Health
Pfizer expands cost cuts, tops quarterly profit estimates even as sales fall
The Pfizer logo is seen outside the pharmaceutical company’s manufacturing plant, in Newbridge, Ireland February 10, 2025. Clodagh Kilcoyne | Reuters Pfizer on Tuesday expanded its cost-cutting efforts and reported first-quarter profit that topped estimates, even as the company’s sales fell, largely due to dwindling revenue for its antiviral Covid pill Paxlovid. The company previously […]
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Oracle engineers caused days-long software outage at U.S. hospitals
Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2018 conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle engineers mistakenly triggered a five-day software outage at a number of Community Health Systems hospitals, causing the facilities to temporarily […]
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Novo Nordisk scores major legal win that bars many compounded versions of Wegovy, Ozempic
Flags with the logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy are pictures while the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk scored a huge legal victory that […]
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Why we’re lowering our Bristol Myers price target despite an earnings beat, guidance raise
Bristol Myers Squibb ‘s earnings beat and rosy outlook Thursday did not resolve lingering issues for the stock. But it was enough, for now. Revenue in the first quarter, which ended March 31, dipped 6% to $11.2 billion but topped estimates of $10.7 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share of $1.80 beat expectations […]
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Bristol Myers Squibb tops quarterly estimates, hikes outlook as drugmaker braces for tariffs
FILE PHOTO: The Bristol Myers Squibb research and development center at Cambridge Crossing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Dec. 27, 2023. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday beat first-quarter estimates and hiked its revenue and profit guidance for the year, as the drugmaker cuts costs. The company now expects 2025 […]
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Merck lowers profit outlook, partly due to $200 million expected tariff hit
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Merck on Thursday lowered its full-year profit guidance, citing $200 million in estimated costs for tariffs and a charge tied to a recent deal. The company now expects its 2025 adjusted earnings to come in between $8.82 and $8.97, down slightly from a previous outlook of 8.88 to $9.03 […]
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Eli Lilly sues four telehealth sites selling compounded Zepbound, Mounjaro
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly is suing four telehealth companies selling compounded versions of the pharmaceutical giant’s weight loss drug Zepbound and its diabetes treatment Mounjaro, the company’s latest attempt to crack down on […]
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FDA to phase out dyes used in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Skittles and other snacks
Candy is displayed for sale, as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., along with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, announce the FDA’s intent to remove from the U.S. food supply “petroleum-based synthetic” food dyes, which are present in numerous foods such as breakfast cereals, candy, snacks, and beverages, at a grocery […]
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Healthy Returns: Trump seeks to change Medicare drug price negotiations in a win for pharma
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to […]
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Danaher’s quarterly results show signs of life, and the struggling stock soars
Danaher shares on Tuesday climbed more than 6% after the health-care company’s first-quarter results exceeded expectations — and, crucially, its guidance was left mostly intact despite an evolving economic picture. Count us among the investors breathing a sigh of relief. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 declined 1% year over year to $5.74 […]
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