Health
Poll: 61% of voters disapprove of Supreme Court decision overturning Roe
People march together to protest the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case on June 24, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Allison Dinner | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images On the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, 6-in-10 voters remain opposed to the court removing […]
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Pfizer, GSK RSV shots for older adults may prevent thousands of hospitalizations, CDC analysis says
Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images Vaccinating one million adults ages 65 and above with a single RSV shot from Pfizer or GSK may prevent thousands of hospitalizations over two seasons of the virus, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. A CDC medical officer presented the analysis, […]
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CDC advisory panel backs use of GSK and Pfizer RSV vaccines in adults 60 and older
A health worker prepares a flu vaccine shot before administering it to a local resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended that adults ages 60 and above, after consulting their doctors, […]
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Pharmaceutical trade group sues Biden administration over Medicare drug price negotiations
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading, April 10, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The pharmaceutical industry’s largest lobbying group and two other organizations on Wednesday sued the Biden Administration over Medicare’s new powers to slash drug prices for seniors under the Inflation Reduction Act. Pharmaceutical […]
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‘You’re not God’: Doctors and patient families say HCA hospitals push hospice care
Alma Salas and her daughter, Marisol Perez. Courtesy: Alma Salas As Marisol Perez fought for her life in a Texas hospital in autumn 2021, her mother, Alma Salas, sat with her every day praying. Perez, then 42, had such a virulent case of Covid and pneumonia that doctors at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, […]
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CEOs do matter when picking stocks. 5 things we look for in a leader and examples from our portfolio
It’s not unusual for a company’s stock price to soar — or sink — on news of a CEO shakeup. When Mary Dillon, revered on Wall Street for her eight-year run at Ulta Beauty (ULTA), was named to the top job at Foot Locker (FL) last year, the shoe retailer’s stock jumped 20% in a […]
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Novo Nordisk sues clinics allegedly selling knockoff versions of Ozempic and Wegovy
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Novo Nordisk on Tuesday sued five medical spas and wellness clinics for allegedly selling cheaper, unauthorized versions of the company’s weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. The […]
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These 3 stocks are troubled but I’m not ready to give up
If you were to tell me that Club names Estee Lauder (EL) or Danaher (DHR) would ever miss their quarters not once but twice, I would have told you to go get your head examined. These are clockwork beat and raise companies, which is why it’s so hard to value them now. Johnson & Johnson […]
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Eli Lilly to acquire Dice Therapeutics for $2.4 billion in autoimmune treatment push
David Ricks, CEO, Eli Lilly Scott Mlyn | CNBC Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it struck a $2.4 billion deal to acquire Dice Therapeutics in a bid to bulk up its treatment portfolio for immune-related diseases. Eli Lilly will pay $48 per share in cash to buy Dice, representing around a 40% premium to where […]
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Drugmakers aim to strike down Medicare drug-price negotiations at Supreme Court
Chief Executive Officers of pharmaceutical companies testify before the Senate Finance Committee on “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II” February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. From left to right are Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc; Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca; Giovanni Caforio, chairman of […]
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