2025-03-28
Cheaper Wegovy, 23andMe shutters, and RFK Jr. cuts FDA jobs: Pharma news roundup
Novo Nordisk is expanding its cash-only savings program offering its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for $499 a month at all U.S. pharmacies. 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with CEO Anne Wojcicki stepping down to help with a sale. And the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se [...]
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2025-03-24
23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and CEO Anne Wojcicki has stepped down
DNA testing company 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, following a tumultuous few years that included significant layoffs and a wide-ranging data breach. It plans to find a buyer and continu [...]
2025-03-07
Wegovy's price cut, Amgen's Ozempic competitor, and Big Pharma's tax cut: Pharma news roundup
Novo Nordisk just cut the price of its weight-loss drug, Wegovy, by more than half for patients who pay without insurance. Amgen (AMGN) announced this week that it has begun two late-stage clinical tr [...]
2025-03-25
23andMe bankruptcy: Can EU and UK laws protect DNA data? Here’s what you need to know
San Francisco-based 23andMe, which sells at-home DNA testing kits, has filed for bankruptcy in the US and is looking for a new buyer — heightening concerns about the personal data of millions of peo [...]
2025-03-27
RFK Jr. plans to cut 3,500 jobs at the FDA, as staff is reportedly already struggling with workload
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday that it plans to eliminate approximately 3,500 positions at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even as the agency’s sta [...]
2025-02-03
The FDA and EU clear Nuance Audio, smart glasses with built-in hearing aids, for sale
Nuance Audio, new "hearing glasses" from EssilorLuxottica, have received FDA clearance and "a CE marking under the Medical Devices regulation in the EU," making them officially rea [...]
2025-03-28
Delaware's 'Billionaire's Bill'; RFK Jr.'s FDA cuts; and Trump's auto tariffs: Politics Roundup
Another week, another trade threat. As financial markets began gearing up for President Donald Trump’s promised reciprocal tariffs, the U.S. announced it would slap 25% tariffs on imported vehicles [...]
2025-03-25
Officials think you should delete your 23andMe data. Here's how
Genetic testing company 23andMe (ME) filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday in the latest stage of a rocky road that included weak consumer demand and a 2023 data breach that jeopardized the genetic d [...]
2025-03-14
An Ozempic successor falls short, Eli Lilly's GLP-1 pill, and senators grill RFK: Pharma news roundup
An Eli Lilly exec said the company’s experimental weight-loss pill could make GLP-1 treatments more accessible worldwide, as it would be easier to manufacture and distribute globally. Three U.S. sen [...]