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Top story FDA grants priority review to uniQure's Huntington's gene therapy, with May 2027 decision date

A decision on the one-time therapy would be the first FDA verdict on a gene therapy for Huntington's disease, though the agency appears likely to convene an advisory committee.

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CVS Health to split into two companies, separating Aetna and Caremark from retail pharmacies

The breakup reverses years of vertical integration and comes amid federal and state scrutiny of combining insurance, pharmacy benefit management and retail operations.

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Midterms give Democrats control of Congress, sweeping power over health care policy

Democratic majorities now have leverage to push back on the Trump administration's health agenda and shape pending legislation.

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Madrigal's former clinical development head files whistleblower suit alleging Rezdiffra safety cover-up

The lawsuit raises questions about safety disclosure at a company whose liver disease drug is a rare commercial success.

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BioNTech beats Q3 estimates, keeps focus on mRNA cancer therapies despite trial misses

The company's earnings results and pipeline commentary come as personalized mRNA cancer vaccines draw growing attention from investors and researchers.

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FDA approves new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, and personalized mRNA vaccines show long-term remission in trial

The separate advances cover both a newly cleared therapy and trial evidence for individualized mRNA vaccines in pancreatic cancer.

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Novo Nordisk gets lift as oral Wegovy sales top Wall Street forecasts

The pill's third-quarter numbers widen Novo's early edge over Eli Lilly in the next front of weight loss competition.

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Sanofi halts development of Nurix-partnered STAT6 degrader, sending Nurix shares lower

The setback fuels analyst debate over the prospects of drugs designed to degrade the hard-to-target STAT6 protein.

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Lame duck Congress faces deadlines to fund government and expiring health programs

Before Democrats take control, lawmakers must fund expiring health care programs and confirm HHS nominees.

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Ultragenyx to cut about 20% of staff after another rare disease study fails

The layoffs come as the company ends development of two rare disease drugs.

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Personalized melanoma vaccine cuts risk of recurrence

The result adds to evidence that individualized mRNA cancer vaccines can reduce relapse in high-risk patients.

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Sequencio's two cancer drugs draw global attention with Li Ka-shing backing

The Hong Kong biotech's assets are gaining visibility as Asian drug developers expand their oncology pipelines.

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