FDA nod to first treatment for rare genetic brain disorder

The approval comes after a systematic review of published literature

KIMS Hospitals makes bold entry into Bengaluru with two new super-speciality units

The hospitals house over 25 super-speciality centres and Centres of Excellence in Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, ENT, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, and Chronic Disease Management

AbbVie reports promising early results for novel obesity therapy ABBV-295

ABBV-295 produced clinically meaningful, dose-dependent weight loss over 12–13 weeks

Merck delivers resilient 2025 performance despite global headwinds

Strong performances in its Life Science, Healthcare and Electronics divisions — particularly Process Solutions, Cardiovascular treatments and Semiconductor Materials — powered the company’s results

argenx reports breakthrough Phase 3 results for VYVGART in ocular myasthenia gravis

The trial met its primary endpoint, showing statistically significant improvements in Myasthenia Impairment Index (MGII) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) ocular scores at Week 4

KIMS Hospitals launches India’s first adaptive deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s patients

Built on the Percept Platform and enhanced with BrainSense technology, the system can adjust stimulation levels in real time, responding to brain signals without manual intervention

Theravance Biopharma winds down Ampreloxetine programme after Phase 3 miss

FDA nod to YUVIWEL, first once-weekly treatment for kids with achondroplasia

Achondroplasia, a rare genetic disorder, causes skeletal dysplasia and often increases the risk of muscular, neurological, and cardiorespiratory complications

IRLAB Therapeutics doses first patient in pivotal apathy trial

The LIFT-PD study will enroll 75 Parkinson’s patients experiencing apathy across 16 sites in Germany, Bulgaria, Poland and Spain

Roche’s Fenebrutinib moves closer to being first BTK inhibitor for relapsing and progressive MS

Fenebrutinib has the potential to become the first and only high-efficacy oral, brain-penetrant treatment for both RMS and PPMS, showing a profound benefit on relapsing and progressive disease biology