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Thursday 21 May 2026

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Eli Lilly HQ

Lilly soars on first data for oral obesity candidate

Shares in Eli Lilly rose sharply in pre-market trading today after it reported phase 3 results for oral diabetes and weight-loss drug orforglipron.

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Pfizer's weight-loss aspirations are dealt a heavy blow

Pfizer's weight-loss aspirations are dealt a heavy blow

Pfizer has been forced to discontinue its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist danuglipron after seeing signs of liver toxicity in late-stage clinical testing.

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Obesity and the endoscopy space: Innovative, minimally invas...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2022, 2.5 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight, including over 890 million adults who were living with

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Trump blocks plan for Medicare to cover weight-loss drugs

Trump blocks plan for Medicare to cover weight-loss drugs

A proposal by the Biden administration to cover weight-loss medicines for obesity under Medicare has been axed by the White House.

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Novo Nordisk looks east for another obesity therapy

Novo Nordisk looks east for another obesity therapy

Novo Nordisk has moved to shore up its obesity pipeline with a $2bn licensing deal for a triple agonist developed by China's United Biotechnology.

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Roche builds in obesity with $5.3bn Zealand licensing deal

Roche builds in obesity with $5.3bn Zealand licensing deal

Roche has parted with $1.4 billion upfront to secure rights to an obesity candidate developed by Zealand Pharma.