Pharmaceuticals

• 2026 is the year of obesity pills. Here's how they could reshape the GLP-1 market - Patients can already access the first GLP-1 obesity pill from Novo Nordisk, and a rival oral drug from Eli Lilly is slated for U.S. approval later this year.
• Novo Nordisk's 'long game' on weight loss drugs sparks hope in science, but the Street is impatient - The medicine developed by the100-year old Danish drugmaker may impact patients' brains in surprising ways
• Shares in Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk pop 6% after GLP-1 pill approval - The FDA on Monday approved the first-ever GLP-1 pill from the Danish pharmaceutical giant.
• Nine of the largest pharma companies ink deals with Trump to lower drug prices - President Donald Trump has pushed to lower drug prices for Americans, which are on average nearly three times higher than overseas.
• UnitedHealth Group commits to improvements after independent audit, patient backlash - The company said it has adopted 23 ongoing "action plans" to track and implement recommended improvements, all of which will be completed by the end of March.
• This is how exposed European Big Pharma is to the U.S. - U.S. pricing has been the bigegts issue of the year for drugmakers heavily exposed to the U.S. market.
• Trump signs executive order reclassifying cannabis, opening door to broader weed access - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III substance with looser restrictions.
• Medical supply firm Medline jumps more than 25% in debut after biggest IPO of 2025 - Medline priced at $29 per share on Tuesday, raising $6.26 billion to cap off a strong year for new listings and bolster optimism about 2026.
• Eli Lilly's next-generation obesity drug delivers strong weight loss, reduces knee pain in late-stage trial   - The drugmaker is betting big on retatrutide as the next pillar of its obesity portfolio after its weight loss injection Zepbound and its upcoming pill. 
• RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel to vote on changing hepatitis B shot recommendation for babies - The current recommendation for babies to receive a hepatitis B shot within 24 hours of birth is credited with driving down infections in kids by 99%.