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MNMD Stock Up More Than 100% in 6 Months: What's in Store for 2026?

MNMD has surged 101% in six months with MM120 advancing in phase III for GAD and MDD. Pivotal readouts are slated for 2026.

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Ekta Bagri

3 Biotech Stocks With Major 2026 Catalysts

Biotech's 2025 rebound sets the stage for Denali Therapeutics and two peers, with key FDA decisions and pipeline catalysts lined up for 2026.

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Kanishka Das

Can CorMedix's Melinta Acquisition Aid Growth Beyond DefenCath?

CRMD's $300M Melinta acquisition adds seven products and helps raise 2025 revenue guidance, but questions remain over easing DefenCath reliance.

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AGIO's Mitapivat Gets FDA Nod for Thalassemia Indication with REMS in Label

Agios Pharmaceuticals wins FDA approval for Aqvesme in alpha- and beta-thalassemia, making mitapivat the only approved option, despite a new REMS.

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Kanishka Das

4 Drug, Biotech Stocks Rising More Than 50% in 2025 With Room to Grow

MLYS, LYEL, NKTR and INSM rise more than 50% in 2025 as clinical wins, FDA approvals and M&A deals revive sector momentum heading into 2026.

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Sundeep Ganoria

Amgen Strikes Drug Pricing Deal With Trump: What Investors Should Know

AMGN signs a pricing deal with the Trump administration, cutting U.S. drug costs, expanding DTC access and securing tariff relief tied to domestic investment.

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Sanofi to Buy Dynavax for $2.2B to Boost Adult Vaccine Franchise

SNY's $2.2 billion deal for Dynavax adds Heplisav-B, a shingles candidate, and other vaccine programs, strengthening its adult vaccine franchise and pipeline.

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Ekta Bagri

Will the Recent Pricing Deal With the Government Impact BMY's Sales?

BMY has agreed to supply Eliquis free of charge to Medicaid starting in 2026 and will also donate seven tons of the active pharmaceutical ingredient used in Eliquis.

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Sundeep Ganoria

ABBV vs. AZN: Which Pharma Stock is the Better Investment Now?

AbbVie and AstraZeneca both bring blockbuster drugs, deep pipelines and risks, but their growth paths, pressures and priorities now sharply diverge.

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Novo Nordisk Wins FDA Nod for Oral Wegovy in Obesity, Stock Up

NVO stock up as it wins FDA approval for oral Wegovy in obesity, becoming the first oral GLP-1 RA indicated for weight management.

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GILD Exercises Option to License Assembly Bio's Herpes Programs

Gilead exercises its option to license ASMB's HSV programs for developing long-acting candidates, ABI-1179 & ABI-5366, for recurrent genital herpes.

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CRSP Stock Rises on Encouraging Early Data From Zugo-Cel Studies

CRISPR Therapeutics shares jump after early zugo-cel study data show sustained B-cell depletion and early efficacy across autoimmune and cancer studies.

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JNJ's Tremfya Gets EU Approval for Pediatric Plaque Psoriasis

Johnson & Johnson wins EU approval for Tremfya in pediatric plaque psoriasis, making it the first IL-23 inhibitor cleared for any pediatric condition.

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Ahan Chakraborty

Novo Nordisk vs. Amgen: Which Healthcare Stock Is the Smarter Choice?

NVO and AMGN square off as GLP-1 leadership, pipeline depth, and diversification set up a compelling healthcare stock comparison.

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Kinjel Shah

5 Big Drug Stocks That May Continue to Outperform in 2026

Five big drugmakers, including LLY and JNJ, are riding innovation, dealmaking and pipeline momentum that could help them keep outperforming in 2026.

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J&J Wins FDA Nod for Subcutaneous Version of NSCLC Drug Rybrevant (Revised)

JNJ wins FDA approval for a subcutaneous version of Rybrevant, cutting treatment time to minutes and boosting convenience across NSCLC indications.

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AZN, Daiichi's Enhertu Gets FDA Nod for First-Line Breast Cancer (Revised)

AstraZeneca's Enhertu wins FDA nod as a first-line treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

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BioMarin to Buy Rare Disease Drugmaker Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8B

BMRN agrees to acquire FOLD for $4.8B, adding two growing rare disease drugs and a late-stage pipeline asset to its portfolio.

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AZN, Daiichi's Enhertu Gets Breakthrough Tag for Expanded Cancer Use

AstraZeneca's Enhertu wins FDA Breakthrough tag for expanded use in breast cancer, while a late-stage study on ceralasertib + Imfinzi in lung cancer misses its goal.

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Ahan Chakraborty

What Awaits These 4 Biotech Stocks That More Than Doubled in 2025

IONS, GPCR, MNPR and KOD more than double in 2025 as policy clarity, M&A revival and clinical wins lift biotech momentum into 2026.

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Cytokinetics Wins FDA Approval for Cardiovascular Drug, Stock up

CYTK enters a new era as FDA approval of Myqorzo transforms it into a commercial biotech, opening a long-term growth runway in cardiology.

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Sundeep Ganoria

Drug Sector on a High as 9 Drugmakers Strike Drug Pricing Deals

Amgen and eight other pharma giants struck deals with the Trump administration to cut U.S. drug prices while gaining tariff relief and manufacturing incentives.

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Ekta Bagri

3 Biotech Stocks Wall Street Analysts Are Bullish on for 2026

EyePoint, ANI Pharmaceuticals and Tango Therapeutics put up a stellar show in 2025 and are set to carry the momentum in 2026 as well.

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MRNA to Get CEPI Funding for Phase III Study on Pandemic Influenza Jab

Moderna secures up to $54.3 million from CEPI to fund a pivotal phase III study of its mRNA-based H5 pandemic flu vaccine candidate, mRNA-1018.

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Novo Nordisk Files NDA for Next-Generation Obesity Drug CagriSema

NVO files an NDA with the FDA for once-weekly CagriSema, a combo obesity injection showing superior weight loss in obese patients in phase III studies.

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