The exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey, on Feb. 5, 2024.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesMerck on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations as it posted strong sales of its blockbuster...
“We are very used to plastics, but we need to get used to a world without plastics,” he said. “We should become more familiar with these products, and give the market opportunities to explore them and then select suitable products...
A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersWalgreens on Thursday said it will start to work directly with drugmakers to bring cell and gene...
The anti-diabetic medication "Ozempic" (semaglutide) made by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.Joel Saget | AFP | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Senate has launched an investigation into the high price of Novo Nordisk's popular weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.The Hong Kong Observatory has warned residents to expect heavy showers and squally thunderstorms over the next few days.“Showers will...
A test tube is seen in front of displayed Biogen logo in this illustration taken on, December 1, 2021.Dado Ruvic | ReutersBiogen on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit that topped estimates as the company's cost-cutting efforts took hold and sales of...
By Robin Millard Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. A car on a flooded street...
More than 3 million people with Medicare could be eligible for coverage of Wegovy now that the blockbuster weight loss drug is also approved in the U.S. for heart health, according to an analysis released Wednesday by health policy research...
An NGO serving Hong Kong’s low-income residents has urged the government to delay the enforcement of a controversial waste charging scheme among disadvantaged tenants of “cage homes,” subdivided units and those in “three-nil” buildings. “Three-nil” buildings are generally those which...
Hong Kong’s Peak Tram resumes service after 3-day suspension due to fallen treesHong Kong’s Peak Tram has resumed service after being suspended for three days because of trees that had fallen near its tracks during heavy rain.The Peak Tram Company...
