Pharmaceuticals
New RSV protections for infants hit cost, insurance hurdles in U.S. rollout
A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice. Swen Pförtner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Two new immunizations promise to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus – if people can find them. Providers are scrambling to offer Pfizer’s vaccine, Abrysvo, to pregnant patients and […]
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Novo Nordisk hikes outlook on soaring demand for Wegovy, Ozempic
An Ozempic (semaglutide) injection pen is seen on a kitchen table in Riga, Latvia on 06 August, 2023. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk on Friday raised its outlook for its full-year sales and operating profit due to soaring demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic. The […]
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Incoming Walgreens CEO doesn’t mention walkouts as he praises pharmacy staff
Tim Wentworth, CEO of Express Scripts. David A. Grogan | CNBC Incoming Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth on Thursday briefly praised the company’s pharmacy staff, but made no mention of the three-day protest walkouts they held this week over poor working conditions. The walkouts reflect rising dissatisfaction among pharmacy employees, who have complained for years about […]
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Walgreens profit outlook comes up short as demand declines for Covid vaccines and tests
A man walks near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Walgreens on Thursday offered soft profit guidance and reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that fell short of expectations, as demand for Covid vaccines and tests sinks in the U.S. The retail pharmacy giant […]
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Here’s a rapid-fire update on all 36 stocks in our portfolio, including our latest addition
Jim Cramer ran through the names during the Club’s October Monthly Meeting on Wednesday. Source
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Jim Cramer praises Walgreens new CEO pick, says buy the stock ‘perhaps aggressively’
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday praised the incoming CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, saying industry veteran Tim Wentworth is the right choice to lead the struggling pharmacy chain in its transition to offering more health-care services. “This guy is the real deal. I just salute him and think he can take you to a higher […]
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15 stocks with a history of dividend growth are expected to deliver once again this year
Broadcom (AVGO), Caterpillar (CAT) and Eli Lilly (LLY) are among the 15 Club stocks with a streak of annual dividend growth that Wall Street expects to continue in their current fiscal years. Long-term investors should look to own companies with a history of dividend growth instead of chasing stocks with high yields, Morgan Stanley strategists […]
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How Ozempic and Wegovy turned Novo Nordisk into a $400 billion company
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has entered a new chapter in its 100-year history — thanks to its newfound success with two products: Ozempic and Wegovy. The drugs are once-weekly injectables of a medication called semaglutide, prescribed for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss. Their skyrocketing popularity has boosted Novo Nordisk to new heights. Novo Nordisk’s […]
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Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine can still catch up to Pfizer, Moderna shots this fall
A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images Americans can finally get their hands on Novavax‘s newest Covid vaccine after U.S. regulators greenlighted the shot this week. […]
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‘Long colds’ could be as prevalent as ‘long Covid’ — with lasting outcomes, examine claims
Adenovirus (hugely contagious virus causing lymphadenopathy symptomatizing swelling of the glands in the neck, accompanied by a cold, or pharyngitis, or bronchitis, at times also conjunctivitis, keratitis, or a mix of the two (keratoconjunctivitis). Bsip | Universal Visuals Team | Getty Visuals LONDON — A U.K. examine confirmed that symptoms of a cold can linger […]
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