Biotech and Pharmaceuticals

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of Cigna jumped Monday following reports that the health-care giant has scrapped its plans to buy rival Humana due to disagreements on price,…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the country's first gene-editing treatment, Casgevy, for use in patients with sickle cell disease.The approval comes about a decade…

A person walks by a CVS pharmacy store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersCVS Health on Tuesday said it will revamp how it prices prescription drugs and…

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPfizer's twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill has now joined a long list of other scrapped drugs that aimed to treat obesity but…

The blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro is more effective for weight loss than another highly popular diabetes treatment, Ozempic, in overweight or obese adults, according to a large analysis…

COVID-19 home test kits are pictured in a store window during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 19, 2022.Carlo…

A RSV-infected child receives treatment, as RS-Virus infections spread among children at Missio children's clinic Moenchberg, in Wuerzburg, Germany, December 2, 2022. Heiko Becker |…

CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAs its Covid gains evaporate, Pfizer wants a chunk of the budding weight loss drug market. Analysts say upcoming data on Pfizer's experimental obesity…

A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on March 29, 2023.George…

A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023.Brian Snyder | ReutersSome pharmacy staff from Walgreens and…