Health
CDC says 90 people affected in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ninety people in 13 states have been infected in a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy now available in the U.S. after shortages, FDA says
Packages containing syringes of the medications Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro at a shop in Mitte, Germany, July 11, 2024. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images All doses of Novo Nordisk‘s highly popular weight loss injection Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic are now available in the U.S., according to an update on the U.S. […]
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Fired Disney employee allegedly hacked menu system to falsely claim certain foods did not contain peanuts, complaint says
The “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023. Joe Burbank | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A disgruntled former Disney employee is being accused of hacking into menu-creating software used by the […]
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Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Mounjaro are no longer in shortage. Here’s where their sales still fell short
Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro posted weaker-than-expected sales for the third quarter, even as supply of both medicines have largely recovered from widespread shortages in the U.S. The reason, according to the company, is not an issue of demand or supply. Eli Lilly instead blamed disappointing sales on drug […]
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We’re hiking our GEHC price target, looking beyond a mixed quarter to next year’s catalysts
GE Healthcare reported a mixed quarter before Wednesday’s opening bell. While revenue slightly missed, an earnings beat along with a number of other positives pushed the stock higher. Revenue rose just under 1% year over year to $4.86 billion in the third quarter, just short the $4.87 billion expected, according to analyst estimates compiled by […]
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Eli Lilly stock tumbles 10% after drug giant misses estimates and slashes profit guidance
Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, U.S. March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Wednesday fell short of profit and revenue expectations for the third quarter, weighed down by disappointing sales of its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro, and slashed its full-year adjusted profit guidance. […]
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McDonald’s executives say E. coli outbreak is ‘behind us’
McDonald’s Chris Kempczinski speaks about fresh beef expansion at a McDonald’s event in Oak Brook, Illinois. Richa Naidu | Reuters A week after health authorities publicly linked a deadly E. coli outbreak to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers, the company’s CEO, Chris Kempczinski, told investors that the situation is now behind them. “How we’ve handled the […]
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Pfizer tops earnings estimates, hikes full-year guidance as Covid products help sales
Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer on Tuesday reported third-quarter revenue and adjusted profit that blew past expectations as the company’s Covid vaccine and antiviral pill Paxlovid helped boost sales. The pharmaceutical giant also hiked its full-year outlook and now expects to book adjusted earnings per share of $2.75 to $2.95, up […]
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CDC says 75 people affected in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
A quarter pounder with cheese, fries, and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald‘s Quarter Pounders has led to 75 cases in 13 states, the Centers for Disease Control […]
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What McDonald’s needs to do next after E. coli outbreak
In this photo illustration, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald’s on October 23, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images As McDonald’s and health authorities race to contain a deadly E. coli outbreak, the burger chain faces challenges […]
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