Health
Eli Lilly beats on quarterly profit, hikes full-year guidance on strong sales of Zepbound, Mounjaro
Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company’s offices in San Diego, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday reported first-quarter adjusted profit that topped Wall Street’s expectations and hiked its full-year guidance on strong sales of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro and newly launched weight loss […]
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Walmart to shutter health centers, virtual care service in latest failed push into health care
Walmart on Tuesday said it will close all of its health-care clinics across the country, a stunning reversal of its plans to bring its low-priced reputation to the dentist and doctor’s office along with the grocery aisle. The big-box retailer said it would also shutter its telehealth provider, which it acquired for an undisclosed amount […]
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Judge rejects J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb challenges to Medicare drug-price negotiations
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge in New Jersey on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson‘s and Bristol Myers Squibb‘s legal challenges to the Biden administration’s Medicare drug-price negotiations, ruling that the program is constitutional. The decision is another win for the White House in a bitter legal fight with several drugmakers […]
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Why Eli Lilly’s earnings are no sure thing for traders despite obesity drug momentum
Eli Lilly appears to be making as much of its popular obesity and diabetes medicines as it can, but shortages are worsening , putting the company’s earnings at risk, analysts say. Tirzepatide is the active ingredient in both Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment Mounjaro and its anti-obesity drug Zepbound. The Food and Drug Administration recently reported […]
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Biden administration delays plans to ban menthol cigarettes
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after signing into law a bill providing billions of dollars of new aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Biden Administration has delayed plans to ban menthol cigarettes, a proposal announced by the Food […]
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FDA approves Pfizer’s first gene therapy for rare inherited bleeding disorder
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer‘s treatment for a rare genetic bleeding disorder, making it the company’s first-ever gene therapy to win clearance in the U.S. The agency greenlit the drug, which will be marketed as Beqvez, for adults with moderate to severe hemophilia B […]
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Bristol Myers Squibb beats on revenue, launches $1.5 billion cost cuts as it posts quarterly loss
The Bristol Myers Squibb research and development center at Cambridge Crossing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Dec. 27, 2023. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue that topped expectations as its blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis and several new drugs posted sales growth. But the pharmaceutical company swung to […]
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Walgreens to help bring cell and gene therapies to patients as it expands specialty pharmacy services
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 Thursday said it will start to work directly with drugmakers to bring cell and gene therapies to U.S. patients as part of a broader expansion of its specialty […]
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Wells Fargo becomes bullish on this biotech company
Neurocrine Biosciences ‘ drug pipeline is turning a corner and the company will be “knocking on the doors of the large-cap club” soon, according to Wells Fargo. Analyst Mohit Bansal upgraded shares to overweight from equal weight, and raised his price target to $170 from $140, suggesting around 21% upside potential from Tuesday’s close. Bansal […]
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Biogen tops profit estimates as cost cuts take hold, Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi launch picks up
A test tube is seen in front of displayed Biogen logo in this illustration taken on, December 1, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Biogen on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit that topped estimates as the company’s cost-cutting efforts took hold and sales of its closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi, came in higher than expected. Biogen and […]
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