• September 10 2025
  Medical science

  Merck slams UK as it scraps £1bn London drug research centre

  US company says country is ‘not internationally competitive’ and lays off 125 staff

  
• September 9 2025
  Pharmaceuticals sector

  US regulators target drugmakers over ‘misleading advertisements’

  Trump administration sends cease-and-desist letters to pharma groups and social media influencers

  
• September 7 2025
  Healthcare

  Americans face biggest increase in health insurance costs in 15 years

  Rising premiums add to pressure on households already feeling pinch from high price of goods

  
• September 5 2025
  Kenvue

  Tylenol maker’s shares sink on Kennedy report linking painkiller to autism

  Company says key ingredient acetaminophen has been approved for use by US regulators

  
• September 4 2025
  US politics & policy

  Robert Kennedy grilled over vaccine scepticism in fiery US Senate hearing

  Trump officials defend health secretary after sharp questioning from Republican and Democratic lawmakers

  
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• August 29 2025
  Pharmaceuticals sector

  US regulator approves at-home Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai and Biogen

  Go ahead for Leqembi shot by Food and Drug Administration could help revive two companies’ sluggish sales

  
• August 28 2025
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  US health agency leadership turmoil gives Kennedy the upper hand

  Battle for control of the CDC follows rising tension over health secretary’s position on vaccines

  
• August 28 2025
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  White House says it fired US health agency chief after her refusal to step down

  CDC director Susan Monarez’s lawyers earlier said she had not been notified by the administration of her removal

  
• August 26 2025
  Eli Lilly & Co

  Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill meets target in key diabetes trial

  Results from US pharma group show oral drug reduced body weight by 10.5% on average

  
• August 18 2025
  Novo Nordisk AS

  Novo Nordisk halves US price of Ozempic

  Danish group’s shares rise after it cuts cost for blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug for patients without insurance

  
• August 15 2025
  Pharmaceuticals sector

  Weight-loss weariness and Trump threats wipe $250bn off Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly

  Trump’s push for price cuts and tariffs weighs on ‘obesity franchises’, which have missed out on equity market’s rise

  
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• August 15 2025
  UnitedHealth Group Inc

  UnitedHealth shares jump after Buffett’s Berkshire takes stake

  Troubled healthcare group has been one of the worst performers on the S&P 500 this year

  
• August 11 2025
  US Food & Drug Administration

  Return of FDA official targeted by Trump allies hits biotech shares

  Food and Drug Administration reinstates Vinay Prasad who left agency in July after social media campaign

  
• August 8 2025
  News in-depthUS politics & policy

  ‘How’s the gout?’: US business titans seek to woo Trump with flattery

  Tim Cook and Brian Moynihan are among bosses determined to keep the president happy

  
• August 5 2025
  Pfizer Inc

  Pfizer predicts higher profit amid cost cuts and pricing pressure from Trump

  Drugmaker says it is on track to make $7.2bn in savings by the end of 2027

  
• August 5 2025
  Drug prices

  Sandoz targets 70% price cut for weight-loss drugs in Canada

  Generic drugmaker is preparing cheaper alternatives for when patents expire in the country next year

  
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• July 31 2025
  Drug prices

  Trump demands drug companies lower prices before end of September

  US president threatens to ‘deploy every tool in our arsenal’ to protect Americans from ‘abusive drug prices’

  
• July 29 2025
  UnitedHealth Group Inc

  UnitedHealth says it faces $1.6bn in potential settlement costs

  US health and insurance company profits shrink as patient care costs surge after difficult start to 2025

  
• July 29 2025
  Merck & Co Inc

  Merck hit by sharp decline in HPV vaccine sales in China

  US drugmaker reports 17% fall in net income to $4.4bn in second quarter

  
• July 29 2025
  US healthcare reform

  Arkansas governor leads charge to break up US pharmacy companies

  Effort by Sarah Huckabee Sanders could have broad implications for America’s healthcare system

  
• July 24 2025
  UnitedHealth Group Inc

  UnitedHealth acknowledges criminal DoJ investigation

  Healthcare group had contradicted media report in May alleging existence of probe into Medicare billing

  
• July 23 2025
  FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen

  Big Pharma’s China gamble

  Despite looming tariffs, global pharma companies rely on Chinese biotech

  
• July 22 2025
  Pharmaceuticals sector

  Big Pharma is increasingly reliant on Chinese biotech advances

  Drugmakers increasingly rely on medicines made in China even as the country faces Trump’s tariffs

  
• July 18 2025
  World Health Organization

  US rejects WHO pandemic response measures

  Decision could hamper global co-operation for future health crises

  
• July 16 2025
  Pharmaceuticals sector

  J&J shares jump after forecasting sales boost and milder tariff impact

  Group reports strong revenues and ‘favourable foreign exchange’ rates in second quarter