Health
Anthony Fauci says he will cooperate fully with possible House Republican investigation into Covid origins
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus during the White House press briefing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images CNBC Health & Science Read CNBC’s latest global health coverage: U.S. intelligence agencies under the Biden administration, in […]
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Anthony Fauci says he will cooperate fully with possible House Republican investigation into Covid origins
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus during the White House press briefing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he will fully cooperate with House Republicans […]
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Fauci says he never imagined Covid would kill a million Americans
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing about the federal response to monkeypox, on Capitol Hill September 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday reflected on the U.S. response […]
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Watch live: Dr. Anthony Fauci gives expected last Covid briefing as top health official
[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday will give what is expected to be his last public briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic as White House chief medical advisor. Fauci is leaving the […]
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Dr. Anthony Fauci to give likely final Covid briefing as top White House health official
NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, January 21, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday will give what is expected to be his last public briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic as the White House chief medical […]
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Cowen upgrades Walgreens, says stock can rally more than 30% as company grows health care business
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance offer an attractive risk-reward to investors as the company transforms into a health care services-focused business, according to Cowen. Analyst Charles Rhyee upgraded the stock to outperform from market perform, saying in a note to clients Tuesday that the market is largely focusing on Walgreens’ struggling retail business, which he […]
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Flu variant that hits kids and seniors harder than other strains is dominant in U.S. right now
A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens pharmacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza has claimed the lives of 74 Californians under the age of 65 since the flu season began in October of last year. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A variant of […]
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Pfizer says omicron booster is better against new subvariants like BQ.1.1 than old shots
A staff member draws up a syringe with the Comirnaty vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer adapted to the Omicron-BA.1 variant at the Mainz vaccination center. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Pfizer said its omicron booster triggers a stronger immune response against a number of emerging Covid subvariants circulating in […]
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Sell this medical testing stock poised to fall more than 15% from here, Citi says in downgrade
It’s time for investors to sell shares of Quest Diagnostics , according to Citi. Analyst Patrick Donnelly downgraded shares of the medical testing company to sell from neutral, citing risks ahead to the company earnings per share guidance and 4% to 5% long-term growth guide for its base business. “While management has continued to reiterate […]
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These biotech stocks look cheap — and analysts give 2 more than 100% upside
U.S. biotech stocks have been on the up recently. The S & P Biotechnology Select Industry Index is up more than 6% in the past week. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index , meanwhile, is up almost 4% over the same period and 8.5% over the past month. “Biotech looks to be strengthening materially in recent days, […]
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