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Trump admin draws unproven link between autism and Tylenol ingredient use during pregnancy
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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
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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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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel weakens Covid shot recommendations, calling it an individual decision
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel weakens Covid shot recommendations, calling it an individual decision

Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) listen to a presentation about COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) 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 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s […]

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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel postpones vote on whether to delay babies’ first hepatitis B shot
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel postpones vote on whether to delay babies’ first hepatitis B shot

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel on Friday postponed a vote on whether to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B shot from birth to at least one month for most babies born in the U.S. The decision means that the committee’s current recommendation – that all infants […]

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Covid shot access, coverage at stake as RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel convenes 
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Covid shot access, coverage at stake as RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel convenes 

Ruth Jones, immunization nurse, holds a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (brand name: Comirnaty) at Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami, Florida, on May 29, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Covid shot access and coverage in the U.S. hang in the balance as an influential government vaccine panel hand-picked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert […]

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Novo Nordisk shares pop 5% after Wegovy pill trial shows ‘significant’ weight reduction
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Novo Nordisk shares pop 5% after Wegovy pill trial shows ‘significant’ weight reduction

Flags with the logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy are pictures while the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025.  Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk said Wednesday that late-stage trial results […]

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Eli Lilly pill outperforms Novo Nordisk’s oral drug in head-to-head diabetes trial
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Eli Lilly pill outperforms Novo Nordisk’s oral drug in head-to-head diabetes trial

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 Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its experimental pill outperformed Novo Nordisk‘s own oral drug in the first head-to-head study comparing the two medicines in patients with Type 2 diabetes.  The […]

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Healthy Returns: What to know about RFK Jr.’s five new vaccine panel members
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Healthy Returns: What to know about RFK Jr.’s five new vaccine panel members

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2026 health care agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest […]

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Jim Cramer says Eli Lilly’s obesity pill could be more of a ‘lifetime drug’ than shots
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Jim Cramer says Eli Lilly’s obesity pill could be more of a ‘lifetime drug’ than shots

Don’t count out Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 drug for obesity and diabetes just yet, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer . That was his takeaway following the latest study involving Lilly’s orforglipron, the experimental pill that has been the subject of Wall Street debate since weight-loss data released in early August came in below investor expectations. […]

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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk to cut around 9,000 jobs
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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk to cut around 9,000 jobs

Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk on Wednesday announced plans to cut around 9,000 roles, or roughly 11.5% of its global workforce. “Novo Nordisk today announced a company-wide transformation to simplify its organisation, improve the speed […]

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