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Trump drops Biden’s proposal for Medicare to cover obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound
A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday dropped a Biden administration proposal to have Medicare cover obesity drugs, including popular but costly GLP-1 treatments such as Novo Nordisk‘s Wegovy and Eli Lilly‘s Zepbound. But the Centers […]
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Medicare, Medicaid agency cuts jobs from minority health office, other divisions, as RFK Jr. guts U.S. health department
An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has slashed jobs from its minority health office and other divisions, CNBC has learned, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upends the U.S. health department. During […]
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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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Locked in a trade balancing act with the U.S., the UK hopes it can escape some Trump tariffs
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House, Feb. 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., U.S. Carl Court | Via Reuters As countries around the world brace for the implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and with […]
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RFK Jr. is a ‘conspiracy theorist’ endangering lives, say analysts at Howard Lutnick’s former firm
In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an Executive Order, alongside US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) and US Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick (R), at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC […]
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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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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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U.S. health department plans to slash 10,000 jobs as RFK Jr. upends agencies
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 24, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to slash 10,000 full-time employees across different departments, as […]
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Utah governor signs online child safety law requiring Apple, Google to verify user ages
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Wednesday signed a bill that requires Apple and Google’s mobile app stores to verify user ages and require parental permission for those under 18 to use certain apps, the governor’s spokesperson told CNBC. The law is the first of its kind in the nation and represents a significant shift in […]
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U.K. expected to unveil more spending cuts amid troubled times for the economy
Britain’s Labour government will come under intense scrutiny on Wednesday, as Finance Minister Rachel Reeves prepares to update lawmakers on her spending and taxation plans and the nation’s economic outlook amid unsettling times for the U.K. Reeves is expected to announce billions of pounds worth of spending cuts as a way to close a budget […]
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