Health

Thinking about taking new weight loss drugs? These are the big health risk decisions that will follow
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters For all of the promise associated with new weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk‘s Wegovy and Eli Lilly‘s Zepbound in treating obesity, there’s a very big risk printed right on […]
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The pet drugs vets are now prescribing look a lot more like human medications
If you want to understand how different the human and animal medicine and vaccine industries have historically been, you don’t need to look much further than weight loss drugs. On the human side, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly struggled to meet the demand for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, respectively, since introducing them, as the […]
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Hims & Hers soars 32% on rapid growth in mental health, weight loss and dermatology treatments
The New York Stock Exchange with a Hims & Hers Health banner is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Jan. 21, 2021. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Hims & Hers Health, the online provider of treatments for erectile dysfunction and hair loss, had its best day on the stock market since its […]
Read MoreHealthy Returns: The newest treatment use for weight loss drugs? Liver disease
Image of a healthy liver not ravaged by fatty liver disease. BSIP | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! Drugmakers aren’t just racing to develop drugs that treat obesity. They’re also competing to expand the uses of those weight loss treatments, including […]
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Viking Therapeutics stock jumps 80% after positive weight loss drug trial results
Cr | Istock | Getty Images Shares of Viking Therapeutics soared more than 80% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company’s experimental weight loss drug showed promising initial results in a mid-stage trial. Viking Therapeutics is one of several small obesity drugmakers hoping to enter the budding weight loss drug industry, which analysts say could […]
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The 11 GRANOLAS stocks power Europe to record highs, drawing Magnificent Seven comparisons
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, January 19, 2024. Staff | Reuters Over the last 12 months, just 11 stocks made up half of the gains that powered the pan-European Stoxx 600 stock index to a record-high close on Friday. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs […]
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Highmark Health says it's combining tech from Google and Epic to give doctors easier access to information
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Highmark Health announced Monday that it’s integrating technology from Google Cloud and the health-care software company Epic Systems to try to improve data gathering for providers and payers. Consumer health-care […]
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Samsung debuts a 'smart ring' with health-tracking features — its first foray into the product category
The Samsung Galaxy Ring has various sensors to track things like heart rate. Samsung BARCELONA — Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, its latest wearable, is launching with health-tracking features including heart rate and sleep monitoring while also giving users a score of their readiness for the day, a top executive told CNBC. In a wide-ranging interview, Hon […]
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UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare down for a fourth day following cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group Inc. headquarters stands in Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S. Mike Bradley | Bloomberg | Getty Images Change Healthcare’s systems are down for a fourth straight day after parent company UnitedHealth Group disclosed that a suspected cybersecurity threat actor gained access to part of its information technology network on Wednesday. UnitedHealth, the biggest health-care company in […]
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Novavax to settle dispute over canceled Covid vaccine purchase agreement
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images Novavax on Thursday said it will settle a bitter arbitration dispute with Gavi, a nongovernmental global vaccine organization, over a […]
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