Health
Healthy Returns: Novo Nordisk scoops up Chinese obesity drug to compete with Eli Lilly
A view of the logo of Novo Nordisk at the company’s office in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, March 8, 2024. Tom Little | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. […]
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23andMe files for bankruptcy, Anne Wojcicki steps down as CEO
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri federal court on Sunday […]
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British pharma giant AstraZeneca to invest $2.5 billion in new China hub
Outside the Macclesfield factory of AstraZeneca. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Friday said that it will invest $2.5 billion in a research and development center in Chinese capital Beijing. The new hub is expected to take AstraZeneca’s Beijing workforce to around 1,700 employees. Don’t miss AstraZeneca’s CEO […]
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2 portfolio stocks that should benefit from a boost in spending by older Americans
Home Depot and GE Healthcare are companies Mizuho believes will get a boost from an aging American population. Source
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Healthy Returns: What to know about the U.S. measles outbreak
MMR vaccine administer prep is pictured during a drive at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Feb. 27, 2025. Annie Rice | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. […]
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Dr. Mehmet Oz may have underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes, Senate Democratic memo finds
FILE PHOTO: Mehmet Oz speaks at his campaign rally in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, on November 7, 2022. Caroline Gutman | The Washington Post | Getty Images Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may have “significantly” underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes in recent years, according to […]
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White House pulls Trump’s nomination for CDC director hours before confirmation hearing
Former Congressman Dave Weldon addresses a small crowd in The Villages, Fla. Brendan Farrington | AP The White House has pulled President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, former Rep. Dave Weldon, the Senate’s Health committee confirmed Thursday. The move came just hours before the former Florida lawmaker, a […]
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RFK Jr. pressures Big Food to remove artificial dyes in meeting with CEOs
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. […]
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Healthy Returns: Wegovy is linked to an increased risk of hair loss, study suggests
The “Wegovy” brand slimming syringe is sold in the Achat pharmacy in Mitte. The “Wegovy” slimming syringe has been available in Germany for a year. Jens Kalaene | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. […]
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We’re booking profits in a rallying rotation play and using the cash to buy 2 others on the dip
We are making a handful of more trades Tuesday. Selling 75 shares of GE Healthcare at roughly $86 each; following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 550 shares of GEHC, decreasing its weighting to about 1.43% from about 1.62% We are buying 50 shares of TJX at roughly $116; following the trade, the […]
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