Health, Fitness & Food

A closeup of Oura’s Gen3 Horizon ring and its sensors. Oura Oura will now sell its smart rings on Amazon, its latest retail expansion as the health and wellness wearable space continues to grow. Starting Thursday, Oura will have its full selection of rings and accessories available to U.S. shoppers on Amazon through its own

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk shares climbed 5% on Thursday morning, according to LSEG data, hitting a fresh record highs after the Danish pharmaceutical giant reported positive early trial data for a new experimental weight loss drug. The company told an investor meeting that the Phase I trial of its highly-anticipated

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14 2023.  Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the federal Medicare program should negotiate prices for at least 50 prescription drugs each year, up from the

In this article DXCM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Dexcom logo is seen on a smartphone screen and in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Dexcom on Tuesday announced that its new over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor called Stelo has been cleared for use by the U.S. Food

In this article NVO NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This picture taken on October 23, 2023, shows Ozempic medication boxes, an injectable antidiabetic drug, in a pharmacy in Riedisheim in eastern France. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster drug Ozempic cut the risk of kidney disease progression and related

In this article PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images Pfizer‘s vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus maintained protection for older adults across two full seasons of the disease in an ongoing late-stage clinical trial, the company announced Thursday. The shot’s efficacy declined slightly compared with

Traders work at the post where UnitedHealth Group is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Change Healthcare on Thursday confirmed that ransomware group Blackcat is behind the ongoing cybersecurity attack that’s caused widespread disruptions to pharmacies and health systems across the U.S. “Our experts are working to

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. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Inflation relief: The stock market was

In this article VKTX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cr | Istock | Getty Images Biotech company Viking Therapeutics has emerged as a strong potential entrant — or takeover target — in the budding weight loss drug market.  Viking is just one of several companies racing to join the growing space. Some analysts say

In this article CVS WBA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A container holding boxes of Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 20, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters CVS and Walgreens will start selling the abortion pill mifepristone this month at

Dr. Marc Harrison, who’s now CEO of HATCo, speaking at the Healthy Returns conference in New York City on May 21, 2019. Astrid Stawiarz | CNBC Dr. Marc Harrison is a different kind of venture capitalist. He’s not looking for the next Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk. He’s not hanging out at startup demo days.

In this article AZN AZN-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday rejected AstraZeneca‘s legal challenge to Medicare’s new

In this article UNH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, UnitedHealth Group Inc logo seen displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Change Healthcare on Friday said it’s finished setting up a new electronic prescription service, which could help provide some relief to pharmacies

Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Recent changes to Medicaid programs, aimed at closing a health coverage gap in the U.S., have left behind some Americans — particularly people of color. Among the non-elderly population in the U.S. — those under age 65 — insured rates rose during the Covid pandemic, with 3.4 million Americans

In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen.  Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Small private practices and health-care providers are facing mounting financial pressures as crucial reimbursement systems remain down for the ninth day, following the cyberattack on Change Healthcare.  Change Healthcare offers tools for

In this article NOVO.B-DK LLY WW GWW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters For all of the promise associated with new weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk‘s Wegovy and Eli

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks were trending lower as investors awaited important inflation data and mulled over more quarterly earnings. January’s PCE price index – the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation

Image of a healthy liver not ravaged by fatty liver disease. BSIP | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! Drugmakers aren’t just racing to develop drugs that treat obesity. They’re also competing to expand the uses of those weight loss treatments, including

In this article HIMS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The New York Stock Exchange with a Hims & Hers Health banner is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Jan. 21, 2021. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Hims & Hers Health, the online provider of treatments for erectile dysfunction and hair loss,

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, January 19, 2024.  Staff | Reuters Over the last 12 months, just 11 stocks made up half of the gains that powered the pan-European Stoxx 600 stock index to a record-high close on Friday. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs