Health, Fitness & Food

Medical equipment giant Danaher (DHR) will officially spin off its environmental-and-applied solutions segment later this month, and our plan is to remain invested in the soon-to-be standalone company, known as Veralto, which will trade under the ticker symbol VLTO. That expectation was reinforced Wednesday when Veralto management delivered a presentation for investors and Wall Street

Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage. Soumyabrata Roy | Nurphoto | Getty Images The drug company Danco Laboratories on Friday asked the Supreme Court to review the case challenging the legality of the abortion pill

In this article ILMN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Carl Icahn on Thursday expressed his support for Illumina‘s new CEO Jacob Thaysen – a relief for the company as it tries to rebound from a bitter

In this article BATS-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dado Ruvic | Reuters British American Tobacco has finalized its exit from Russia about 18 months after it pledged to do so in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The multinational cigarette maker said in a statement Thursday it agreed “to sell its Russian and

Weight loss drugs are being assessed for their ability to treat conditions like dementia and addiction after a landmark study showed that Wegovy helped reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Scientists have begun investigating whether so-called miracle obesity drugs could be used to treat conditions

In this article MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna‘s new Covid vaccine produced a strong immune response against BA.2.86, a highly mutated omicron variant that health officials are watching closely, according to clinical trial data the biotech company released Wednesday.  The updated shot produced an 8.7-fold

In this article ILMN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A building on the campus at the world headquarters of Illumina is shown in San Diego, California, Sept. 1, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Illumina‘s board on Tuesday named Jacob Thaysen the DNA sequencing company’s new CEO as it tries to rebound from a grinding

In this article HZNP AMGN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Robert Galbraith | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission last week allowed Amgen to move forward with its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics under a settlement agreement –  a move that could have ramifications for a string of other pharmaceutical industry buyouts. Some Wall

Packages of the weight-loss drug Wegovy from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk lie on the sales counter in a Danish pharmacy. Stefan Trumpf | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Novo Nordisk launched its Wegovy weight loss injection in the U.K. on Monday, advancing the drug’s rollout in Europe despite ongoing supply constraints. The Danish pharmaceutical

An Eli Lilly diabetes treatment landed on the Biden administration’s list of prescription drugs that Medicare will target for price cuts — a move that may hit sales but doesn’t change our investment thesis on the pharma stock. Lilly’s Jardiance is among the first 10 prescription drugs subject a new, contentious negotiation process between Medicare

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is “medically clear” to continue working, the attending physician for the U.S. Congress said one day after the Kentucky Republican froze during a press conference for the second time this summer. “Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration,” Dr.

In this article WBA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rosalind “Roz” Brewer Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance said Friday that Roz Brewer had stepped down as the company’s chief executive. She also left the company’s board, effective Thursday. The decision was mutual, according to a news release. Brewer and

In this article HZNP 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 The Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it has reached a deal with drug giant Amgen to allow the company’s $27.8 billion purchase

In this article BMY MRK MRNA AZN-GB JNJ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, right, shakes hands with Judge Thomas Rose of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio after taking his oath of office, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Cedarville, Ohio. John Minchillo | AP A federal judge on

Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California. Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images An uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations in the U.S., and

In this article ACB-CA WEED-CA TLRY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A worker sets up Florist Farms cannabis products on the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales at the Housing Works Cannabis Co. in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images This week, the Department of

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023.  George Frey | Reuters Ozempic, the blockbuster diabetes treatment from Novo Nordisk, could be

James Romano trims flower while working in the CommCan processing facility in Medway, Massachusetts, Oct. 27, 2021. Erin Clark | Boston Globe | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recommended reclassifying marijuana as a lower-risk drug, which would in turn ease restrictions on the budding business, a spokesperson for the

Reporters wade through flood waters in downtown Tarpon Springs, Florida, after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore, Aug. 30, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Hurricane Idalia is moving inland after slamming into Florida’s Big Bend coast Wednesday morning as an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of more than 100 miles per hour. The National

Reuters A street gang in Milwaukee, Wisc., allegedly stole millions of dollars in pandemic relief money that was then used to carry out a murder and purchase guns and drugs, among other items, according to a federal indictment. The 43-count indictment charges 30 members of the “Wild 100s,” also known as the “Shark Gang,” with