Health care industry
Bernstein calls medical tech company Dexcom a clear buy, citing a long-term runway for diabetes management
Medical tech company Dexcom is primed for big gains ahead, Bernstein said Friday. The firm initiated Dexcom with an outperform rating and a price target of $105 per share. That target represents a roughly 37% upside from where shares of the company closed at $76.50 on Thursday. “DXCM is a clear buy over a 1-/2-year […]
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Texas sues to block Biden from requiring doctors to provide abortions in medical emergencies
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a news conference after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that forced migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S. hearings on their asylum claims, in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Texas […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, July 13, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Another weak morning for stocks Just days ago, investors toasted a winning week in the […]
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FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine for adults as the first new shots in U.S. in more than a year
In this photo illustration the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Novavax logos are seen behind a medical syringe and vials. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has authorized Novavax’s two-dose vaccine for adults ages 18 and over, the fourth Covid shot to get emergency approval in the U.S. […]
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Pharmacies risk violating civil rights laws if they deny access to drugs that can be used for abortion, HHS says
Shoppers wait in line at the pharmacy of a Walmart store in Charlotte, North Carolina. Callaghan O’Hare | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday warned U.S. retail pharmacies that they risk violating civil rights law if they deny access to medication used in abortions under certain circumstances. The HHS […]
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We’re adding shares of a health-related company with a resilient revenue stream in rough times
With this stock around our overall cost basis, we want to take the opportunity to get some cash to work and increase our exposure. Source
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 12, 2022 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell in morning trading as investors continue to worry about inflation and other global issues. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Here are the most important news items that investors need […]
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Amazon launches cancer vaccine clinical trial in partnership with Fred Hutchinson
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is developing cancer vaccines in collaboration with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and it recently launched an FDA-approved clinical trial. Amazon and Fred Hutchinson are […]
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Covid hospitalizations have doubled since May as omicron BA.5 sweeps U.S., but deaths remain low
People hospitalized with Covid-19 have doubled since early May as the even more transmissible omicron BA.5 subvariant has caused another wave of infection across the country, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. But deaths from Covid still remain relatively low given the number of infections right now, the officials said. Dr. Ashish Jha, who coordinates the […]
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WHO to convene second emergency meeting to decide if monkeypox is a global health threat as cases rise to 9,200
Health officer uses a thermal head to detect a monkeypox virus on arriving passengers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia on May 15, 2019. Jepayona Delita | Future Publishing | Getty Images The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it will convene a second emergency meeting next week to decide if monkeypox […]
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