Health
Pharmacy walkout organizers help launch national push to unionize pharmacists, technicians
A small number of employees and supporters picket outside the headquarters of drugstore chain Walgreens during a three-day walkout by pharmacists in Deerfield, Illinois, November 1, 2023. Vincent Alban | Reuters The organizers of a recent retail pharmacy staff walkout are helping to launch a national push to organize those employees on Wednesday, a potential […]
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Health AI startup Cercle debuts with backing from Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Facebook, at Vanity Fair’s 6th Annual New Establishment Summit. Matt Winkelmeyer | Getty Images A new health tech startup called Cercle launched Wednesday and announced major global partners and investors, including Meta‘s former COO Sheryl Sandberg. Cercle uses artificial intelligence to try and advance women’s health, particularly within fertility care. […]
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Ohio voters enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
Supporters of Ohio Issue 1 cheer as results come in at a watch party hosted by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights on November 7, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Andrew Spear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ohio voters have added the right to access abortion care to the state’s constitution, NBC News projects — […]
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These are the stocks that will benefit — and lose out — from the wellness trend, Morgan Stanley says
Weight loss drugs have been in the spotlight. But they’re just one aspect of a growing focus on health — on the part of both consumers and governments. The Covid-19 pandemic was a big factor behind the rising focus on weight and its implications for health, Morgan Stanley noted. “Thus health (or wellness) has become […]
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Planet Fitness shares surge as company raises revenue outlook
A person works out at Planet Fitness as they re-open at 25 percent capacity in Boston’s Dorchester on Feb. 1, 2021. Jessica Rinaldi | Boston Globe | Getty Images Planet Fitness shares surged double-digits after beating expectations on both lines for the third quarter and raising its outlook for the year. Here’s how the company […]
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The Ozempic effect has battered this weight loss stock, but Morgan Stanley says it’s a top pick
Game-changing anti-obesity medications have posed nothing short of an existential crisis for Weight Watchers parent WW International since they arrived on the scene, but CEO Sima Sistani has been confronting this challenge head-on. Despite an 11% dive in the stock Friday, Morgan Stanley said it thinks the company “has gone through an incredible transformation over […]
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E-cigarette use declines among high school students, FDA and CDC say
Elf Bar disposable vape flavored vaping e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store on June 23, 2022 in El Segundo, California. – Vaping company Juul Labs said Thursday it would appeal a decision by the US Food and Drug Administration ordering all its products off the market, a move the agency said was based […]
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Novo Nordisk says 80% of insured U.S. patients taking Wegovy pay less than $25 a month
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty Images Novo Nordisk on Thursday said 80% of U.S. patients with insurance coverage who take its highly popular weight loss treatment […]
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Eli Lilly says supply of blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro has improved in U.S.
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, March 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters Eli Lilly on Thursday said supply of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro has improved in the U.S. after months of widespread […]
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Moderna stock falls 10% as hefty Covid vaccine write-downs drive big loss
Moderna on Thursday posted a steep loss for the third quarter as the drugmaker recorded a large write-down due to unused doses of its Covid vaccine, its only marketable product. Moderna’s total revenue for the period topped Wall Street’s expectations, even amid plummeting demand for its shot. Its outlook for next year, however, came in […]
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