Health, Fitness & Food

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 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

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 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

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

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

US President Joe Biden speaks about lowering healthcare costs, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is placing a priority on reducing individual health-care costs as he seeks reelection in a country where medical spending accounts

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

Kubra Cavus | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans.  President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in a

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. 1. Wall Street saw some volatility Friday around Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s morning speech from the central bank conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Powell said inflation is still “too

In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A selection of injector pens for the Wegovy weight loss drug are shown in this photo illustration in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 2023. Jim Vondruska | Reuters Wegovy, the popular weight loss drug from Novo Nordisk, significantly reduced symptoms of a common type of heart

Ten milligram tablets of the hyperactivity drug, Adderall, made by Shire Plc. Jb Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s been 10 months since the Food and Drug Administration first announced a nationwide shortage of Adderall — one of the most widely used medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — and the supply strain could

Our portfolio experienced a flurry of adjustments in a week dominated by Nvidia’s (NVDA) quarterly results Wednesday evening and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole address Friday. Here’s a day-by-day look at the trades and price-target changes, and what motivated each decision. Monday Monday proved to be a harbinger for the rest of the

A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available to the public in mid-September, an agency official told reporters Thursday.  That amounts to the

In this article PFE NVAX MRNA BNTX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Covid vaccine makers’ shares rose Monday as new variants of the virus emerge in the U.S. ahead of the rollout of updated shots this fall. Shares of Novavax jumped more than 13%. Moderna‘s stock rose

Juul Labs signage is seen in the window of a store in San Francisco, June 25, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Juul Labs said Wednesday it’s planning to cut about 30% of its workforce as it looks to cut costs and boost profits. The layoffs will affect about 250 people, reducing

In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images CVS Health is partnering with drugmaker Sandoz to produce a near identical version of the blockbuster arthritis treatment Humira that will sell for 80% below the price of the brand-named drug. The move is part of the company’s

Fisherman Haruo Ono’s fishing boats are pictured at Tsurushihama Fishing Port, Shinchi-machi of Fukushima Prefecture, some 60 kms north of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on August 21, 2023. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan is expected to start releasing a huge amount of treated radioactive water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear

In this article NVAX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of a Novavax logo in this illustration taken Oct. 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Novavax jumped more than 13% on Tuesday after the

In this article GLENMARK-IN TEVA TEVA-IL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boxes of tablets produced by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $225 million in criminal fines over five years and divest its version of a generic cholesterol drug to resolve charges related to