AI could end animal testing

Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful alternative to animal testing, offering both ethical and scientific advantages. Advances in machine learning now enable researchers to predict drug toxicity, organ damage and chemical hazards with accuracy comparable to, and sometimes exceeding, traditional animal experiments.

Nearly 9m people with HIV not treated

UNAIDS warned that nearly 9m people living with HIV remain without treatment, despite significant global progress in expanding access to antiretroviral therapy.

US to spend more than $560bn on prescription drugs

The United States’ spending on prescription medicine is expected to surpass $560bn in 2026, rising by 8.2% from the previous year as treatments for obesity and diabetes become increasingly popular, reported Bloomberg (24 June 2026)

Court blocks iDexis from selling unapproved weight-loss drugs

On 23 June Reuters reported that the High Court granted an interim order in the case between the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and the Pretoria pharmacy group iDexis.

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