Health care industry

Trump’s tariffs are a new challenge for Big Pharma. Here are the best-positioned stocks
Health

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
Health

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
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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
Politics

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
Finance

‘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
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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.
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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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23andMe bankruptcy: With America’s DNA put on sale, market panic gets a new form of testing
Technology

23andMe bankruptcy: With America’s DNA put on sale, market panic gets a new form of testing

Signage at 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DNA testing has become a valuable tool for hobbyists and novice genealogists. For some, learning they are the 10th cousin of Paul Revere or the 15th great nephew four times removed of the last […]

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Novo Nordisk’s diabetes pill slashes risk of cardiovascular complications by 14% after four years
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Novo Nordisk’s diabetes pill slashes risk of cardiovascular complications by 14% after four years

Novo Nordisk on Saturday said its diabetes pill Rybelsus showed cardiovascular benefits in a late-stage trial, paving the way for it to become a new treatment option for people living with diabetes and heart disease.  The pill lowered the risk of cardiovascular-related death, heart attack and stroke by 14% compared to a placebo after four […]

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New blood pressure drug helps people with uncontrolled hypertension in trial
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New blood pressure drug helps people with uncontrolled hypertension in trial

A new type of medication may help lower blood pressure in people with uncontrolled hypertension, researchers reported Saturday at the annual meeting of American College of Cardiology in Chicago. In a pivotal Phase 2b clinical trial, patients who took the experimental medication lorundrostat along with two or three currently available hypertension drugs saw a decrease in systolic […]

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