Health care industry
Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs
Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Only half of health insurer Cigna‘s clients currently cover the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound because of their high costs. But the company’s pharmacy benefits unit Evernorth has reached a deal with […]
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Cardiac arrests on the job are rising and often fatal. Workers and employers are not prepared for the risk
In January 2023, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s shocking collapse during an NFL Monday Night Football game due to cardiac arrest placed a high-profile spotlight on a concerning, and growing, statistic: each year, more than 10,000 people suffer from cardiac arrests in U.S. workplaces. But unlike Hamlin, whose unique workplace allowed him to receive immediate […]
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Healthy Returns: Novavax scores narrower Covid vaccine approval after delay
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight […]
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‘You’ll be back’: Arnold Schwarzenegger on the most important move to make to stay healthy aging into 50s, 60s and beyond
On film, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been tough to take down. But in real life, the actor and former governor of California has had his share of health issues that required surgery and replacement parts as he has aged. Through it all, he continues to work out — a daily regimen that includes a bicycle for […]
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FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine booster approval standards for healthy people
Brandon Guerrero, 34, of Compton, receives both a flu and COVID-19 vaccine at CVS in Huntington Park on August 28, 2024. Christina House | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday outlined new regulatory guidance for future Covid-19 vaccine boosters, setting stricter approval standards for healthy Americans. The FDA […]
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Novo Nordisk is betting on a CEO shakeup to regain its weight loss drug edge over Eli Lilly
A view of the logo of Novo Nordisk at the company’s office in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, March 8, 2024. Tom Little | Reuters Novo Nordisk is banking on fresh leadership to help it reclaim the crown in the booming weight loss drug market. The Danish drugmaker on Friday abruptly announced that […]
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to buy 23andMe and its data for $256 million
A view of the 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, on March 25, 2025. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced it will acquire “substantially all” of 23andMe’s assets for $256 million. The drugmaker participated in a bankruptcy auction for 23andMe, a once high-flying genetic testing company that filed for for […]
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Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday
My top 10 things to watch Monday, May 19 1. Bonds are crushing stocks this morning, with the 30-year Treasury yield north of 5% and the 10-year Treasury yield topping 4.5%, in response to Moody’s downgrading its rating on U.S. sovereign debt. The S & P 500 is on track to open lower by about […]
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Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden speaks during the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled bipartisan conference at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Eileen T. Meslar | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors […]
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FBI calls California fertility clinic bomb an act of terrorism citing suspect’s anti-natalist ideology
The street side of American Reproductive Centers clinic is seen after an explosion being investigated by law enforcement as an intentional act of violence in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025. Andy Abeyta/the Desert Sun | Via Reuters The car bombing outside a California fertility clinic, which killed one person and injured four others, appears […]
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