'We get drugs faster and faster and know less and less about them and pay more and more.' Terrific reporting from Robert Langreth Fiona Rutherford Tanaz Meghjani bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Vertex Pharmaceuticals agreed to buy Alpine Immune Sciences for a total equity value of about $4.9 billion, adding the biotech company’s immune treatments to its growing pipeline. trib.al/TPYL4Sb

Are you ready for the eclipse on Monday? Here's how to watch safely in the latest Prognosis:

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Could the wonder of science be a balm for our epidemic of loneliness? My latest Bloomberg Opinion column on why you should go see the #SolarEclipse2024 - it's not just a moment of awe, but a moment to connect. We need those more than ever! (gift link) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

For the newsletter, I wrote about Princess Kate and why disclosing a cancer diagnosis can be a good thing. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Exclusive: Bernie Sanders wants to discuss lowering the price of Ozempic with Novo Nordisk's top executive as soon as next week.

With Robert Langreth for Bloomberg:
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NEW: People across the US are struggling to get their hands on the powerful new obesity drug Zepbound, even as the FDA and Eli Lilly say it's not in shortage.

More from me, Ike Swetlitz & Jemima Denham here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The killing of a police officer and a fatal push on the subway underscore the challenges that Mayor Eric Adams faces as he tries to improve public safety: shorturl.at/huyBC

To understand the 2024 US presidential election, it is essential to understand the politics of fentanyl.

With more than 270K deaths from synthetic opioids since just before the Covid pandemic, no corner of this country has gone unscathed.

A thread...🧵
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I watched Oprah's obesity revolution special. Some thoughts: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

EXCLUSIVE: More than 1 in 4 essential medicines are considered “very high risk' by the military because they are dependent on China/unknown sources. Elizabeth Warren + Marco Rubio are warning the Pentagon about the threat to the supply chain.

With Anna Edney: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The uproar over IVF in Alabama has died down a bit, but Alabama was very much the start of what could be a much bigger problem shorturl.at/fTWZ2
With Madlin Mekelburg and Kelsey Butler

Doctors across the US are stretching to keep their practices afloat as a debilitating cyberattack on Change Healthcare continues to cause havoc weeks.

More on how $UNH & the US are responding to the crisis, below. With the wonderful John Tozzi + Ike Swetlitz: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A shortage of obesity specialists has weight loss drug users turning to TikTok for advice on bad side effects bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg

1/ Even though Rite Aid's bankrupt, its CEO is making $300,000 a month. Its lawyers are making $2,000 an hour. Lenders are making millions. But thousands of opioid victims who have sued the company are expected to get nothing at all. Gift link --> bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Under new CDC guidelines, people with Covid whose symptoms are improving + have been fever-free for 24 hours without medication can now return to work.

I spoke w/Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH Mandy Cohen about the new recs, which span Covid, flu + RSV.

Learn more, here! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Reason No. 95 why the biotech beat is different from the media beat: conference panelists are asked “what is your favorite neurotransmitter and why?”

FDA Uses New Powers to Remove Pepaxto Cancer Drug From US Market bloomberg.com/news/articles/…