Health, Fitness & Food

In this article PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, listens during an announcement on a new pharmaceutical glass packaging initiative in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017.  Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg |

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT BOULDER, COLO. — Not far from the majestic Rocky Mountains is an ordinary suburban neighborhood, a tree-lined street and a modest light gray home. It’s not the kind of place you’d imagine an investigation into black market Ozempic would lead. But it did. A CNBC

In this article PFE HIMS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Happy Tuesday! Pfizer‘s troubles may finally be coming to

Kate Ryder, CEO of Maven, speaking at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York on April 18th, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Maven Clinic, a health-care startup for women and families, announced Tuesday that it has closed a $125 million funding round at a $1.7 billion valuation.  The company seeks to offer patients virtual care

In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images It’s time for a wellness check at CVS Health. Shares of the company are down more than 20% this year as it grapples with higher-than-expected

A user wearing an Oura Ring Courtesy: Oura Oura unveiled its new smart ring, the Oura Ring 4, on Thursday, which is available starting at $349.  The company’s rings track sleep, exercise, stress, heart health and other metrics to help users understand their bodies and make healthier choices. The Oura Ring 4 has new sensors,

In this article LLY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly will spend $4.5 billion to build a center aimed at finding better ways to manufacture its medicines.  The

In this article RXRX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Source: Recursion Pharmaceuticals AI drug pioneer Recursion Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday that one of its experimental treatments hit a key milestone. Recursion was able to use its artificial intelligence-enabled drug discovery platform to identify an area of biology to target for the treatment of solid tumors

Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Hello and happy Tuesday! Today, we’re unpacking a shocking move from Pfizer.  The pharmaceutical giant last week announced it

GE Healthcare ‘s quiet outperformance is becoming harder to tune out — and its new drug used in radiology to improve the diagnosis of heart disease can help the Club stock make some more noise. In a note to clients Sunday, Wells Fargo analysts said that GE Healthcare’s diagnostic agent Flyrcado is “possibly the most

CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024.  Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images CVS Health‘s board has engaged advisors to conduct a strategic review of its business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company contends with potential activist pressure and a severely depressed stock

In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CVS Pharmacy logo is seen at store in Florida Keys, United States on May 7, 2024.  Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Glenview Capital, a major CVS Health shareholder, is expected to meet with company leadership on Monday to lay out proposed fixes for

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024.  Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The economic woes from inflation look to have accelerated a shift of

In this article BMY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bristol Myers Squibb’s Cobenfy drug Courtesy: Bristol Myers Squibb The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Bristol Myers Squibb‘s highly anticipated schizophrenia drug Cobenfy, the first novel type of treatment for the debilitating, chronic mental disorder in more than seven decades.  Schizophrenia affects how

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic may decrease the risk of opioid overdoses in certain patients, demonstrating its potential as an alternative

Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.  Hollie Adams | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Good afternoon! Wegovy,

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk, speaks during an interview in New York on Aug. 10, 2022. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Novo Nordisk‘s top executive is slated to face a Senate grilling on Tuesday over the high prices of the company’s

Getty Images Consumers may feel their medical bills are unyielding, inflexible, set in stone. But that’s not always true: A new study shows patients can often reap financial benefits by disputing charges that seem erroneous or by negotiating for financial relief. Of consumers who don’t reach out to question a medical bill, 86% said it’s

In this article UNH CVS CI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday

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. Markets: The Dow and S & P 500 were lower Friday after surging to record highs Thursday in response to the Fed cutting interest rates by