Disease outbreaks
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky will resign in June
Director of the Centers for Disease Control Rochelle Walensky departs after testifying before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the All-Hazards Preparedness Act at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky […]
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CDC will have less data to track Covid and new variants after public health emergency ends
People walk by a Covid-19 testing site at Times Square on May 12, 2022 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have less data to track the spread of Covid-19 and new variants in the U.S. after the public health emergency […]
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WHO declares end to Covid global public health emergency
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The spread of Covid-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared on Friday. “For more than a year, the pandemic has been on a […]
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CVS beats on earnings and revenue but lowers profit outlook
A CVS location in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images CVS Health on Thursday reported first-quarter results that beat earnings and revenue expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit guidance due to costs related to recent acquisitions. Shares fell more than 1% in premarket trading […]
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Gilead Sciences battles U.S. government in court over HIV prevention patent
Gilead Sciences logo displayed on a laptop screen and medical pills are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 18, 2021. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Gilead Sciences and the U.S. government faced off in court Tuesday in the first day of a […]
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Biden will end Covid vaccine mandates for federal workers and international travelers on May 11
Travelers wearing protective masks receive nasal swabs from nurses at a COVID-19 test site inside Terminal B at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration will end its Covid-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees, contractors and international air travelers next week. The […]
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Bipartisan attorneys general call on Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments
The Alzheimer’s drug LEQEMBI is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023. Eisai | via Reuters Democratic and Republican attorneys general in nearly half of U.S. states are calling on Medicare to provide unrestricted coverage of antibody treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a letter released Monday. The push […]
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Alzheimer’s patients may wait years to get treated with new drugs, putting them at risk of more severe disease
Juanmonino | E+ | Getty Images Seniors with early Alzheimer’s disease will face major hurdles to get treated even if promising new drugs roll out more broadly in the coming years, putting them at risk of developing more severe disease as they wait months or perhaps years for a diagnosis. The U.S. health-care system is […]
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Eli Lilly says obesity drug tirzepatide resulted in weight loss of up to 34 pounds
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 Patients who took Eli Lilly‘s weight loss drug tirzepatide lost up to 34 pounds on average, or 16% of their […]
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Eli Lilly misses on earnings but raises full-year guidance
Medical bottles and syringe are seen with Eli Lilly and Company logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 10, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Eli Lilly‘s first-quarter earnings missed expectations Thursday, but the pharmaceutical company raised its full-year guidance. Before the […]
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