In 2004, Gilead Sciences decided to stop pursuing a new H.I.V. drug. The public explanation was that it wasn’t sufficiently different from an existing treatment to warrant further development.In private, […]
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Back to news homeJohnson & Johnson Reaches Deal for $8.9 Billion Talc Settlement
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that it had agreed to pay $8.9 billion to tens of thousands of people who claimed the company’s talcum powder products caused cancer, a […]
Walgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States
The stakes are high for Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and the other companies with large pharmaceutical arms, including Kroger, Albertsons and Walmart. The Republican attorneys general wield powerful weapons, including […]
Eli Lilly Says It Will Cut the Price of Insulin
The drug maker Eli Lilly and Company said on Wednesday that it would significantly reduce the prices of several of its lifesaving insulin products that are used by diabetes patients […]
GoodRx Leaked User Health Data to Facebook and Google, F.T.C. Says
Millions of Americans have used GoodRx, a drug discount app, to search for lower prices on prescriptions like antidepressants, H.I.V. medications and treatments for sexually transmitted diseases at their local […]
FTX’s In-House Performance Coach Is Just as Surprised as You Are
Over the past week, Dr. Lerner has had a front-row seat to the implosion of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s empire. First, the dramatic collapse of FTX, which followed what was the equivalent […]
Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid Vaccine
The vaccine manufacturer Moderna sued Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday, claiming that its rivals’ Covid-19 shot violates its patents protecting its groundbreaking technology.Moderna said in a statement that Pfizer and […]
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case
At trial, Mr. Lanier’s experts said the counties would need more than $3 billion, which he described as an amount equivalent to “the sun, the moon and the stars.” Judge […]
Analysis Deems Biden’s Climate and Tax Bill Fiscally Responsible
After more than a year of trying — and failing — to pack much of President Biden’s domestic agenda into a single tax-and-spend bill, Democrats appear to have finally found […]
J.&J. Pauses Production of Its Covid Vaccine Despite Persistent Need
Johnson & Johnson’s easy-to-deliver Covid-19 shot is the vaccine of choice for much of the developing world.Yet the American company, which has already fallen far behind on its deliveries to […]