Health care industry
Novo Nordisk shares shrug off concerns over study linking weight loss drugs to rare eye condition
A box of Ozempic and contents sit on a table in Dudley, North Tyneside, Britain, October 31, 2023. George Frey | Reuters Novo Nordisk investors appeared unperturbed Thursday by a critical Harvard report that linked weight loss drugs to a rare eye condition. Semaglutide, which is present in weight loss drugs including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic […]
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Healthy Returns: Brain implant company Paradromics launches patient registry ahead of human trial
Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Aamir Ahmed Khan, PhD, Principal Electrical Engineer for Paradromics, works on the Transceiver which connects to the brain implants. Austin based Paradromics is developing a brain-computer interface to aide disabled and non-verbal patients with communication. Julia Robinson […]
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Can’t understand your teenager’s behavior? Psychologists have tips to offer
Anxiety symptoms vary widely from moodiness to lashing out. Carol Yepes | Moment | Getty Images Slamming doors, throwing tantrums, unexpected crying, and one-sided conversations at the dinner table. If these are common occurrences in your household, you are probably raising a teenager. Teenagers are often perceived as entitled brats with little or no control […]
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FDA approval of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug cements our decision not to take profits
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Rally in markets: Stocks were higher across the board Tuesday afternoon, led by the Nasdaq Composite , which added 0.7% and was on pace for back-to-back […]
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FDA approves Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug, expanding treatment options in the U.S.
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters campus of Eli Lilly and Company on March 17, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Scott Olson | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Eli Lilly‘s Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, expanding the limited treatment options for the mind-wasting disease in the U.S. The […]
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Supreme Court to weigh FDA’s refusal to approve flavored vapes
Birds fly outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day justices issue orders in pending appeals in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether the Food and Drug Administration acted unlawfully in refusing to approve flavored e-cigarettes that are often used by teens. […]
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Pfizer struggles to claw back faith with Wall Street and its employees as it recovers from the Covid decline
Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer had a “phenomenal” first quarter — and Wall Street took notice, CEO Albert Bourla told thousands of employees during a companywide town hall on May 2, according to a recording heard by CNBC. A day earlier, the pharmaceutical giant’s stock had closed 6% higher after its […]
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‘Alarmingly high’: E.coli levels discovered in River Thames ahead of famous regatta
Spectators watch a race on the River Thames at the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, west of London, on June 30, 2023. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Harmful E.coli bacteria has been discovered at “alarmingly high” levels in the U.K.’s River Thames just days before elite rowers are due to compete […]
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Drug prices have risen almost 40% over the last decade, according to a new tracker
Mike Mergen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The cost of prescription medications in the U.S. has increased by 37% since 2014, far surpassing the rate of inflation, according to data from drug savings company GoodRx. Though the price increases have slowed this year in comparison with the past decade, the higher costs are raising out-of-pocket […]
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Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, threatening billions of dollars for victims
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma, finding that the settlement inappropriately included legal protections for the Sackler family, meaning that billions of dollars secured for victims is now threatened. The court on a 5-4 vote on nonideological lines ruled that the bankruptcy court did […]
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