How anti-obesity drugs built the world’s largest charitable foundation
Novo Nordisk Foundation is little known outside Nordic countries but is bigger than Wellcome or Gates (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

New Covid variant gains ground in US ahead of holiday season
Americans’ interest in vaccinations has flagged despite efforts to boost uptake of latest jab (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Everything you need for a winter family adventure
The best kids’ e-mountain bikes, family carriers, wet weather gear and safety helmets for big days out (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

From the archive: Final countdown
Colin Mackay drew a red line through his calendar. It marked the date of his intended suicide. Then he started writing his last book, an account of his final weeks, hoping it would be the great work that had always eluded him. The artist chooses his subject; we can judge only what he makes of it (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The secrets of a boy racer
It started with a trike – and ended up with a Harley-Davidson (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

FT Person of the Year: Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen of Novo Nordisk
The Danish company’s drugs for obesity could have a profound impact on healthcare, society and our relationship with food (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Popular science books have never been more important
Debates about crucial topics such as AI and net zero currently exclude large swaths of the population (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Burnout: pastoral flair reduces mass stress at Christmas
Commonsense managerial concern for overburdened staff is the best remedy (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The restorative power of ritual should not be underestimated
You don’t have to believe in the afterlife to feel the beneficial effects of a religious service, at Christmas or otherwise (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Moderna: good news on skin cancer vaccine is welcome distraction from Covid-19 shot sales woes
US biotech company’s stock worth nearly $500 at its peak in August 2021, currently trades at less than $87 (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The best winter walking gear
What to wear for a seasonal stroll, hike – or run (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Gut bugs team up to fight disease by eating invading bacteria’s lunch
Research into ‘colonisation resistance’ boosts efforts to harness microbes to improve general health (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cancer drug trials raise hopes for N Ireland’s life sciences sector
Belfast-based CV6 Therapeutics announced MHRA approval for trials of novel therapy pill (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Decline in smoking stalled in England with pandemic, new study shows
Researchers estimate prevalence of habit remained almost unchanged after early 2020 (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Pfizer: pharma group needs weight loss drug to secure post-Covid future
Company would have been better off following Roche’s route to market for anti-obesity treatment (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news