WATCH: Germany eyes SA for cannabis supply

Business Day TV spoke to Johann Slabber, founder & CEO of Nexus Pharma

PHP lifts bid for UK healthcare Reit Assura

The £1.5bn takeover proposal is below what a US private group has offered

WATCH: Doctors give NHI ‘dangerously flawed’ diagnosis

Business Day TV spoke to Mvuyisi Mzukwa, chair of the SA Medical Association

Telehealth firm to sell Eli Lilly weight-loss drug on Hims & Hers platform

H&H widens offerings to soften blow of impending restrictions on selling copies of Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug

Weighty Wegovy sales help Novo Holdings double income and returns in 2024

In 2024, Novo invested €4.6bn in life sciences targeting cancer, obesity and neurodegenerative disorders, adding 43 new firms and exiting 27

J&J shares fall after judge rejects $10bn cancer settlement

This is third time that the healthcare conglomerate’s bankruptcy strategy has failed in court

AI drug developer Isomorphic raises $600m in first funding round

Isomorphic is a spin-off from Alphabet’s AI research subsidiary Google Deepmind

Netcare on track to meet patient and revenue growth outlook

Higher demand for its acute hospitals offset by a decline in occupancy rates for mental health services

WATCH: Ascendis posts 11.7% rise in interim net asset value

Business Day TV speaks with Carl Neethling, CEO of Ascendis

Ascendis posts steady growth after restructuring

The former pharmaceuticals group reported a 12% year-on-year increase in net asset value to R660m

US FDA flags contamination risk for SA-made Aspen eye drops

Africa’s biggest drugmaker warns it has breached standards at one of three sterile units in Gqeberha

WATCH: Addressing SA’s health funding gap

Business Day TV speaks to Palesa Mokomele, head of community engagement and communications at DKMS Africa

Roche gets rights to Zealand obesity drug

The Swiss drugmaker is looking to boost its prospects in the weight-loss market

Aspen’s earnings growth squeezed by global tax rules

OECD’s BEPS Pillar 2 tax has driven the company’s effective tax rate up to 25%

PODCAST | Why are young doctors unemployed in SA?

Business Day Spotlight speaks to Craig Comrie, CEO of Profmed

Adcock Ingram first-half profits weighed down by sector issues

Performance was affected by constrained consumer spending in the lower living standard measures