tHEORetically Speaking
tHEORetically Speaking
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Weekly News Roundup — Oral GLP-1 Momentum, Trade Tensions, EU Drug Security, and AI Risk Warnings
3 minutes Posted Jan 23, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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This week’s tHEORetically Speaking News Roundup covers Novo Nordisk’s early momentum with oral Wegovy amid intensifying GLP-1 competition, rising geopolitical trade tensions threatening pharma market access, and Europe’s push to secure medicine supply chains through the Critical Medicines Act. We also examine new warnings on the misuse of medical AI heading into 2026. Tune in for this concise recap of the week’s most impactful HEOR, RWE, and market access developments.