Health, Fitness & Food

Pots of Activia yoghurt, manufactured by Danone SA, sit on display. Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of French consumer goods giant Danone downplayed the threat of obesity drugs on its food business, arguing that consumers were likely to turn to healthy products as part of their new weight loss regime. Antoine de Saint-Affrique said

In this article TDOC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jason Gorevic, CEO, Teladoc Scott Mlyn | CNBC Teladoc Health on Friday announced the sudden departure of CEO Jason Gorevic, who is leaving his role as head of the company effective immediately, according to a release. The company’s board of directors has temporarily appointed CFO

In this photo illustration, a package of Opill is displayed on March 22, 2024 in San Anselmo, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images CVS Health on Thursday said its drug plans will cover the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. at no cost for many health plan sponsors, a decision that could open

In this article SAN-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The coronal view of a human brain of a patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Lab | Getty Images A highly popular class of drugs for diabetes and obesity is showing early potential to help patients with Parkinson’s disease, too.  An older diabetes

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.  Hollie Adams | Reuters Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! Drugmakers spent big

Signage is seen outside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The health technology company Prenosis on Wednesday announced its artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic tool for sepsis is the first to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  Sepsis occurs when the body

Firefighters work on the zone of a forest fire in the hills in Quilpue comune, Valparaiso region, Chile on February 3, 2024. Javier Torres | Afp | Getty Images A quiet revolution is underway to address a widely underestimated climate challenge: extreme heat. Local authorities have appointed several chief heat officers (CHOs) in cities worldwide

In this article ELV CVS UNH CNC HUM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of U.S. health insurers fell

In this article VKTX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alexey Krukovsky | Istock | Getty Images Viking Therapeutics shares jumped more than 10% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company said its experimental weight loss pill showed positive results in a small study and will enter the next stage of development later this year.

In this article AZN-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A woman using an inhaler.  BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! Inhalers will soon get a whole lot cheaper for some Americans.  Three of

In this article MRK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters on February 05, 2024 in Rahway, New Jersey.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug from Merck designed to treat a progressive and life-threatening lung condition in a win

A box of Ozempic and contents sit on a table in Dudley, North Tyneside, Britain, October 31, 2023.  Lee Smith | Reuters The blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic could be manufactured for less than $5 a month, even as Novo Nordisk charges close to $1,000 per month for the injection in the U.S. before insurance, a

In this article ALT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Daniel Grill | Tetra Images | Getty Images Altimmune on Wednesday said its experimental drug helped patients shed weight but also minimized the loss of muscle mass in a midstage trial, a finding that could set it apart in a potentially crowded market. Altimmune is

In this article WBA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021.  Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter sales that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but lowered the high end of

In this article UNH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen.  Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group has paid out an additional $1 billion to providers that have been impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack since last

In this article MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna has more to offer beyond its Covid vaccine. The biotech company Wednesday announced positive clinical trial data on three experimental vaccines against other viruses. The company is moving those shots to final stage studies, it said. The

In this article MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A nurse fills a syringe with Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Fred Tanneau | Afp | Getty Images Moderna on Tuesday said a new version of its Covid vaccine triggered a stronger immune response against the virus than its current shot in a late-stage trial.  The results

In this article AMGN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters on May 17, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Amgen is taking a new approach as it tries to stand out in a crowded field of drugmakers racing to develop the next blockbuster

In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Conference at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Last week, Nvidia announced deals with Johnson & Johnson for use of generative AI in surgery,

In this article LLY NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.  Hollie Adams | Reuters Demand for weight loss drugs is booming in the U.S. despite their limited insurance coverage and roughly $1,000 monthly price tags before