Key Development Just one day after VAX-31 met all primary endpoints in the pivotal OPUS-1 Phase 3 trial, Vaxcyte priced... Read more
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VIETNAM PROPOSES POSTHUMOUS USE OF A DECEASED HUSBAND’S SPERM: THE BIGGER ISSUE IS NOT IVF — IT IS CONSENT, PARENTAGE AND THE CHILD’S LEGAL RIGHTS
Key Development Vietnam's Ministry of Health is proposing a significant expansion of reproductive law: a surviving wife could use her... Read more
QUANG TRI HOSPITAL MOVES APPOINTMENT BOOKING INTO AN APP: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ONLY WORKS IF THE PHYSICAL QUEUE DOES NOT BECOME A DIGITAL QUEUE
Key Development On October 7, 2026, Quang Tri General Hospital officially launched its patient application, allowing users to book appointments... Read more
VIETNAM REVIEWS NEARLY 32,000 DRUG REGISTRATION DOSSIERS: THE NEXT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IS REGULATORY PREDICTABILITY, NOT PROCESSING VOLUME ALONE
Key Development Vietnam has significantly expanded its drug-registration review capacity. But the more important question is whether higher processing volume... Read more
CANCER PATIENTS WAIT 4–6 WEEKS FOR RADIOTHERAPY: VIETNAM’S CHALLENGE IS NOT JUST A MACHINE SHORTAGE — IT IS A SHORTAGE OF EFFECTIVE TREATMENT CAPACITY
Key Development When a cancer hospital operates radiotherapy equipment from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. yet patients still wait weeks... Read more
ARRIVENT’S PHASE 3 FURVENT FAILURE: WHY STRONG TUMOR RESPONSES ARE NO LONGER ENOUGH TO WIN THE LUNG CANCER DRUG RACE
ARRIVENT’S PHASE 3 FURVENT FAILURE: WHY STRONG TUMOR RESPONSES ARE NO LONGER ENOUGH TO WIN THE LUNG CANCER DRUG RACE... Read more
MCKESSON–CD&R STRIKE $5.8 BILLION OPTION CARE HEALTH DEAL: THE SPECIALTY PHARMA RACE IS MOVING FROM DRUG DISTRIBUTION TO CONTROL OF THE TREATMENT JOURNEY
Key Development McKesson's proposed investment in Option Care Health represents more than diversification into home healthcare. It signals a strategic... Read more
BD’S $3 BILLION U.S. MANUFACTURING BET: MEDTECH IS MOVING FROM “LOWEST-COST SOURCING” TO “SUPPLY CHAINS BUILT TO SURVIVE DISRUPTION”
Key Development Becton Dickinson is becoming part of a broader rethink of medical-device manufacturing: products that look like commodities —... Read more
LILLY EXPANDS GATE BIOSCIENCE DEAL BEYOND $870 MILLION: THE “DRUGGABLE PROTEOME” RACE MAY BE SHIFTING FROM BINDING PROTEINS TO BLOCKING THEM AT THE SECRETORY GATE
Key Development Eli Lilly has expanded its 2025 collaboration with Gate Bioscience, adding one new target and an option for... Read more









