Health, Fitness & Food

Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal judge on Friday allowed North Carolina lawmakers to defend restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, after the state attorney general declined to do

Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021. Thomas Peter | Reuters The House of Representatives on Friday unanimously voted to declassify information on possible

A woman who had type 1 diabetes since she was a teenager, displays her insulin for injection, on March 02, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s federal budget proposal would cap insulin prices at $35 per month for people with private insurance plans. The Inflation Reduction Act capped

A nondescript suite of offices in a bland building tucked in a quiet Miami suburb seemed as good a place as any for a medical supply company to rent some office space. But this company rented space two floors above a regional office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ criminal investigative unit.

In this article LLY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company’s offices in San Diego, California, September 17, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Wednesday said it will halt development of its Alzheimer’s treatment candidate solanezumab after the antibody failed to slow disease

In this article WW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shares of WW International, also known as WeightWatchers, skyrocketed Tuesday after the company said it planned to buy Sequence, a telehealth platform that provides treatment for obesity. The stock closed 79% higher on Tuesday. Its market value stood at more than $488 million. related investing

A woman, who chose to remain anonymous, talks to Doctor Audrey (R) before recieving an abortion at a Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 14, 2022. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images Florida state lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation that would ban abortion after six weeks, when many women

In this article BBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Best Buy’s Geek Squad will install health-care devices that power a hospital at home program for Atrium Health, a North Carolina-based nonprofit. Best Buy Best Buy is best known for installing TVs and home theater systems. Now, its Geek Squad is helping to set up

California Gov. Gavin Newsom successfully quashed a recall attempt last year in California. Asked if he’s getting ready for a presidential run, Newsom insisted that was not the case. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said the state would no longer do business with Walgreens, after the drugstore chain told

In this article BIIB 4523.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andrew Brookes | Image Source | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration will make a decision on whether to fully approve Eisai and Biogen‘s Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi by July 6, the companies announced Monday. Leqembi is an antibody treatment that targets brain plaque

30mg tablets of Shire Plc’s Adderall XR. JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images Josh Disbrow is chairman and CEO of Aytu BioPharma, which makes a competing drug to treat ADHD called Adzenys XR-ODT. A nationwide shortage of Adderall has left many patients struggling to manage their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD. From

Men die younger than women in the United States, on average. American women had a life expectancy of 79 years in 2021, compared with men’s, which was only about 73, according to CDC data. “As long as records have been kept in all countries, women have lived longer than men,” said Amelia Karraker, a program

U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver a blistering criticism of Republican policies at a speech in Virginia Beach on Tuesday afternoon where he will warn of GOP plans to cut access to federal health-care programs. Speaking at the Kempsville Recreation Center, Biden will point to GOP proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut

The Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel of advisors on Wednesday recommended GlaxoSmithKline’s RSV vaccine for adults ages 60 and older, though they flagged potential safety issues over nervous system disorders that may be tied to the shot. Ten of the FDA advisors said the safety data on GSK’s vaccine was adequate, while two said

Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. on Wednesday said it will cut prices of its most commonly prescribed insulins by 70% and cap monthly out-of-pocket costs at $35 at certain retail pharmacies for people who have private insurance. Lilly will list its Lispro injection at $25 a vial effective May 1 and slash the price of

Blood sample for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test Jarun011 | Istock | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s independent advisors on Tuesday recommended what would be the world’s first RSV vaccine, a shot from Pfizer for adults ages 60 and older, despite safety concerns after two trial participants developed a rare neurological disorder.  A

Club holdings Amazon (AMZN), Wells Fargo (WFC) as well as Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) are in the news Wednesday. Here are the headlines and the implications for the Club’s investment thesis. Amazon completes health deal AMZN YTD mountain Amazon’s year-to-date stock performance. The news: Amazon completed its acquisition of primary-care provider One Medical, the

Paquita Bonillo, 84 years old, receives the fourth dose of Covid-19 and flu vaccine in the garden of the Feixa Llarga nursing home on September 26, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Zowy Voeten | Getty Images The flu vaccine has been 68% effective at preventing hospitalizations in children but has been less protective for seniors this

In this article PFE GSK-GB GSK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This 1981 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an electron micrograph of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV. CDC via AP The Food and Drug Administration sees a possible risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome with Pfizer‘s RSV

Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women’s Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A coalition of a dozen Democratic attorneys general sued the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to force the agency to drop