Health
Covid vaccine rates in the U.S. are slumping — and it will be a challenge to boost them
A sign advertises Covid vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Aug. 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters Three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, few Americans are rolling up their sleeves to get a Covid vaccine. Only 15.7% of U.S. adults had received the newest Covid shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax […]
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Citi is so bullish on this biotech stock it gives it 800% potential upside
Citi is so bullish on one biotech firm that it has given its shares a target price that represents around 800% upside. That company is U.S.-listed Biomea Fusion , which develops covalent therapies to treat cancers and metabolic diseases. These therapies offer “a number of potential advantages over conventional non-covalent drugs including greater target selectivity, […]
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Jim Cramer knocks down a new analyst sell rating on a medtech stock as shortsighted
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Wall Street was mixed Monday after the Dow , the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq finished higher for the fourth straight week. With the last trading day […]
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Mounjaro is more effective than Ozempic for weight loss in overweight and obese adults, real world study says
A pharmacist displays a box of Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Lilly at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters The blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro is more effective for weight loss than another highly popular treatment, Ozempic, in overweight or […]
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Here’s how the American Red Cross makes money from donated blood
The American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services —and it’s an expensive operation. In 2022, the American Red Cross generated more than $3.2 billion in operating revenue and spent just over $3 billion in expenses the same year, according to its financial statements. Contributions only make up about […]
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Can you hack your brain? These companies are driving innovation in the field of brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation therapies have been around for decades, but a wave of at-home wearable devices has emerged, forging a pathway toward a new era of electrical brain stimulation that could enhance consumers’ everyday lives — not just treat severe disorders. “Until now, the use of brain stimulation techniques has been relatively restricted to treat […]
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‘The silent pandemic’: A hotter world makes it harder to stop the spread of deadly superbugs
A microbiologist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology prepares a bacterial colony of the strain Streptococcus pyogenes on a blood agar plate. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Already recognized as one of the leading public health threats facing humanity today, it is feared that a warming world is making it harder to stop […]
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CDC expedites release of more doses of infant RSV drug from Sanofi, AstraZeneca amid shortage
A RSV-infected child receives treatment, as RS-Virus infections spread among children at Missio children’s clinic Moenchberg, in Wuerzburg, Germany, December 2, 2022. Heiko Becker | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expedited the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of a new drug designed to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus amid […]
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Here’s what Wall Street is saying about obesity drug Wegovy following Novo Nordisk’s key study
Analysts are largely optimistic about a new class of anti-obesity medications following a landmark study released over the weekend. Novo Nordisk ‘s Select study of about 17,500 people found the use of its Wegovy decreased the risk of serious cardiovascular complications such as heart attacks. The study, which was shared at the American Heart Association […]
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Pfizer wants in on the weight loss drug market – and upcoming data will be crucial for its success
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images As its Covid gains evaporate, Pfizer wants a chunk of the budding weight loss drug market. Analysts say upcoming data on Pfizer’s experimental obesity pill, danuglipron, will be crucial in determining how competitive the company can be against the space’s dominant players Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Those […]
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