Biotechnology
Two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island join new national pharmacy union
The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pharmacy staff at two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island voted to join a new national pharmacy union on Friday, signaling growing momentum in […]
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Here’s how U.S. health officials are responding to bird flu in humans after second case
Cows are seen standing in a feedlot on June 14, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images U.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they stress that the risk to the general public remains low. A strain of bird flu called H5N1 has been confirmed […]
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Eli Lilly to invest another $5.3 billion in Indiana plant to expand Mounjaro, Zepbound supply
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly on Friday said it is investing another $5.3 billion in a manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana to boost supply of its highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound, diabetes treatment […]
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Pfizer aims to save $1.5 billion by 2027 in first wave of new cost cuts
Exterior view of the Pfizer headquarters building on January 29, 2023 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer on Wednesday said it has launched a new multi-year program to reduce costs as it works to rebound from the rapid decline of its Covid business. The announcement is in addition […]
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FDA approves Amgen’s treatment for most deadly form of lung cancer
The Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Amgen‘s therapy for patients with the most deadly form of lung cancer. The agency cleared the drug, which will be marketed under the name Imdelltra, as a second or later line of treatment […]
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Roche says weight loss drug shows promising results in early trial
A logo at the Roche Holding AG headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images Roche on Thursday said its experimental weight loss drug showed promising results in an early-stage trial, boosting the company’s bid to compete in the booming market for those treatments. The Swiss company joined a slate of […]
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Danaher’s rally shows how sticking with a troubled stock of a good company can pay off
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Market talk : The S & […]
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Walgreens to offer its own cheaper version of opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone
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 Wednesday said it will offer its own cheaper version of the over-the-counter opioid overdose reversal spray naloxone. The drug is available online and will be in all […]
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People on Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy maintain weight loss for up to four years, study says
Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters Patients taking Novo Nordisk‘s obesity drug Wegovy maintained an average of 10% weight loss for up to four years, according to a new analysis published Tuesday from the longest clinical trial to date […]
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Novavax stock jumps 50% as Sanofi offer kicks off turning issue for battling vaccine maker
A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is witnessed in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Novavax jumped as a lot as 50% on Monday as Wall Road cheered the firm’s new multibillion-dollar offer with French drugmaker Sanofi that sparked a spectacular turnaround for the having difficulties vaccine maker. […]
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