial of 210 advanced lung cancer patients found that administering checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy in the morning nearly doubled progression-free survival and extended overall survival by nearly a year compared to later-day dosing.
Recent studies demonstrate tirzepatide's efficacy extends beyond diabetes management, showing reduced glaucoma risk in diabetic patients and significant improvements in pediatric Type 2 diabetes treatment with superior weight loss outcomes.
Engineered regulatory T cell therapies are progressing through clinical trials for autoimmune diseases and organ transplant rejection, with CAR-Treg candidates showing promising early results in rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions.
The FDA has approved labeling changes to six menopausal hormone therapy products, removing boxed warnings related to cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and probable dementia that had been in place since 2003.
New research shows semaglutide cuts cardiovascular event risk by 4% per 5kg weight loss, with two-thirds of heart benefits unexplained by weight reduction alone. Study of 17,604 participants suggests multiple protective mechanisms beyond weight loss.
Eli Lilly has accumulated $1.5 billion in pre-launch inventory of its experimental oral weight-loss drug orforglipron ahead of an expected FDA decision in April, up from $550 million last year.
Innovent Biologics has dosed the first participant in its pivotal Phase 3 HeriCare-Breast01 study evaluating IBI354, a HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate, as first-line treatment for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.
China now leads globally with 624 Phase 3 cancer trials, representing 48.5% of the total, while its share of global drug development has risen to 20% with investigational new drugs accounting for 30% of the world's pipeline.
WHO has granted Phase II pre-qualification for Biological E Limited's novel Oral Polio Vaccine type 2, enabling full end-to-end manufacturing at a single integrated site in Hyderabad.
Ultragenyx reported Q4 2025 revenues of $207 million, up 25% year-over-year, while announcing a 10% workforce reduction and resubmission of its UX111 gene therapy application following positive long-term clinical data.
Emergent BioSolutions received FDA approval on Feb. 12, 2026, for 6-count and 24-count multipack configurations of over-the-counter NARCAN Nasal Spray, designed to meet the needs of partners distributing higher volumes of naloxone to community programs.
Samsung Bioepis and Regeneron reached a settlement allowing U.S. launch of Opuviz, an aflibercept biosimilar, in January 2027. The agreement resolves a patent dispute that began in late 2023.
The FDA mandated febrile seizure warnings for flu vaccines and rejected Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application, with a political appointee overruling agency staff despite no safety concerns identified.
