Health care industry
Walmart to shutter health centers, virtual care service in latest failed push into health care
Walmart on Tuesday said it will close all of its health-care clinics across the country, a stunning reversal of its plans to bring its low-priced reputation to the dentist and doctor’s office along with the grocery aisle. The big-box retailer said it would also shutter its telehealth provider, which it acquired for an undisclosed amount […]
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Judge rejects J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb challenges to Medicare drug-price negotiations
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge in New Jersey on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson‘s and Bristol Myers Squibb‘s legal challenges to the Biden administration’s Medicare drug-price negotiations, ruling that the program is constitutional. The decision is another win for the White House in a bitter legal fight with several drugmakers […]
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Why Eli Lilly’s earnings are no sure thing for traders despite obesity drug momentum
Eli Lilly appears to be making as much of its popular obesity and diabetes medicines as it can, but shortages are worsening , putting the company’s earnings at risk, analysts say. Tirzepatide is the active ingredient in both Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment Mounjaro and its anti-obesity drug Zepbound. The Food and Drug Administration recently reported […]
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Biden administration delays plans to ban menthol cigarettes
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after signing into law a bill providing billions of dollars of new aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Biden Administration has delayed plans to ban menthol cigarettes, a proposal announced by the Food […]
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A CVS pharmacy in Vegas becomes first to join new national pharmacy union
The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images A CVS in Las Vegas has become the first location to join a new national pharmacy union, a milestone as organizers try to help […]
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FDA approves Pfizer’s first gene therapy for rare inherited bleeding disorder
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer‘s treatment for a rare genetic bleeding disorder, making it the company’s first-ever gene therapy to win clearance in the U.S. The agency greenlit the drug, which will be marketed as Beqvez, for adults with moderate to severe hemophilia B […]
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Bristol Myers Squibb beats on revenue, launches $1.5 billion cost cuts as it posts quarterly loss
The Bristol Myers Squibb research and development center at Cambridge Crossing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Dec. 27, 2023. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue that topped expectations as its blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis and several new drugs posted sales growth. But the pharmaceutical company swung to […]
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Merck beats earnings expectations, raises outlook on strong Keytruda and vaccine sales
Exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters on February 05, 2024 in Rahway, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations as it posted strong sales of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and vaccine products. The pharmaceutical giant also raised and narrowed its […]
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Walgreens to help bring cell and gene therapies to patients as it expands specialty pharmacy services
A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday said it will start to work directly with drugmakers to bring cell and gene therapies to U.S. patients as part of a broader expansion of its specialty […]
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Senate launches investigation into high prices of Ozempic and Wegovy in the U.S.
The anti-diabetic medicine “Ozempic” (semaglutide) built by Danish pharmaceutical corporation Novo Nordisk. Joel Saget | AFP | Getty Illustrations or photos The U.S. Senate has launched an investigation into the high rate of Novo Nordisk‘s preferred fat decline and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States. The investigation into the Danish drugmaker was […]
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