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Obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy included in US price-cut talks

Novo Nordisk shares hit as government adds blockbuster weight-loss treatments to new round of negotiations

Financial Times - 1h

Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences

The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, is the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.

The New York Times - 1h

Ozempic Among the Next Drugs Up for Medicare Price Negotiations

The list of drugs account for $41 billion in annual Medicare spending, the Biden administration said.

The Wall Street Journal - 6h

Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

The government is expected to pay lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. The Trump administration will decide whether to expand coverage for millions of Americans.

The New York Times - 9h

Biden sets pardons and commutations record with new clemency for nonviolent drug offenders

The president said that with Friday's action he has "now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history."

NBC News - 12h

Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders

"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President Joe Biden wrote in his announcement Friday.

ABC News - 6h

The next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation

The Biden administration has announced the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation, marking one of its final acts before the inauguration of President-elect Trump. The Centers for Medicare ...

The Hill - 7h

Medicare announces weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic, will be up for price negotiations

The Biden administration on Friday released its next round of prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, which includes Ozempic.

NBC News - 7h

Ozempic, Wegovy on list for Medicare drug price negotiations

The hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy, used for diabetes and weight loss, will be included in the next round of talks to negotiate lower Medicare drug prices.

CBS News - 8h

Psychedelic drug DMT to be trialled on UK volunteers to tackle alcohol misuse

Exclusive: Scientists at UCL hope one-off dose of powerful hallucinogenic could help drinkers reduce intake. A powerful psychedelic that is used in healing ceremonies by Indigenous groups in the ...

The Guardian - 8h

Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders

Total number of pardons and commutations issued by US president is now higher than any of his predecessors. Joe Biden , who leaves office next week, announced on Friday he was commuting the ...

The Guardian - 8h

Biden administration picks 15 more drugs for Medicare negotiation

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected 15 more drugs for Medicare price negotiation, announcing the selection two weeks ahead of schedule. Administration officials did ...

The Hill - 9h

Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders

President Biden on Friday announced he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses as one of his last major moves just days before leaving office. ...

The Hill - 12h

Speedier drug trials and better films: how AI is transforming businesses

From aviation to retail, many industries are already looking to artificial intelligence to improve productivity. Keir Starmer this week announced a 50-point plan that aims to give the UK world ...

The Guardian - 16h

Rats get taste for drugs in Houston police evidence room

Police department officials lament ‘systemic problem’ and say rats ‘enjoying’ 400,000lbs of marijuana in storage. Houston has found itself with a problem after drug-eating rats invaded the city’s ...

The Guardian - 23h

Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room

The rodents are enjoying marijuana at the Houston Police Department that has been sitting in evidence for years.

CBS News - 1d

'Drug-addicted rats' infesting Houston police evidence room

"Drug-addicted rats" are eating narcotics seized and stored by Houston police, prompting a change in how long the police department is required to store the evidence, officials said.

NBC News - 2d

Hallucinations in AI: How GSK is addressing a critical problem in drug development

Hallucinations are a persistent problem in healthcare. Here's how GSK is using test-time compute scaling to improve its gen AI systems.

VentureBeat - 2d

Top 3 drug insurers reaped billions as their drug middlemen inflated prices, FTC alleges

Regulators published their most detailed findings yet on how some of the nation’s largest companies profited from ‘excess’ prescription price hikes of 1,000% or more.

NBC News - 3d

Johnson & Johnson makes $15 billion bet on mental-health drugs

Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson is buying Intra-Cellular Therapies, eying sales growth above analysts’ expectations through 2029.

MarketWatch - 4d

GSK to buy US cancer drug firm IDRx for up to $1.15bn

Massachusetts-based company is working on new treatments for gastrointestinal cancers. Business live – latest updates GSK has struck a deal worth up to $1.15bn (£950m) to acquire a ...

The Guardian - 4d

Regulators Tell Baltimore Drug Program to ‘Cease and Desist’

Maryland issued the order after an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner traced overdoses and deaths to an addiction program offering free housing.

The New York Times - 6d

Probation: 'Too few staff, with too little experience, managing too many offenders'

Probation officers say they were overworked even before thousands of prisoners were released early.

BBC News - 6d

U.K.’s First Drug Consumption Center Is Set to Open in Glasgow

Scotland, which has the highest rate of recorded drugs deaths in Europe, is opening a new facility for users to inject illegal drugs under medical supervision.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room

The Thistle will open its doors next week after nearly a decade of deadlock over drug laws.

BBC News - Jan. 10

UK businesses back scheme to prevent repeat offending

Prisons minister James Timpson’s initiative will see people on probation and serving sentences outside jail helped into work

Financial Times - Jan. 10

GSK nears $1bn deal for biotech developing drug for rare tumour

IDRx tests treatment for digestive system cancer that affects 4,000 to 6,000 people a year in US

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Breakthrough drugs herald ‘new era’ in battle against dementia, experts predict

Medical advances make pills to treat Alzheimer’s disease viable, though challenges remain in sharing gains globally. Pills that prevent Alzheimer’s disease or blunt its effects are on the horizon, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Hotel employee accused of selling drugs to Liam Payne reportedly surrenders to police

Nearly three months after Liam Payne's death, a hotel worker who allegedly sold drugs to the singer has reportedly turned himself in to Argentine officials.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 7

Louisiana mayor arrested after drug trafficking investigation

Seven people — including Tyrin Truong, mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana — are facing charges issued in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Ketamine could be reclassified as Class A drug

Illegal use of the drug reached record levels last year, the Home Office said.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Drug Company to Share Revenues With Indigenous People Who Donated Their Genes

Variant Bio, a small biotech company based in Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs for obesity and diabetes.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns

Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Argentina police arrest man for supplying drugs to Liam Payne

Braian Paiz is one of five people who has been charged in "One Direction" singer Liam Payne's death.

CBS News - Jan. 3

DHS agents in Utah allegedly sold illicit "bath salt" drugs from evidence

Nicholas Kindle, a special agent in Utah tasked with investigating illegal narcotics trafficking, was arrested three weeks after special agent David Cole.