Health
Eli Lilly posts mixed quarter even as demand for weight loss, diabetes drugs soars
The Lilly Biotechnology Center in San Diego, California, on March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Thursday reported mixed results for the fourth quarter as sales of its blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs soared but it saw lower realized prices. The figures were consistent with the preliminary results Eli Lilly shared […]
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Novo Nordisk CEO says he’s confident about Wegovy supply, next-generation weight loss drugs
It’s been a rocky few months for Novo Nordisk. Prescription data from IQVIA suggests Novo’s obesity drug Wegovy is losing ground to rival Zepbound from Eli Lilly. Wegovy’s potential successor, CagriSema, came up short of investor expectations in a closely watched Phase 3 trial. Novo’s stock has fallen more than 20% over the last year, […]
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Teladoc Health to acquire Catapult Health in $65 million deal
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Teladoc Health on Wednesday announced it will acquire the preventative care company Catapult Health in an all-cash deal for $65 million. Catapult offers an at-home wellness exam that allows members to check their blood pressure, collect a blood sample, log other screening information and meet virtually with a […]
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Healthy Returns: Why people quit weight loss, diabetes drugs within one year
Packages of weight loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro. Picture Alliance | Getty Images 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. Happy Tuesday! Most people quit a highly popular class of weight loss and […]
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We’re making 4 trades, including an exit and an initiation, to reduce our tariff risk
Looking to reduce our exposure to tariffs and China, we’re making changes in the portfolio. We’re exiting our position in Stanley Black & Decker , selling our remaining 510 shares at roughly $86.79 each. We’re buying 50 shares of Home Depot at roughly $409.60. Following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 300 shares […]
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Senate panel advances RFK Jr.’s nomination to be health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a key hurdle Tuesday after a Senate panel […]
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Pfizer tops earnings estimates as Covid product sales beat expectations and cost cuts pay off
Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, speaks at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival in New York City, U.S., May 22, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Pfizer on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates as sales of the company’s Covid products topped expectations and its broad cost-cutting efforts took […]
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Merck’s 2025 revenue outlook falls short as it pauses Gardasil vaccine shipments to China
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Merck on Tuesday issued full-year 2025 revenue guidance that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, as the company temporarily paused shipments of a key vaccine into China. The pharmaceutical giant anticipates 2025 sales of $64.1 billion to $65.6 billion, lower than the $67.31 billion that analysts surveyed by […]
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Reid Hoffman enters ‘wondrous and terrifying’ world of health care with latest AI startup
Reid Hoffman, Partner at Greylock and co-founder LinkedIn, speaks during the WSJ Tech Live conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal at the Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, California, on October 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images LinkedIn co-founder and venture capitalist Reid Hoffman became a billionaire from his business […]
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FDA approves Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
A sign hangs in front of the world headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston. Brian Snyder | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ non-opioid painkiller pill, a new alternative for pain relief that comes without the risk of addiction. Vertex is now the first drugmaker in decades to gain U.S. […]
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