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Companies & Markets

Haw Par Corporation H1 net profit up 18.2% at S$144.1 million 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds US President Donald Trump's letter to Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 31, 2025.
International

Trump pressures 17 pharma CEOs to cut US drug prices

Its traditional Chinese medicine formula, which forms the basis of its product candidates, “contains only natural ingredients without any synthetic components”.
Companies & Markets

Herbal medicine stock with no sales rallies 64,000%

YMS management and employees participated in Medical Fair Asia 2024 to connect with a global healthcare audience.
Singapore
ENTERPRISE 50

Providing caregivers with more than just homecare products

Singapore’s strengths position it to ride the precision medicine wave. The country has deep research and development (R&D) and clinical expertise, strengths in genomics, and a burgeoning biomedical industry.
Opinion & Features

Singapore has a chance to shine in precision medicine

Oxford Nanopore's CEO Gordon Sanghera said: "You can take these science breakthroughs and turn them into real-world applications, whether that is diagnostics, healthcare, food industry contamination or biopharmaceuticals."
Consumer & Healthcare

Temasek-backed biotech Oxford Nanopore wants to make genetics tech accessible to startups

A doctor among five people charged in Perry's ketamine overdose death last year will be surrendering his medical licence, says a spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office.
International

Doctor charged in death of Matthew Perry 'incredibly remorseful'

Two deaths and more than 100 people have been hospitalised after taking the supplements, which were marketed as helping to lower cholesterol levels.
Consumer & Healthcare

Kobayashi Pharma ordered to recall red yeast rice pills after 2 deaths

While most people have been shown to not take the medicines prescribed for them, doctors say patients seem to take blockbuster obesity drugs Wegovy and Zepbound faithfully, week in and week out.
Lifestyle

Patients hate ‘forever’ drugs. Is Wegovy different?

Unless sickle-cell patients are able to freeze their reproductive cells, they’re forced to choose between freedom from a painful lifelong condition and having children someday.
Lifestyle

Be cured or have kids: Tough choice for sickle-cell patients

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