Tirzepatide-associated improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors linked to degree of weight loss
1. In this post-hoc analysis of the SURMOUNT-1 trial, there was a mostly linear relationship between percentage change in weight...
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Fecal microbiota transplantation may be more effective than vancomycin in treating primary C. difficile infection
1. In this randomized controlled trial, a higher proportion of patients who underwent fecal microbiota transplantation achieved clinical cure of...
Semaglutide may improve cardiovascular outcomes versus empagliflozin in patients with diabetes
1. In this retrospective cohort study, treatment with semaglutide resulted in nominally lower incidence of the composite of death, myocardial...
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2 Minute Medicine: Pharma Roundup – Perioperative Immunotherapy Efficacy, Expanded Prostate Cancer Indication, Rapid Subcutaneous Myeloma Administration, and Regulatory Compliance Findings [June 4 2025]
Imfinzi Combo Shows Promise in Early Gastric Cancer At the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting earlier this week, investigators...
Drugmakers Increase Prices on Over 250 Medications
Key Points: 1. Over 250 branded drugs saw price increases in the U.S., including Paxlovid and cancer therapies. 2. Median...
Novartis and Sanofi Urge EU to Raise Drug Prices
Key Points: 1. European pharma leaders push for higher drug prices to boost global competitiveness. 2. CEOs warn EU may...
Eli Lilly Takes Legal Action Against Telehealth Startups
Key Points: 1. Lilly sues four telehealth firms for unauthorized compounding of Mounjaro and Zepbound. 2. GLP 1 drugs remain...
FDA Approves Dupilumab for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Key Points: 1. FDA approves Dupixent as the first new CSU treatment in over a decade. 2. Phase 3 trial...
2 Minute Medicine: Pharma Roundup: Price Hikes, Breakthrough Approvals, Legal Showdowns, Biotech Expansion, and Europe’s Pricing Debate [May 12nd, 2025]
Drugmakers Increase Prices on Over 250 Medications Pharmaceutical companies have raised prices on over 250 branded medications in the U.S.,...
Safety of investigational vaccines against human immunodeficiency virus
1. In this phase 1 randomized controlled trial, urticaria was reported in several participants who received a messenger RNA vaccine...