2 h. ago Pfizer and Novo Nordisk sweeten offers for Metsera as bidding war intensifies

Improved pitches from both large pharma groups expected to be revealed later on Tuesday

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2 h. ago Novo Nordisk and Pfizer sweeten offers for Metsera as bidding war intensifies

Big pharma groups pitted against each other in bid to improve position in growing obesity market

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23 h. ago Pfizer files second lawsuit to block Novo Nordisk’s $9bn Metsera bid

Novo and Metsera deny Pfizer’s arguments

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5 d. ago Novo Nordisk bids $9bn for obesity drug maker Metsera in challenge to Pfizer

US biotech viewed as lucrative target partly because of its promising pipeline of weight-loss drugsNovo Nordisk has launched a surprise $9bn (£6.9bn) offer for the US obesity-focused biotech firm Metsera that could gazump an existing bid from Pfizer as the pharmaceutical giants fight for dominance in the weight-loss market.The bid comes weeks after Metsera agreed to a $7.3bn takeover from the US group Pfizer. Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, which owns the weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, lost out in a competitive auction processin September. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Novo Nordisk chair and directors exit after row with shareholder

Chair and six directors to leave as Danish drugmaker grapples with slowing growth and falling share price

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2 w. ago Novo Nordisk chair and six directors exit after dispute with shareholder

Danish drugmaker grapples with slowing growth and falling share price

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2 w. ago Weight loss drug shares tumble after Trump promises Ozempic price cut

The comment from Trump has investors worried about a worst-case scenario for the obesity landscape

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2 w. ago Ghana rights group files lawsuit against government's acceptance of US deportees

A rights group in Ghana has filed a lawsuit against the government seeking to block its arrangement with Washington to accept West Africans deported from the United States

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3 w. ago Here’s how young Native Americans responded when Newman’s Own and Novo Nordisk let them grant $720K

Young Native Americans are leading efforts to combat food insecurity in tribal communities

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3 w. ago Novo Nordisk’s ‘lottery ticket’: can obesity drugs help treat Alzheimer’s?

Results are due soon from two studies using semaglutide to treat thousands of people with the disease

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3 w. ago Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown

Military presence comes after judge declined to block troops from entering, following lawsuit filed by city and stateUS politics live – latest updatesTexas national guard troops have arrived in the Chicago area, marking an escalation of Donald Trump’s crackdown on the city.Chicago has already seen a ramping up of immigration enforcement in the past few weeks, as well as increasingly violent altercations in the suburb of Broadview, where law enforcement has been filmed deploying tear gas and pepper gas against protestors. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Texas national guard troops head to Illinois after judge fails to block move

Federal government allowed to continue Chicago deployment while it responds to Illinois lawsuitWhat to know about Trump’s national guard deployment, from rulings to protestsNational guard troops from Texas are heading to Illinois after a federal judge declined to immediately block them after a lawsuit from the state against the Trump administration.Texas guard members departed the Fort Bliss military installation in El Paso, on a US military transport plane on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Judge refuses to block Trump’s deployment of national guard to Illinois

State had sued the administration after president deployed troops to state against governor’s wishesUS politics live – latest updatesWhat to know about Trump’s national guard deployment, from rulings to protestsA federal judge will not immediately block national guard troops from being deployed in Illinois after a lawsuit from the state against the president on Monday.Troops from Texas could be deployed to Chicago later this week and Trump is also seeking to federalize Illinois’ national guard. A similar effort to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon, was blocked by a judge in that state. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago White House calls court ruling blocking Portland national guard deployment ‘untethered from reality’ – live

Karoline Leavitt criticizes Trump-appointed judge’s decision; Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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