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Healthy Returns: Trump says major pharmaceutical tariffs coming ‘very shortly’
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Healthy Returns: Trump says major pharmaceutical tariffs coming ‘very shortly’

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, on the day he signs energy-related executive orders at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025.  Leah Millis | 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 […]

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Pharmaceutical stocks fall as Trump doubles down on tariffs threat
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Pharmaceutical stocks fall as Trump doubles down on tariffs threat

The Lilly Biotechnology Center in San Diego, California, on March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of drugmakers fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump doubled down on plans to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S.  Shares of U.S.-based companies Eli Lilly, AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb and Regeneron all fell about 4% […]

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FDA guts division that trains staff and health-care professionals on key practices like opioid safety, avoiding drug errors
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FDA guts division that trains staff and health-care professionals on key practices like opioid safety, avoiding drug errors

The Food and Drug Administration has gutted a division responsible for training agency staff and outside health-care professionals on an array of key public health, regulation and safety practices and supporting professional development for employees, CNBC has learned.  In an email viewed by CNBC, workers were notified that the Division of Learning and Organizational Development, […]

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Hard-hit Apple bounces back with the market, and an analyst is divided on our drug stocks
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Hard-hit Apple bounces back with the market, and an analyst is divided on our drug stocks

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. 1. Wall Street surged Tuesday on increased hopes of tariff deals, following a wickedly volatile session Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed around 1,400 points, or 3.7%. The S […]

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Digital health startup Transcarent takes Accolade private in 1 million deal
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Digital health startup Transcarent takes Accolade private in $621 million deal

Glen Tullman, chairman and chief executive officer at Livongo Health Inc., speaks during the 2015 Bloomberg Technology Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital health startup Transcarent on Tuesday announced it completed its acquisition of Accolade in a deal valued at roughly $621 million.  Transcarent […]

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Walgreens tops estimates as drugstore chain cuts costs, prepares to go private
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Walgreens tops estimates as drugstore chain cuts costs, prepares to go private

A sign for US drugstore chain Walgreens is displayed outside its store in New York City on March 7, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Walgreens on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations, as the retail drugstore giant benefits from cost cuts and prepares to go private. The company […]

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Trump drops Biden’s proposal for Medicare to cover obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound
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Trump drops Biden’s proposal for Medicare to cover obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound

A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk.  Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday dropped a Biden administration proposal to have Medicare cover obesity drugs, including popular but costly GLP-1 treatments such as Novo Nordisk‘s Wegovy and Eli Lilly‘s Zepbound. But the Centers […]

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Medicare, Medicaid agency cuts jobs from minority health office, other divisions, as RFK Jr. guts U.S. health department
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Medicare, Medicaid agency cuts jobs from minority health office, other divisions, as RFK Jr. guts U.S. health department

An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland.  Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has slashed jobs from its minority health office and other divisions, CNBC has learned, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upends the U.S. health department.  During […]

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We’re exiting our position in a health-care stock to raise some cash
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We’re exiting our position in a health-care stock to raise some cash

Shortly after the opening bell, we will be exiting our position in GE Healthcare , selling 550 shares at roughly $65. Following Friday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will no longer own a position in GEHC. We’re cutting loose our small position in GE Healthcare and raising some cash following two negative developments over the […]

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Supreme Court rules for the FDA in flavored vapes dispute
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Supreme Court rules for the FDA in flavored vapes dispute

A person uses a vape pen near Bryant Park on December 02, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a win to the Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes. The court threw out an appeals court ruling that found the […]

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