Navigating Novo Nordisk Board Changes: Leadership for Growth and Strategy
The Novo Nordisk board changes involve a major restructuring, as the Novo Nordisk Foundation is revitalizing leadership ahead of a general meeting on November 14, 2025, where new directors will be elected. Key candidates include former CEO Lars Rebien Sørensen as chair and Cees de Jong as vice ch...
Fabhalta Kidney Treatment Shows Promise in Slowing Disease Progression for IgA Nephropathy
Novartis has announced positive final results from the Phase III APPLAUSE-IgAN trial, which demonstrated that Fabhalta kidney treatment (iptacopan) achieved a statistically significant and clinically meaningful slowing of kidney function decline in patients with IgA nephropathy compared to placeb...
Keytruda Lung Cancer Treatment: Long-Term Survival Gains in NSCLC
If you're searching for effective options in Keytruda lung cancer treatment, recent data shows pembrolizumab (Keytruda) significantly boosts survival rates in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the KEYNOTE-671 trial, this immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy raised five-year overall survi...
Promising PSMA-Targeted Therapy Delays Prostate Cancer Progression
Novartis recently announced pivotal data from the Phase III PSMAddition trial. It demonstrates that PSMA-targeted therapy with Pluvicto™ (lutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan) combined with standard of care (androgen receptor pathway inhibitor plus androgen deprivation therapy) significantly reduce...
Cabotegravir HIV Prevention: First Injectable PrEP Recommended for High-Risk Groups
Cabotegravir HIV prevention is now officially recommended in the UK for adults and young people at high risk of HIV who cannot take daily oral PrEP. What makes this approval so significant? For those unable to adhere to daily medication, cabotegravir provides a bi-monthly injectable alternative w...
Social Media Policy Action: Protecting Youth from Cognitive Risks
A recent editorial published in JAMA emphasizes the urgent need for social media policy action due to the developmental impacts of social media on youth. The article discusses a pivotal study by Nagata et al., which examined a large cohort of adolescents. This study revealed that increas...