A major nationwide Danish cohort study has found no link between maternal acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism in children. The new evidence on prenatal acetaminophen autism risk should reassure clinicians and expectant mothers, as both population-wide and sibling-controlled analyses sho...

Amyloid-Beta Treatment Impact on people with early Alzheimer’s disease is minimal, according to a major new Cochrane review. The analysis of 17 randomized controlled trials involving more than 20,000 participants found that amyloid-beta-targeting monoclonal antibodies deliver only trivial improve...

HIV Prevention Partnerships between PEPFAR, The Global Fund, and Gilead Sciences are accelerating access to twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in high-burden countries. Unprecedented Speed to Sub-Saharan Africa This additional i...

Semaglutide off-label use for weight loss is at the centre of a suspected €250 million fraud uncovered by Portugal’s Judicial Police within the National Health Service (SNS). According to the investigation reported on 15 April 2026, roughly half of all public spending on Ozempic (semaglutide) bet...

The FDA’s Priority Review of ifinatamab deruxtecan was recently announced, a potential first-in-class B7-H3 targeted therapy. The Biologics License Application for ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd), a B7-H3 directed DXd antibody drug conjugate (ADC), has been accepted with a Prescription Drug User Fe...

In this update we examine how Novartis is embedding inclusive healthcare strategies into its core business by launching ambitious long-term Social Impact and Sustainability (SI&S) targets that reach to 2040. These targets integrate innovation, access to medicines, global health, environmental...