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US drugstores vanish as pressures mount on business model
Retrenchment in industry has led to concerns about the spread of ‘pharmacy deserts’ with limited access to medicines


UK biotech takes on personalised cancer therapy side effects
Autolus hopes its less gruelling Car-T treatment for a type of leukaemia will allow it to compete with bigger rivals


Why bigger is not always better in biotech
Appetite will pick up as interest rates fall, but uneven distribution of funding and rewards looks set to persist


How a small Italian city became a model for mental health care
Trieste’s community-based approach to mental illness contrasts with the large institutions of countries such as Japan


How to solve the mental health crisis in the workplace
Research shows that for companies, investing in employee wellbeing pays off


Eli Lilly given US approval to treat sleep disorder with weight-loss drug
Regulatory go-ahead marks latest boost for drugmaker’s blockbuster anti-obesity franchise


Novo Nordisk shares tumble as data on weight-loss drug trial disappoints
Obesity treatment CagriSema misses goal of 25% reduction in body weight


Novo Nordisk’s drug stumble leaves it suddenly much slimmer
Market will never be winner takes all given that different patients will have different requirements


FDA drug rejection hits Zealand Pharma shares
Treatment for short bowel syndrome fails to win approval from US regulator


Inside the rise of the mental-health volunteer movement
Community-based approaches provide startling results without need for expensive clinical care


The Big Question: what is driving the global mental health crisis?
Several factors could be contributing but experts are yet to reach a consensus on an explanation for the rapid decline


Luigi Mangione faces federal murder charge in UnitedHealthcare killing
Suspect in Brian Thompson’s slaying returns to New York where he now faces a second criminal case


Ottimo raises $140mn in pursuit of ‘$100bn market’ for new cancer drugs
Boss David Epstein hopes to replicate his success at Seagen after $43bn sale last year


The new tech treatments that could improve mental health
From video games to personal avatars, researchers are looking to develop a new generation of digital tools that do not involve taking a drug or therapy


AstraZeneca insiders expect sales dip in China after arrest of local boss
FTSE 100 group reportedly faces difficulties in selling drugs to Chinese hospitals


Solving the global crisis in mental health
This series examines how employers and governments are tackling the rise in depression and other conditions — and the new therapies being developed


Luigi Mangione charged with first-degree murder in UnitedHealthcare killing
Indictment alleges Brian Thompson’s slaying was ‘in furtherance of terrorism’


Race is on to beat Musk to develop thought-controlled devices
Precision Neuroscience, maker of a ‘brain-computer interface’, has raised more than $100mn in latest investment round


Goldman Sachs’ investment arm agrees €2bn deal for drugmaker Synthon
Deal with BC Partners aims to capitalise on rising demand for off-patent versions of complex drugs


Global mental health crisis hits workplaces
About 12bn working days lost to depression and anxiety each year, costing global economy $1tn


Endemic discontent leaves little sympathy for US health insurers
The UnitedHealthcare shooting highlights the problems of a healthcare system many see as broken


Prosecutors label $650mn McKinsey opioid pact a warning to consultants
Firm settles criminal investigation and former senior partner admits obstruction of justice


NHS spending on new drugs not best use of money, says study
Funding for existing services would have helped more patients


Synthetic ‘mirror’ microbes pose unprecedented threat to life, scientists warn
Concerted action urged over potentially ‘catastrophic’ damage to humanity from manufactured bacteria


NHS warns of flu ‘tidal wave’ hitting hospitals in England
Number of patients being admitted with illness jumps 70% over the past week