Novo Nordisk says its hugely popular drug Wegovy was shown to substantially ease heart failure in obese people, as the Danish drugmaker seeks to further build its case for the medicine's health benefits beyond weight loss.
The Biden administration is expected to disclose early next week the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, ahead of a White House event Tuesday to celebrate the milestone.
Shares of Novavax jumped after the biotech company said its new COVID vaccine generated a broad immune response against the now-dominant Eris variant and another fast-spreading strain of the virus.