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A healthcare worker prepares a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine last year. (AP)

While the popular GLP-1 medications continue to help people control diabetes and weight, the versatile drugs are also starting to address other health conditions as well

Last year, Stephanie Halver’s primary care doctor consulted a risk assessment tool to calculate her chances of one day developing breast cancer. Halver, now 43, remembered the likelihood “popped up really high.”

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted marketing authorization to Imcivree (setmelanotide) for acquired hypothalamic obesity (HO), making it the first approved therapy for this indication in Japan. Boston-based Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: RYTM) holds the rights directly and said it expects a commercial launch before the end of 2026, pending final pricing…

Chronic hepatitis B affects nearly one million people in Japan1 with nationwide efforts for screening and treatment2

—First-in-Disease and First-in-Class Therapy Approved in Japan for Patients With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFB), a Progressive Disease That Can Lead to Permanent Lung Damage—

The FDA has recently approved Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine. The vaccine, known as mFLUSIVA (mRNA-1010), is designed to protect adults ages 50 years and older against seasonal flu. It is the first mRNA-based flu vaccine, using similar technology as the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

According to a new announcement, the FDA has granted accelerated approval to pariglasgene brecaparvovec-opnr (Genglycos; Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc), a one-time, liver-directed AAV8 gene therapy, to reduce daily cornstarch intake as an adjunct to nutritional management in patients 8 years and older with glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD1a).1 The approval, announced August 19, 2026, makes…

Danone’s takeover of the British meal supplement maker Huel has been cleared by the competition watchdog

A new daily weight loss pill, made by the same pharmaceutical company that makes the Mounjaro jab has been approved for use in the UK