Health
Kaiser Permanente health workers threaten more strikes if demands not met
Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center on October 06, 2023 in Vallejo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kaiser Permanente workers on Friday threatened further strikes if executives don’t meet their demands over health-care staffing and job outsourcing. More than 75,000 Kaiser workers […]
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Here are all the portfolio moves the Club made in this week’s oversold market
With the stock market deeply oversold this week, we put cash to work by picking stocks across a range of sectors including energy, technology and materials. We also added a former Club chipmaker to our Bullpen and upgraded a premium beer name to a buy rating. Finally, Friday’s market reversal helped us make good on […]
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We’re booking some profits on this health insurance stock after waiting out its slump
It’s taken some patience. But shares of this company finally broke through $500 each in Friday trading, so we’re ringing the register. Source
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JPMorgan says this controversial eye disease treatment can more than double this biopharma stock
A controversial eye treatment from Apellis can lead to sharp returns for investors, according to JPMorgan. The bank upgraded the biopharmaceutical stock to overweight from neutral and raised its price target to $81 from $60. JPMorgan’s news forecast implies more than 104% upside from Thursday’s $39.64 close. Shares of Apellis are down over 23% since […]
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Philips shares fall 8% after U.S. drug regulator deals fresh blow to sleep device recall
Philips office building in Warsaw, Poland on July 29, 2021. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Dutch health tech company Philips tumbled to the bottom of the European benchmark on Friday, after the U.S. drug regulator deemed its handling of a major product recall inadequate. The […]
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Do menopause retreats work — and why are people paying $15,000 for them?
Belly dancing, yoga in the forest, traditional Chinese medicine and meetings with a nutritionist. These are some of the activities that can be found at menopause retreats, a wellness trend carving a new niche in the tourism industry. Menopause retreats are tailored to help women navigate the different stages of perimenopause and menopause, and the […]
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Kaiser Permanente workers strike for second day after negotiations fail to reach labor contract
Kaiser Permanente employees, joined by Union members representing the workers, walk the picket line in Los Angeles, California on October 4, 2023. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers remained on strike for a second day after negotiators failed to reach an agreement to end a dispute […]
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Weight loss drugs may be linked to stomach paralysis, other rare but severe issues, study says
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 Blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic may be associated with an increased risk of three rare, […]
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Neuralink competitor Precision Neuroscience buys factory to build its brain implants
Employees working in Precision’s manufacturing facility Courtesy: Precision Neuroscience Neurotech startup Precision Neuroscience announced Thursday it has acquired a factory in Dallas, where it will build the key component of its brain implant, the Layer 7 Cortical Interface. The facility will help the company speed up development and move closer to the regulatory approval it […]
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Lab owner who defrauded Medicare to forfeit $187 million, Ferrari
Exhibit from court record: 2018 Red Ferrari Spider. Source: U.S. DOJ A Miami federal judge ordered a lab owner convicted of defrauding Medicare to forfeit more than $187 million worth of proceeds from the scam, including $30 million in cash, a 2018 Ferrari Spider and real estate, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. The lab […]
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