Health
Breast cancer screenings should start at age 40 instead of 50, U.S. panel says
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman’s breast for breast cancer. Hannibal Hanschke | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Most women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40, a decade earlier than previously recommended, according to draft guidelines issued Tuesday by a government-backed panel of […]
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FDA may allow birth control pill without prescription this summer as experts weigh data
Opill Oral Contraception Source: Perrigo The Food and Drug Administration could approve the sale of birth control medication without a prescription for the first time by this summer. A committee of independent experts who advise the FDA is set to meet Tuesday and Wednesday to make a recommendation on whether data submitted by HRA Pharma […]
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Novavax shares rise after company unveils positive vaccine data, plan to cut 25% of workforce
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images Shares of Novavax rose 5% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company unveiled promising new vaccine data and a […]
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CDC Director Rochelle Walensky will resign in June
Director of the Centers for Disease Control Rochelle Walensky departs after testifying before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the All-Hazards Preparedness Act at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky […]
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CDC will have less data to track Covid and new variants after public health emergency ends
People walk by a Covid-19 testing site at Times Square on May 12, 2022 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have less data to track the spread of Covid-19 and new variants in the U.S. after the public health emergency […]
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WHO declares end to Covid global public health emergency
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The spread of Covid-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared on Friday. “For more than a year, the pandemic has been on a […]
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Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health unit Kenvue started trading. What it means for J&J shareholders like us
Johnson & Johnson ‘s (JNJ) consumer-health unit Kenvue (KVUE) soared more than 22% on its first day of trading Thursday, bringing the Club holding one step closer to completing its business separation. The planned split, which is set for later this year, is in the best interest of shareholders of both the soon-to-be-solo Kenvue operations […]
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J&J’s consumer health spinoff Kenvue opens at $25.53, a 16% jump, in public market debut
Thibaut Mongon, CEO and Paul Ruh CFO of Kenvue Inc. a Johnson & Johnson’s consumer-health business, pose together during the company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 4, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Johnson & Johnson‘s consumer health spinoff Kenvue jumped 16% in its market debut on […]
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Moderna posts surprise quarterly profit despite waning demand for Covid vaccines
Moderna’s sign is seen outside of their headquarters in Cambridge, MA on March 11, 2021. Boston Globe | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday blew past estimates for first-quarter earnings and revenue, posting a surprise quarterly profit, despite lower demand for Covid vaccines, its only marketable product. The biotech company generated first-quarter sales of $1.9 billion, […]
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FDA commissioner praises Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s treatment results
FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf speaks at an event celebrating hearing aids being available over the counter at a Walgreens in Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 2022. Nathan Posner | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Food and Drug Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf praised results Eli Lilly announced Wednesday that a clinical trial showed its Alzheimer’s treatment […]
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