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City Therapeutics files for US IPO as biotech listings surge

City Therapeutics files for US IPO as biotech listings surge

Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 4:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

City Therapeutics filed for a US initial public offering on Thursday, joining a ​rush of biotech firms lining up to tap the fall IPO window.
Las Vegas officials want more people to visit. Here's how they're doing it

Las Vegas officials want more people to visit. Here's how they're doing it

KSL  |  Posted Sept. 24 - 1:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Las Vegas officials are bringing back a citywide promotion featuring more than 180 limited-time travel discounts across the Las Vegas strip, downtown, and surrounding resorts.
MercadoLibre launches deliveries within an hour, expands pharmacy business in Brazil

MercadoLibre launches deliveries within an hour, expands pharmacy business in Brazil

Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 1:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

MercadoLibre launched product deliveries ​within an hour in Brazil, starting in the city of Sao ‌Paulo, Fernando Yunes, the firm's executive vice president ⁠of commerce, said ​on Thursday.
USPS releases mailing deadlines for holiday shoppers

USPS releases mailing deadlines for holiday shoppers

  |  Posted Sept. 24 - 12:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

The United States Postal Service wants to help customers mail their holiday packages in a timely manner, so it announced a few deadlines.
Anthropic, OpenEvidence partner to bring medical AI worldwide

Anthropic, OpenEvidence partner to bring medical AI worldwide

Nancy Lapid, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 10:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

(Corrects para 2 to indicate the platform is free to clinicians in the US and Canada)
Roche, Atavistik Bio sign drug-discovery deal worth up to $2 billion

Roche, Atavistik Bio sign drug-discovery deal worth up to $2 billion

Kunal Das, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 8:55 a.m.  |  Save Story

Atavistik Bio said on Thursday it has ​signed a deal with Swiss drugmaker Roche potentially worth nearly $2 billion, including milestone payments, to develop ‌oral treatments for cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic diseases.
China's InnoCare, Eli Lilly sign collaboration deal worth up to $3.35 billion

China's InnoCare, Eli Lilly sign collaboration deal worth up to $3.35 billion

Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 8:53 a.m.  |  Save Story

Chinese drugmaker InnoCare Pharma said ​on Thursday it had entered into a research collaboration and licensing ‌agreement with Eli Lilly worth up to ⁠about $3.35 billion.
Merck's drug for diabetes-related eye disease meets trial goal

Merck's drug for diabetes-related eye disease meets trial goal

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 8:52 a.m.  |  Save Story

Merck said on Thursday its injectable drug for a serious eye disease ​affecting people with diabetes was as effective as the current standard treatment in improving visual sharpness in a clinical trial.
Acadia's Alzheimer's psychosis drug misses main goal of mid-stage study

Acadia's Alzheimer's psychosis drug misses main goal of mid-stage study

Sahil Pandey, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 24 - 8:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

Acadia Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday its experimental drug for psychosis associated with Alzheimer's ​disease missed the main goal of a mid-stage study, sending the drugmaker's shares down about 11%.
Utah group to hold vigil honoring state's 2026 murder victims

Utah group to hold vigil honoring state's 2026 murder victims

KSL  |  Posted Sept. 23 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Friday is a National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims, to honor those killed in Utah and to support the families and loved ones of the victims.
Anthropic says Claude AI helped discover novel enzyme system

Anthropic says Claude AI helped discover novel enzyme system

Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 23 - 3:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

Anthropic on Wednesday said its Claude ​model helped discover a novel enzyme system with properties reminiscent of mechanisms in ‌gene-editing technology CRISPR, marking the first result from the ⁠AI startup's biology ​research efforts.
Scientists map gene activity in brain's prefrontal cortex

Scientists map gene activity in brain's prefrontal cortex

Will Dunham, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 23 - 2:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Scientists have created a detailed map of gene activity within a crucial part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex, gaining insight into normal development and major brain disorders ​such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia.
US CDC confirms first measles-related death of 2026, does not disclose state

US CDC confirms first measles-related death of 2026, does not disclose state

Siddhi Mahatole, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 23 - 2:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that there was one US ​measles-related death on its website on Wednesday, weeks after Pennsylvania health officials reported the first two of four measles-associated deaths in its state.
Roche proposes former Takeda CEO for board seat

Roche proposes former Takeda CEO for board seat

Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 23 - 7:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

​Roche on Wednesday said it ‌was proposing Christoph ⁠Weber, ​the former ⁠CEO ‌of Takeda ‌Pharmaceuticals, for election ⁠to ⁠the Swiss company's board of directors at its AGM ‌next ​March.
Health Rounds: Wegovy pill may be best GLP-1 option to tackle recent weight gain

Health Rounds: Wegovy pill may be best GLP-1 option to tackle recent weight gain

Nancy Lapid, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 23 - 5:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.)
Viking Therapeutics' obesity drug shows durable weight-loss benefit, shares surge

Viking Therapeutics' obesity drug shows durable weight-loss benefit, shares surge

Padmanabhan Ananthan, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 22 - 2:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

Viking Therapeutics on Tuesday said patients shifted to a less frequent dosing ​regimen of its experimental obesity treatment showed superior weight-loss maintenance in a study compared with those on placebo.
Amgen's autoimmune drug succeeds in late-stage trial

Amgen's autoimmune drug succeeds in late-stage trial

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 22 - 11:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

Amgen said on Tuesday its experimental drug to treat an ​autoimmune disease that attacks the body's moisture-producing glands met the main goal of reducing disease activity in a late-stage trial, ‌sending its shares up 4% in morning trading.
Celldex shares slip as safety concerns cloud skin drug trial win

Celldex shares slip as safety concerns cloud skin drug trial win

Siddhi Mahatole, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 22 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Celldex Therapeutics said on Tuesday its experimental drug significantly reduced disease activity ​in two late-stage trials of patients with a chronic skin condition, clearing a key hurdle toward a U.S. regulatory filing.
Novo Nordisk and UNICEF renew push to prevent childhood obesity

Novo Nordisk and UNICEF renew push to prevent childhood obesity

Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 22 - 7:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Novo Nordisk and UNICEF have ​expanded their partnership to help prevent childhood overweight and obesity, ‌the Danish drugmaker said on Tuesday.