Health care industry
Eli Lilly will soon release key data on its weight loss pill. Here’s why it could be a game-changer
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Patients, doctors and investors will soon learn a lot more about a new, more convenient treatment that could shake up the booming weight loss drug market. Eli Lilly plans to […]
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Novo Nordisk expands discounted Wegovy to all cash-paying U.S. customers
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk said on Monday all eligible cash-paying customers in the United States can buy its weight-loss drug Wegovy at a discounted price of $499 per month at their local pharmacy. U.S.-listed shares of Novo fell more than 2.5% to $74.92 in premarket trading. Novo has also lost its spot […]
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23andMe files for bankruptcy, Anne Wojcicki steps down as CEO
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri federal court on Sunday […]
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Pope Francis returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
Pope Francis waves during his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day he is set to be discharged from Gemelli Hospital, in Rome, Italy, on March 23, 2025. Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after surviving a five-week battle in hospital against double pneumonia that became the […]
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Pope Francis to be released from the hospital
A rose and and an image of Pope Francis are placed at the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, Feb. 27, 2025. Yara Nardi | Reuters Pope Francis is scheduled to be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors said […]
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Zepbound copycats remain online despite FDA ban
This week was supposed to mark the end of compounding pharmacies making copycat versions of Eli Lilly‘s weight-loss drug Zepbound and its diabetes drug Mounjaro. Online, it doesn’t look like much has changed. Popular websites like Amble, EllieMD, Willow and Mochi Health are all still advertising versions of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Zepbound. Some, […]
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British pharma giant AstraZeneca to invest $2.5 billion in new China hub
Outside the Macclesfield factory of AstraZeneca. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Friday said that it will invest $2.5 billion in a research and development center in Chinese capital Beijing. The new hub is expected to take AstraZeneca’s Beijing workforce to around 1,700 employees. Don’t miss AstraZeneca’s CEO […]
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2 portfolio stocks that should benefit from a boost in spending by older Americans
Home Depot and GE Healthcare are companies Mizuho believes will get a boost from an aging American population. Source
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Healthy Returns: What to know about the U.S. measles outbreak
MMR vaccine administer prep is pictured during a drive at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Feb. 27, 2025. Annie Rice | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. […]
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Pope Francis seen in hospital for first time as Vatican releases photo
Pope Francis concelebrates Holy Mass in the chapel of the apartment on the tenth floor of the Gemelli hospital, where he continues his treatment, in Rome, Italy, on March 16, 2025. Holy See Press Office | Via Reuters The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in hospital since he began treatment […]
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