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 The Food and Drug Administration’s power to approve drugs does not override state bans on the abortion pill, a coalition of Republican attorneys general told
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vials of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine are prepared at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent advisors on Wednesday unanimously recommended administering the two-dose Jynneos vaccine to adults at risk of mpox in the
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In this article MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters Moderna on Thursday missed earnings expectations for the fourth quarter, as costs rose
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The Alzheimer’s drug LEQEMBI is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023. Eisai | via Reuters Medicare will not provide broader coverage of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi until it receives more evidence that the treatment is reasonable and necessary, according to the federal agency that runs the program for
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