Health care industry
GSK’s Walmsley to step down early as insider Luke Miels named next CEO
Emma Walmsley, chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline PLC, listens during a meeting with the Coronavirus Task Force and pharmaceutical executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Monday, March 2, 2020. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images GSK’s CEO Emma Walmsley will step down in December and be […]
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CDC takes down more than a dozen webpages on sexual and gender identity, health equity
A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025. Megan Varner | Reuters More than a dozen pages on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website related to sexual and gender identity, health equity, and other […]
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We’re buying the dip in a health and life sciences stock that has gone down enough
We’re buying 20 more shares of Danaher at roughly $180 each. Following Thursday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 470 shares of DHR, increasing its weighting to about 2.31% from about 2.22%. While Danaher has certainly been one of a handful of problematic stocks in the portfolio, we are stepping into the name here, […]
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Democrats double down on health care demands with government shutdown days away
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on the government funding deadline in the Will Rogers Corridor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, September 24, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Washington, D.C., is at an impasse with just days to go before the federal government shuts down, […]
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Roche targets becoming top 3 obesity player as experimental drug enters late-stage trial
The Roche Holding AG headquarters on April 11, 2025, in Basel, Switzerland. Sedat Suna | Getty Images News | Getty Images Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche is targeting becoming a top three obesity player globally, posing a potential rival to heavyweights Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly as it advances one of its experimental weight-loss drugs to […]
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The Trump administration is changing Covid, childhood vaccine recommendations – here’s what it means for you
A proposed vote by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Retsef Levi is displayed during an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Alyssa Pointer | Reuters New recommendations last week from an influential vaccine panel handpicked by Health and […]
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Eli Lilly to build $6.5 billion Texas manufacturing facility for obesity pill, other drugs
A rendering of Eli Lilly’s manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. Courtesy: Eli Lilly Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend $6.5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, to boost production of the company’s pipeline of so-called small molecule drugs, including its closely watched experimental obesity pill. It is the second in […]
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EU, WHO counter Trump’s warnings on autism and pregnancy
A view shows The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 28, 2025. Denis Balibouse | Reuters European Union and British health agencies confirmed the safety of paracetamol during pregnancy, disputing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump linking the popular pain medication to autism. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that […]
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Trump admin draws unproven link between autism and Tylenol ingredient use during pregnancy
In this photo illustration, Tylenol caplets are displayed on Sept. 22, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Trump administration on Monday drew an unproven link between autism and pregnant women’s use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in one of the world’s most common over-the-counter pain relievers, Kenvue’s Tylenol. President Donald […]
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Trump administration reportedly plans to link autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy
Tylenol is displayed for sale at a pharmacy in New York City, New York, U.S., September 5, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters The Trump administration plans to announce Monday that pregnant women’s use of Tylenol is potentially linked to autism, according to The Washington Post. Federal health officials are expected to warn women against using […]
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