Health
We’re cutting our price target on Danaher as frustration mounts after a messy quarter
Danaher shares are under pressure Wednesday as the Club holding’s fourth-quarter earnings results came in mixed and guidance disappointed. The company long known for its operational excellence is further testing our patience. Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 advanced 2% year over year on a reported basis, to $6.54 billion, outpacing the LSEG […]
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Watch live: RFK Jr. testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Robert F. Kennedy, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is testifying on Wednesday before a Senate panel that is crucial to advance […]
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Trump signs sweeping order to further restrict trans care for minors nationwide
President Donald Trump signed a broad executive order targeting transition-related medical care for minors Tuesday. The order, titled “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” intends to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care — including puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery — for minors, which it defines as those younger than 19. It prohibits federal […]
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Healthy Returns: Trump made sweeping changes to health care in his first week
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a House Republican members conference meeting in Trump National Doral resort, in Miami, Florida, U.S. Jan. 27, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters 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. […]
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FDA approves Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic to treat chronic kidney disease in those with diabetes, expanding its use
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Novo Nordisk‘s Ozempic to treat chronic kidney disease in patients who also have Type 2 diabetes, expanding the use of the wildly popular injection in the U.S. The drug is already widely used and covered to treat Type 2 diabetes. The FDA’s decision means Ozempic can now […]
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Food-as-medicine startups hope Kennedy, if confirmed as HHS secretary, will boost their businesses
Robert Kennedy Jr., U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, arrives at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces two days of Senate confirmation hearings this week in his quest to […]
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We’re lightening up on a rallying stock that’s grown too big in our portfolio
The sale also comes as our trusted momentum indicator moved further into overbought territory. Source
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We’re trimming a 2025 top gainer, taking profits on the market’s rotation into health stocks
We are selling 75 shares of GE Healthcare at roughly $90 each. Following Monday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 900 shares of GEHC, decreasing its weighting to about 2.25% from 2.42%. We’re taking advantage of the market’s rotation into health-care stocks by locking in profits in GE Healthcare. Following an up-and-down 2024, GE […]
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Strategas sees health care outperforming in 2025
The health care sector is poised to see a rebound and lead the market this year, according to Strategas analysts, in part because some of the biggest players in the market have been beaten down by regulatory concerns over the last two years. “Health care’s weight in the S & P is at its lowest […]
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UnitedHealthcare taps company veteran Tim Noel as new CEO following Brian Thompson killing
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) health insurance company signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona on July 19, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images UnitedHealthcare on Thursday tapped company veteran Tim Noel as its new CEO following the targeted killing of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December. Noel […]
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