Global Health Policy

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 12, 2025 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is facing fresh turbulence after the abrupt dismissal of Gray Delany, the lead implementor of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative. The move comes just days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. terminated 22 mRNA vaccine contracts worth a combined $500 million, triggering intense debate across the biomedical and public health sectors.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 10, 2025 – Eli Lilly is navigating a three-pronged challenge on drug pricing, from regulatory proposals to competitive market dynamics, even as it advances its next-generation oral weight loss candidate, orforglipron. On its second quarter earnings call, the company’s leadership underscored that pricing strategy will remain central to sustaining market share and delivering shareholder value.

Balancing Innovation and Pricing in Obesity Therapeutics

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 10, 2025 – Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED) reported strong second-quarter 2025 results, achieving record non-GAAP earnings per share and double-digit revenue growth, driven by its U.S. Spine business and strategic integration of Nevro. The performance underscores the company’s operational discipline and its continued push to expand robotic-assisted surgery adoption.

Double-Digit Revenue Growth Across Core Segments

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 8, 2025 – A wave of high-value licensing deals between multinational pharmaceutical companies and Chinese biotechs is reshaping the global drug development landscape. While the headlines highlight billion-dollar transactions, the reality on the ground is a complex mix of opportunity and survival for China’s crowded biotech sector.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 29, 2025 – The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a public plea urging Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to preserve the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), following reports that the panel could be dissolved due to ideological concerns. The potential shakeup, while not yet finalized, has sparked widespread concern across the healthcare community and could significantly impact access to preventive care services nationwide.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 29, 2025 – Sarepta Therapeutics is once again under regulatory spotlight following the death of an 8-year-old boy in Brazil who had received its gene therapy Elevidys, triggering an FDA investigation and fresh market turbulence for the embattled biotech.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 25, 2025 – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) has confirmed the exchange ratio for its 2024 dividend, announcing a share-based conversion rate of one new common share for every 23.6353 existing shares. The ratio was determined based on the volume-weighted average price of Philips shares traded on Euronext Amsterdam across May 30, June 2, and June 3, 2025, which stood at EUR 20.0600.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 25, 2025 – In a significant move reshaping national vaccine policy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it will eliminate thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States. The decision follows a unanimous vote by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on June 26, 2025, and marks the end of an era for a preservative that has been both a practical necessity and a source of public debate for over two decades.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 25, 2025 – A recent string of awkward and, at times, insensitive employee layoff notifications in the biopharma industry is sparking serious concerns around internal communications, HR protocol, and employer branding amid rising workforce reductions.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 25, 2025 – Roche has announced a significant step in the modernization of its capital structure, as its Board of Directors proposes to exchange the company's non-voting equity securities ("Genussscheine") for newly issued participation certificates. The proposal, which will be submitted to shareholders for approval at the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), aims to align Roche’s capital instruments with current Swiss corporate law and modern market practices.