Medication

Health news

Hims & Hers launches Wegovy knockoff pill, Novo Nordisk vows to sue

The American telehealth company announced the launch of a compounded weight-loss pill for €41, drawing criticism from Novo Nordisk, the Danish company behind the weight-loss drug Wegovy, which called the product an “untested knockoff.”

06/02/2026

Healthcare

Slow tapering and therapy can help people quit antidepressants: study

Slowly reducing the dosage of antidepressants while continuing psychotherapy, can help prevent symptoms from returning, a comprehensive new study found.

11/12/2025

Health news

Paracetamol still safe during pregnancy, major review finds

An in-depth review found no quality evidence of a link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD diagnosis in children.

10/11/2025

Germany

This is how dependent Germany is on Chinese medicines

Germany sold more than 15 million tonnes of pharmaceutical products to China in 2024, while China sold more than 33 million tonnes to Germany.

29/10/2025

Health news

Denmark to offer payout to Greenlandic victims of forced contraception

The move follows a public apology by Denmark’s prime minister last month.

23/09/2025

Health news

Scientists rebuke Trump's claim linking Tylenol to autism

The global scientific community has pushed back on the claim that paracetamol during pregnancy is linked to autism, saying there is no relationship between the two.

22/09/2025

Healthcare

Half of people on weight loss drugs quit within one year, study finds

People on weight loss medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy were more likely to stop taking the drugs if they were younger, lived in poorer areas, or were men.

14/09/2025

Health news

ADHD drugs lower risk of suicidal behaviour, car accidents, and crime

Researchers identified consequences of ADHD medication that usually are not discussed in the doctor’s office.

14/08/2025

EU Decoded

Can the EU safeguard critical medicines?

Drug shortages are an old problem, but over the past few years they have hit record levels.

04/02/2025

Health news

Swede dies in South Korea after being rejected care by 21 hospitals

The sexagenarian was denied medical intervention due to the high costs of the required surgery and concerns over how his treatment would be paid for.

18/01/2025

Health news

‘Werewolf syndrome’ cases in babies in Europe tied to hair-loss drug

Cases of excessive hair growth in babies across Europe were linked to their parents' use of minoxidil.

07/12/2024

No Comment

No more free medication for Argentine pensioners

Pensioners in Argentina protested on Wednesday against the government's decision to restrict access to free medication provided by the PAMI public health insurance scheme. The new policy affects millions of people who rely on the programme.

05/12/2024

Business

Sanofi announces its largest China investment amid ongoing trade war

The French pharma firm is seeking to increase insulin production in Beijing as trade tensions between the EU and China simmer on.

03/12/2024

Health news

France fines 11 pharmaceutical labs €8 million over drug shortages

Big names in the pharmaceutical industry were accused of failing to comply with regulations to prevent drug shortages.

24/09/2024

Health news

Epilepsy drug could help curb sleep apnoea symptoms - study

Researchers said the drug could help people who don’t use Cpap machines, but that larger studies are needed to confirm the results.

11/09/2024

Health news

How did Germany run low on potentially life-saving HIV medication?

There was a warning of a shortage of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, as early as October before authorities said they were intervening in January.

13/04/2024