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Trump diagnosed with common vein condition after ankle swelling raises concerns
First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his wife, Leena Al Ashqar, attend the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final football match between England’s Chelsea and France’s Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, July 13, 2025. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump […]
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Abbott stock fell victim to an old earnings season truth: It’s all about the guidance
Shares of Abbott Laboratories fell Thursday after the diversified health-care company delivered a solid second quarter but left investors disappointed with forward guidance. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 rose 7.4% to $11.14 billion, outpacing the $11.07 billion consensus estimate, according to estimates compiled by LSEG. Organic sales , excluding Covid testing results, […]
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Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer to sell blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis at 40% discount
Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer on Thursday said they will start selling their blockbuster blood thinner, Eliquis, directly to patients at a more than 40% discount. The move comes as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to cut drug prices, and threatens to impose sweeping tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the […]
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Swiss pharma giant Novartis bets on a breast cancer blockbuster as sales rise
Boxes of tablets, produced by Novartis AG, sit on a pharmacy counter. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis said Thursday that it expects its Kisqali breast cancer treatment to be the next blockbuster drug within its portfolio, as it looks to shift reliance away from its Entresto heart failure therapy. Sales of Kisqali, […]
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Healthy Returns: Chinese obesity drug emerges as a potential rival to Eli Lilly’s Zepbound
Cr | Istock | 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. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Another potential competitor to blockbuster obesity treatments from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk just showed positive data – but this time, […]
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FDA to consider drug affordability when granting new vouchers to speed up approvals, Makary says
The Food and Drug Administration will consider drug affordability when granting companies new vouchers that speed up approvals of some treatments, the agency’s Commissioner Marty Makary told CNBC on Friday. The FDA in June announced a national priority voucher plan that aims to cut drug review times to one-to-two months for companies it says are […]
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Hims & Hers to offer generic semaglutide in Canada as Novo Nordisk patent lapses
The Hers website arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hims & Hers Health announced Wednesday it will offer generic semaglutide in Canada as Novo Nordisk‘s patent on its branded drugs Ozempic and Wegovy is set to expire in January. “Canada is […]
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Trump threatens to impose up to 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals ‘very soon’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 8, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose up to 200% tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. “very soon.” “They’re going to be tariffs […]
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Healthy Returns: Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill may affect some drugmakers more than others
U.S. President Donald Trump presents a sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” after he signed it, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care […]
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Healthy Returns: What to know about a CDC vaccine panel’s votes against a mercury preservative in flu shots
Biostatistician and epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff, MD, PhD, and Dr. Mina Zadeh, ACIP Executive Secretary, CDC, look on as people present their information to members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) advisory panel for vaccines convenes, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 25, 2025. Megan Varner […]
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