Health
Biden administration makes at-home Covid tests available for free again this winter
Take home COVID-19 self testing kits provided by the District of Columbia government, which provides city residents four free take home tests per day, are seen in this illustration taken January 11, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Biden administration is making rapid Covid tests available for free again this winter through a limited round […]
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Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2022
Police officers step into the vandalized gateway to Sri Lanka’s presidential palace in July. The country has been hit hard by an economic crisis. Abhishek Chinnappa | Getty Images News | Getty Images Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. […]
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Long Covid has contributed to more than 3,500 deaths in the U.S. since start of pandemic, CDC says
People view thousands of white flags representing Americans who have died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) placed over 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2021. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Long Covid has contributed to the deaths of more than 3,500 people since the pandemic began, according to a report published […]
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Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Wednesday: Fed decision, Qualcomm, Eli Lilly
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. Don’t trade on Fed decision Stay cautious on QCOM Stick with Eli Lilly 1. Don’t trade on Fed decision Stocks gained on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December interest […]
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Buy this little-known and underappreciated biopharma stock with nearly 60% upside, Goldman Sachs says
Investors should consider putting money in Xenon Pharmaceuticals , a biopharma stock poised to rally as Wall Street gains more clarity on its drug to treat epilepsy, Goldman Sachs says. Analyst Paul Choi initiated coverage of Xenon with a buy rating and a $60 price target, saying in a note to clients Thursday that investors […]
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Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Tuesday: Inflation cools, stock trim, Eli Lilly
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. Exercise restraint on CPI data Trim P & G Wait to buy LLY 1. Exercise restraint on CPI data Stocks soared on Tuesday after the U.S. Labor Department’s consumer price […]
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Antibiotics prices surge in UK amid Strep A outbreak, leaving drugstores ‘footing the bill’
Drugstores are warning of major shortages of key antibiotics used to treat Strep A, as cases rise in the U.K. Marko Geber | Digitalvision | Getty Images LONDON — Drugstores in Britain are warning of shortages of key antibiotics used to treat Strep A, as cases rise and the number of child fatalities reaches 15. […]
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Covid and flu hospitalizations are increasing as holidays approach, while RSV is retreating in some states
Healthcare workers treat a Covid-19 patient on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) floor at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Allison Dinner | Bloomberg | Getty Images Covid and flu hospitalizations are increasing after the Thanksgiving holiday, while respiratory syncytial virus appears to be retreating in some states. Hospitals this […]
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Children as young as 6 months old are now eligible for omicron Covid vaccines
Luca Moore, 11 months, receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while his mother Dr. Danielle Smith holds him at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., June 22, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday signed off on omicron vaccines […]
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Omicron subvariants that more easily dodge immunity are causing more than 70% of U.S. infections
People wait to take coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests at a pop-up testing site in New York City, July 11, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The most immune evasive omicron subvariants yet are now causing more than 70% of new infections in the U.S., as millions of Americans prepare to travel and gather with family for […]
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