Health care industry
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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Europe’s pharma industry braces for tariffs as carve-out hopes fade
SEIZED OZEMPIC, WEGOVY AND OTHER WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS AT JFK AIRPORT’S INTERNATIONAL MAIL FACILITY. CNBC COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Europe’s pharmaceutical sector is bracing for the potential impact of U.S. tariffs as hopes of an industry-wide exemption by U.S. President Donald Trump fade. The pharmaceutical industry has until now been exempt from trade levies, but Trump […]
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Hims & Hers shares rise as company adds new weight-loss medications to platform
The Hims app arranged on a smartphone in New York on Feb. 12, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hims & Hers Health shares rose more than 5% on Tuesday after the company announced patients can access Eli Lilly‘s weight loss medication Zepbound and diabetes drug Mounjaro, as well as the generic injection […]
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Trump’s tariffs are a new challenge for Big Pharma. Here are the best-positioned stocks
Long-standing trade agreements have largely sheltered the pharmaceutical industry from tariffs but President Donald Trump’s goal of bringing manufacturing back to the United States has put the industry in the administration’s crosshairs. Trump first floated the idea of imposing tariffs of as much as 25% on imported pharmaceuticals in mid-February. Since then, he has repeated […]
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Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca cholesterol pill shows promise as race with Merck heats up
Signage at the AstraZeneca facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images 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 editions. The race to develop more convenient […]
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Eli Lilly sues two pharmacies making copycat Zepbound, Mounjaro
The Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company’s offices in San Diego, California, on Sept. 17, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly is suing two pharmacies for compounding Zepbound and Mounjaro, claiming the companies are skirting the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on the practice and luring people away from Lilly’s […]
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Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies charged with tracking disease, and researching and regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices come just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout […]
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‘Peak’ uncertainty: Evercore ISI predicts market turning point around Trump tariffs
Fast Money ‘Peak’ uncertainty: Evercore ISI predicts market turning point around Trump tariffs Published Mon, Mar 31 20256:54 PM EDT Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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Don’t overlook the impact of pharma tariffs, says an analyst. Where we stand on Bristol Myers
The drug stock is higher over the past month while the S&P 500 has pulled back sharply. Source
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Vaccine stocks fall after key FDA official resigns in protest of RFK Jr.
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of major vaccine makers dropped on Monday after a key U.S. health official resigned in protest of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views on immunization. The departure of Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator, has raised fresh fears about […]
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