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In this article PRGO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A package of the daily contraceptive Opill is seen in an undated illustration. Perrigo | via Reuters The first birth control pill sold without a prescription in the U.S. could remain out of reach for some women and girls because health insurance plans are not

Cans of PepsiCo’s Pepsi Zero Sugar soda are displayed for an arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration disagrees with a World Health Organization finding that the widely used soda sweetener aspartame possibly causes cancer in humans, saying

In this article UNH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Representatives speak with customers at a UnitedHealthcare store in Queens, New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group’s stock price jumped Friday after the health-care conglomerate reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations despite rising medical costs. The

In this article PEP KO KDP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The World Health Organization’s cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, has conducted a safety review of aspartame. Steve Russell | Toronto Star | Getty Images The World Health Organization reaffirmed its recommended intake of aspartame Thursday, but the agency’s

A can of Diet Coke in a supermarket, as an artificial sweetener commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum is to be listed as posing a possible cancer risk to humans, according to reports. Yui Mok | Pa Images | Getty Images The World Health Organization on

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration will address concerns raised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer about a caffeinated energy drink popular among teens. An agency spokesperson said it “is reviewing

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce seal is displayed during restoration at the headquarters in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Ohio to block Medicare’s new powers to negotiate drug prices before Oct. 1. The motion for a preliminary injunction is

In this article ILMN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images European Union regulators on Wednesday fined Illumina a record 432 million euros ($476 million) for closing its acquisition of cancer test developer Grail without first securing regulatory approval.  The European Commission’s fine amounts to 10% of San Diego-based

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter in Los Angeles, April 17, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images The European Union’s drug regulator on Tuesday said it has broadened an investigation into the risk of suicidal thoughts

Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference at the office of the New York Attorney General regarding a major drug bust, Sept. 23, 2016. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The Biden administration unveiled a plan Tuesday to eliminate the growing threat of fentanyl laced with xylazine, an illegal street

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 Monday’s key moments. Earnings and inflation Watch J & J Strong outlook for Meta 1. Earnings and inflation U.S. stocks edged higher Monday, with the Dow jumping over 150 points, rallying after a

In this article BIIB 4523.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023. Eisai | via Reuters Medicare has agreed to pay for the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, a major turning point for patients who are diagnosed with the early

Barrington Sanders, a Miami-Dade Mosquito Control Inspector, sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images U.S. public health officials say the risk of locally transmitted malaria in the country remains low as seven new cases in Florida and Texas raise questions.  The Florida Department

In this article 4523.T-JP BIIB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, receives an injection so he can have a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC on June 20, 2023. Michael Robinson Chávez | The Washington Post | Getty Images Sales of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi

In this article 4523.T-JP BIIB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, a pivotal decision that is expected to expand access to the expensive drug for older Americans. Medicare has promised to start covering Leqembi, with some conditions, on the same day the FDA

In this article MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday said it struck a deal with Chinese officials to research, develop and manufacture messenger RNA medicines in the country, despite rising tensions between the U.S. and China.  The Massachusetts-based biotech company signed a memorandum of

Bill Ackman Scott Mlyn | CNBC Bill Ackman said in 2021 that delaying Covid vaccinations for older Americans “seems like genocide.” Today, the influential hedge fund chief and investor is amplifying the debunked anti-vaccine views of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ackman is not denying his change. In fact, he said Kennedy is

In this article GSK GSK-GB PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that adults ages 60 and above receive a single dose of RSV vaccines from Pfizer and GSK after consulting their doctors. Outgoing CDC

In this article PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Resurgence of COVID-19 symptoms in patients treated with the drug Paxlovid appeared far more common than has been reported, doctors found in a study detailed in the New England Journal of Medicine. Chris Sweda | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Federal

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, a box of the diabetes drug Ozempic rests on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images People on diabetes and weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk‘s Ozempic and Wegovy should stop