But he convinced the company, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, to not only license five drugs, but also to invest $2.5 million in his new startup to kick off its operations. Today his company, San Diego-based ...

The actors are perched on red stools at the dark mahogany bar in a 1920s-themed restaurant in Cardiff, Wales. Marisa Abela and Myha’la — who star in HBO’s steamy, propulsive finance drama “Industry” — ...

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PAULDING COUNTY, GA — Authorities seized more than $1 million worth of drugs and arrested 10 people following a months-long investigation into a fentanyl distribution network in northwest Georgia, ...

GLP-1 medications have dominated the weight-loss landscape this year — but some older Americans are reportedly kicking the trend to the curb. A study published in JAMA in January 2025 — which looked ...

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals ...

Experts have said that Venezuela is not a major drug producer but a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it headed to Europe. By Genevieve Glatsky and Annie Correal ...

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Drug developers secured approvals for 46 new therapeutic agents from the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) in 2025. This cohort brings the 5-year average down a touch, to 48 new ...

While your report “Pharmacies Flood Medicare Patients With Extra Drugs” (Page One, Dec. 27) asserts that the excessive refilling of prescriptions is a waste at taxpayers’ expense that may harm older ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it had carried out strikes against five more vessels it said were engaged in drug trafficking, killing eight people in all. U.S. Southern Command ...