Health
Consumer microbiome startup Seed Health is rolling its profits into an AI science moonshot
A probiotic culture experiment in a laboratory. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Seed Health has been in the business of microbiome scientific breakthroughs since its founding in 2015, but its biggest success to-date may have been becoming profitable as a bioscience startup. The popularity of the company’s original product, DS-01, a daily […]
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Biotech stocks are ready to break out. They just need one more thing
While debate rages on about when the Federal Reserve might start cutting interest rates, biotech industry analysts are making the case that the argument for stocks in the sector is growing. The central bank has held rates steady since last July as it patiently waits for more signs that inflation is cooling. But a reading […]
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Healthy Returns: J&J cell therapy gains new edge over Bristol Myers rival
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Hi folks! Two competing cell therapies from Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson both got good news from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. But J&J’s drug is […]
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A new study reveals the states where private equity has the most influence on housing, health care, jobs and pensions
Housing rights activists and tenants protest against evictions and the poor condition of their apartments outside the offices the landlord Broadway Capital in Chelsea, Massachusetts on April 25, 2022. Brian Snyder | Reuters For many years, Conemaugh Health System, a hospital chain in west central Pennsylvania, was a nonprofit entity, serving patients in the small […]
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Denver and its craft breweries embrace nonalcoholic beer, spirits
Denver Beer Co. Courtesy: Denver Beer Co. This story is part of CNBC’s new quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have been transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and workers. Alcohol-free beverage options have skyrocketed over the past few years, and that trend has especially […]
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Pfizer’s RSV vaccine shows potential to protect high-risk adults ages 18-59, widening possible use
Respiratory syncytial virus – viral vaccine under research Hailshadow | Istock | Getty Images A vaccine from Pfizer showed the potential to protect adults ages 18 to 59 who are at increased risk of getting severely sick from respiratory syncytial virus in a late stage clinical trial, the company said Tuesday. The initial data suggests […]
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Trump says abortion restrictions should be left to states, dodging a national ban
Former President Donald Trump said Monday that abortion laws should be left to the states, many of which have enacted new restrictions since he appointed Supreme Court Justices who voted to overturn federal protections for the procedure. In a four-and-half-minute video released on his Truth Social media platform, Trump falsely claimed that “we have abortion […]
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Many CVS drug plans will cover over-the-counter birth control pill at no cost
In this photo illustration, a package of Opill is displayed on March 22, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images CVS Health on Thursday said its drug plans will cover the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. at no cost for many health plan sponsors, a decision that could open […]
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Diabetes drug similar to Ozempic helped slow progression of Parkinson's disease in small trial
The coronal view of a human brain of a patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Lab | Getty Images A highly popular class of drugs for diabetes and obesity is showing early potential to help patients with Parkinson’s disease, too. An older diabetes treatment called lixisenatide helped slow the progression of motor disability […]
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Danone CEO downplays threat of weight loss drugs on food producers: 'We see ourselves as extremely complementary'
Pots of Activia yoghurt, manufactured by Danone SA, sit on display. Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of French consumer goods giant Danone downplayed the threat of obesity drugs on its food business, arguing that consumers were likely to turn to healthy products as part of their new weight loss regime. Antoine de Saint-Affrique said […]
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