4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (293+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) – Biohaven said on Thursday the U.S. FDA had imposed a partial clinical hold, pausing new patient enrollment in trials of its experimental epilepsy drug ​after rodent findings, sending its shares down more than ‌15% in early trading. • The U....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (872+ words) Sept 9 (Reuters) – Today we feature data from studies being presented at the ongoing European Respiratory Society Congress in Barcelona. A drug being developed by AstraZeneca significantly reduced flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in two late-stage trials, researchers reported on…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (257+ words) Sept 8 (Reuters) – Bristol Myers Squibb said on Tuesday its experimental cell therapy showed a high overall response rate in a mid-stage trial, ​in patients with a hard-to-treat form of ‌blood cancer. The study evaluated the therapy, called arlocabtagene autoleucel, or…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (317+ words) Sept 8 (Reuters) – Shares of Dyne Therapeutics and Sarepta slumped on Tuesday after Novartis’ treatment for a muscle-wasting disorder failed in a trial, fueling investor concerns ​about the prospects of similar therapies for the tough-to-treat ‌rare disease. Dyne’s stock led declines…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (66+ words) WTVB AstraZeneca’s cancer drug combo hits main survival goal in late-stage trial Sept 8 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca said ​on Tuesday its cancer drug ​Imfinzi ⁠combined with ⁠Amgen’s targeted immunotherapy Imdelltra ​significantly ⁠improved ⁠overall survival ​in ​first-line extensive-stage small cell lung ⁠cancer in…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (176+ words) ZURICH, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Tuesday said a late-stage study assessing drug del-desiran’s ​impact on myotonic dystrophy, a form ‌of muscle wasting, had not met its target on a key metric, but reaffirmed its sales guidance through 2030. Novartis…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (652+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – India is witnessing an unprecedented food safety crackdown, with regulators forcing many local eateries and branded restaurants to suspend operations, while a push for front-of-pack warning labels has rattled the country’s more than $100 billion packaged food…...

1+ week, 34+ min ago   (191+ words) Sept 7 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk said on Monday it had halted two additional trials of its ​experimental cardiovascular drug ziltivekimab, further ‌denting the Danish drugmaker’s efforts to diversify beyond its blockbuster obesity and diabetes franchise. In July, Novo said ziltivekimab failed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (464+ words) By Christy Santhosh and Bhanvi Satija Sept 4 (Reuters) – Novartis said on Friday its experimental drug pelacarsen did not cut the risk of major heart attacks and strokes in patients with a genetic risk factor in a late-stage trial, marking a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Heatwaves from June 18 through August 16 caused 2,935 excess deaths in Belgium, or 22.6% ​excess mortality, public health body ‌Sciensano said in a report on Thursday. • From June 18 through July 3, Belgium recorded its highest excess mortality, with 2,035 additional deaths, or…...