With COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics developed in rapid time, Ben Hargreaves investigates why this has not been the case with the creation of a treatment for Long COVID.
US startup Dr B – formed in 2021 to help match patients seeking a COVID-19 vaccine to suppliers with leftover stock – is branching out into antivirals with the help of an $8 million fundrai
The first lawsuit claiming that gastrointestinal drug Zantac causes cancer has been voluntarily dismissed a week before it was due to come to trial, in an early victory for the pharma compa
GSK, its consumer health spin-off Haleon, and Sanofi could be on the hook for billions of dollars in potential damages over Zantac, a gastrointestinal drug pulled from the market in 2020 af
Pfizer is on the brink of announcing a deal to buy Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) and its oral therapy Oxbryta for sickle cell disease for around $5 billion, according to press reports.
Pfizer's reported interest in acquiring sickle cell disease specialist Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) has been confirmed, with the $68.50-per-share deal valuing GBT at $5.4 billion.