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Negotiations over a large health care policy package are heating up as Congress hurtles toward a government funding deadline ...

Good morning! Another health care case comes to the Supreme Court today. See my preview below, and keep an eye out for more coverage later today. STAT's ...

UnitedHealth Group executives were in New York City on Wednesday for their annual investor conference, which was abruptly canceled.

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The Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding rebutted Novo's FDA petition to bar compounding pharmacies from copying its weight loss ...

ArrakisTx was formed to create RNA-intercepting drugs to fight cancer. Despite some promising data, CEO @michael_gilman says it will shift targets.

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The Supreme Court decision on Tennessee’s ban will have implications not just for trans people, but for state regulation of ...

Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit that has challenged vaccines, doubled Kennedy's pay rate for a shorter tenure.

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Swedish pharmaceutical company Orexo will no longer pursue an app for treating depression after many years of struggling to ...