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In this article CVS UNH CI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna sued the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, claiming that the agency’s case against drug supply chain

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. 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 Analysts say

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024.  Thomas Machowicz | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services – a selection that is raising fears in the public

We are buying 25 shares of Danaher at roughly $229 each. Following Monday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 550 shares of DHR, increasing its weighting to roughly 3.6% from 3.4%. The health care sector has been the big loser in the market since the election. If the SPDR Health Care Sector Fund ,

In this article HSIC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. November 1, 2024.  Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Dental care supplier Henry Schein advanced in Monday trading as investors bet that Robert F.

In this article AMZN HIMS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A worker delivers Amazon packages in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Thursday announced Prime members can access new fixed pricing for treatment of conditions like erectile dysfunction and men’s hair loss, its latest

Here’s a rapid-fire update on all the stocks in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. During the November Monthly Meeting on Thursday, Jim looked at how Donald Trump’s return to the White House could impact each company — good, bad or not much at all. Apple : If

Enthusiasm for Club holding Eli Lilly needs to be tempered — at least for now — as Wall Street grapples with the possibility of a major shakeup to health policy in Washington. The news Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated prominent vaccine skeptic and obesity-drug critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department

In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In the wake of last month’s E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s slivered onions, the

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Phoenix on Aug. 23, 2024. Thomas Machowicz | Reuters Shares of vaccine makers fell Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.  The stocks fell in the final hour of trading as reports emerged about

Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives a keynote speech during the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center July 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jon Cherry | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and

The Oura Ring 4 Courtesy: Oura LISBON — Samsung’s foray into smart rings isn’t concerning the boss of the product category’s pioneer, Oura — in fact, Tom Hale says he’s seeing a boost in business. “I’m sure that a major tech company making an announcement saying: ‘Hey, this is a category that matters. It’s going to be

In this article MDT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Michael Siluk | Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Dr. Shirin Towfigh thought she had designed a medical device that would revolutionize hernia care for women. Now, Towfigh is suing Medtronic, a global leader in medical devices, accusing the company of stealing

In this article AZN-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The office building of biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is being seen in Shanghai, China, on May 23, 2024.  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

Shares of Amgen fell more than 7% Tuesday as analysts chewed over bone density loss data from an early-stage trial on its experimental weight loss injection, MariTide. One analyst said the additional data suggests a new potential safety risk tied to the drug. But others said the share move was an overreaction, and that more

The Oura Ring 4. Courtesy: Oura LISBON — Apple will not introduce a smart ring, the CEO of health-tech firm Oura told CNBC, despite speculation the iPhone giant may be considering a move into this product category. Samsung’s smart ring debut earlier this year has put the product firmly in the spotlight, with one analyst

In this article MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Moderna Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.  Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday posted a surprise profit for the third quarter, smashing Wall Street estimates, as its cost-cutting efforts took hold and sales of its

Aykut Karahan | Istock | 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 Friday! Buried in the election news this week was new data from drugmakers vying to enter the booming weight

A bottle of Vicks DayQuil cold and flu medicine containing phenylephrine is displayed for sale in a CVS Pharmacy store in Hawthorne, California, on Sept. 12, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed ending the use of a common ingredient found in many popular over-the-counter

Anti-abortion demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual “March for Life” in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2020. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Voters in seven out of 10 states approved ballot measures this week to safeguard abortion rights, a hot-button issue that helped drive Americans to the