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Healthy Returns: Covering weight loss drugs could cost Medicare  billion through 2034
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Healthy Returns: Covering weight loss drugs could cost Medicare $35 billion through 2034

A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk.  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. Good afternoon and happy […]

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Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in UK
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Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in UK

LONDON — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K. The weight-loss treatment firm and creator of Zepbound announced Monday that it would commit £279 million ($364 million) to help tackle Britain’s significant health challenges — including obesity. […]

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Walgreens says it will close 1,200 stores by 2027, as earnings top estimates
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Walgreens says it will close 1,200 stores by 2027, as earnings top estimates

A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter sales and adjusted profit that beat Wall Street’s expectations, as the company slashes costs in an attempt to steer itself out of a […]

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The Oura Ring 4 is sleek and easy to wear but scratches easily. Here’s what it’s like
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The Oura Ring 4 is sleek and easy to wear but scratches easily. Here’s what it’s like

The Oura Ring 4. Courtesy: Oura After two weeks of wearing the Oura Ring 4, the smart ring gave me a better understanding of how my sleep, stress and exercise influence how I feel in my day-to-day life.  The Oura Ring 4 began shipping to customers and became available in retail stores on Tuesday, and […]

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Health-care costs hit a post-pandemic high. These moves during open enrollment can help
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Health-care costs hit a post-pandemic high. These moves during open enrollment can help

About 165 million Americans get their health insurance through work, and yet most don’t spend much time considering what their employer is offering in the way of benefits and what it will cost. In fact, employees only spent about 45 minutes a year, on average, deciding which benefit options suit them best, a report from Aon found. Open […]

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Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing ‘food safety issue’ at caterer
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Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing ‘food safety issue’ at caterer

Delta Air Lines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Delta Air Lines had to suspend hot meal service on more than 200 flights out of its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past several days because of a “food […]

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Ozempic is driving up the cost of your health care, whether you can get your hands on it or not
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Ozempic is driving up the cost of your health care, whether you can get your hands on it or not

About 165 million Americans rely on employer-sponsored health insurance and yet, workers may still not get the coverage they want — particularly when it comes to drugs like Wegovy and Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic. One in three employees are looking for more resources to combat obesity, according to a recent report by consulting firm Gallagher. […]

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Pharmacy deserts are appearing across U.S. as drug stores closures spread
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Pharmacy deserts are appearing across U.S. as drug stores closures spread

A shuttered Rite Aid store in New Lebanon, Ohio. Kevin Williams New Lebanon, Ohio, population 3,756, has three dollar stores, a Groceryland grocery store, a few fast-food restaurants, a public library branch, and a spirit-filled school system. What it doesn’t have is a pharmacy. As part of Rite Aid’s bankruptcy filing in October 2023, the chain announced […]

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Microsoft announces new AI tools to help ease workload for doctors and nurses
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Microsoft announces new AI tools to help ease workload for doctors and nurses

Microsoft on Thursday announced new health-care data and artificial intelligence tools, including a collection of medical imaging models, a health-care agent service and an automated documentation solution for nurses.  The tools aim to help health-care organizations build AI applications quicker and save clinicians time on administrative tasks, a major cause of industry burnout. Nurses spend […]

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Pfizer threatened to sue renegade executives prior to activist schism, Starboard’s Smith says
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Pfizer threatened to sue renegade executives prior to activist schism, Starboard’s Smith says

Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer Inc., gestures as he speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist Starboard Value accused Pfizer of threatening litigation against the company’s former CEO and CFO in […]

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