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Graphic: pharmaceutical compounding safety warning triangle for South Africa GLP-1 injections

Pharmaceutical Compounding Safety: South Africa’s Warning

Megan Wood32 minutes ago31 minutes ago011 mins

Pharmaceutical compounding safety is the focus as South Africa reviews rules for GLP-1 weight-loss injections. What regulators found and what is proposed.

Graphic: Vanda Pharmaceuticals social anxiety drug VQW-765 on hold with a pause symbol after a Phase 3 miss

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Social Anxiety Drug: Hard Setback

Megan Wood45 minutes ago44 minutes ago011 mins

Vanda Pharmaceuticals social anxiety drug VQW-765 is on hold after a Phase 3 miss. What it means for the pipeline and the alpha-7 approach.

Graphic: BD ChloraPrep applicator recall, a contaminated component in AVID Medical kit lot 1658437 breaks the supply chain to hospitals

BD ChloraPrep Applicator Recall: Dangerous Kit Fallout

Megan Wood3 hours ago011 mins

BD ChloraPrep applicator recall: how one contaminated component forced whole-kit destruction in an AVID Medical IV start kit lot. Supply-chain lessons.

Graphic: CDC measles outbreak response, Epi-Aid support for the Pennsylvania outbreak of 1,222 confirmed cases

CDC Measles Outbreak Response: Critical Epi-Aid Boost

Megan Wood3 hours ago3 hours ago010 mins

CDC measles outbreak response: what Epi-Aid brings to Pennsylvania as cases hit 1,222, and why counting the true burden of an outbreak is hard.

Graphic: mosquito-borne diseases Europe, record West Nile season with 1,715 locally acquired EU cases

Mosquito-Borne Diseases Europe: Alarming West Nile Record

Megan Wood6 hours ago6 hours ago011 mins

Mosquito-borne diseases Europe: record West Nile season, 1,715 EU cases, first Belgian infections. How surveillance and mosquito control work.

Graphic: Labcorp OPKO Health deal, $722 million for select BioReference assets and more than 80 patient service centres

Labcorp Bets on Lab Consolidation With OPKO Health Deal

Megan Wood7 hours ago7 hours ago010 mins

Labcorp OPKO Health deal: $722M cash plus up to $150M for select BioReference assets. The economics, the logic and what could still change.

Graphic: Revolution Medicines Rasonque timeline from US approval on 26 August 2026 to the CHMP opinion on 15 October 2026

EU Panel Backs Revolution Medicines’ Rasonque for Pancreatic Cancer

Megan Wood8 hours ago8 hours ago010 mins

Revolution Medicines Rasonque gets a CHMP positive opinion for pretreated metastatic pancreatic cancer. FDA approved it in August. What comes next in the EU.

Graphic: AstraZeneca biotechnology partnership with insitro, $40 million upfront and the rest contingent on milestones

AstraZeneca Pays $40 Million Upfront in AI Pact With insitro

Megan Wood8 hours ago8 hours ago011 mins

AstraZeneca biotechnology partnership: $40M upfront, up to ~$1.46B in milestones with insitro for MASH and heart disease. See what is guaranteed.

Graphic: Indian pharma companies overseas, Zydus plant in Sri Lanka planned from India with operations from 2028

Indian Pharma Companies Overseas: Zydus Eyes Sri Lanka Plant

Megan Wood22 hours ago22 hours ago010 mins

Indian pharma companies overseas: Zydus plans a $20M-plus Sri Lanka plant with a local partner, operations from 2028. What it shows and what it does not.