Health, Fitness & Food

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk shares climbed 5% on Thursday morning, according to LSEG data, hitting a fresh record highs after the Danish pharmaceutical giant reported positive early trial data for a new experimental weight loss drug. The company told an investor meeting that the Phase I trial of its highly-anticipated

In this article CRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce on Thursday announced new data and artificial intelligence solutions for health-care workers that could help lessen their burdensome administrative workloads.   The first tool is

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Pfizer is ready to move on from Covid.  Now, the company is betting on cancer drugs to help it regain its footing after a rocky year marked by the rapid decline of its Covid business. It just might take a while before that bet pays off.  Pfizer pitched its

In this article CI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters Cigna on Thursday said it will limit how much health plans and employers spend on weight loss drugs each year in

In this article CI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters Cigna on Thursday said it will limit how much health plans and employers spend on weight loss drugs each year in

Ashley Capoot wearing a CGM. Ashley Capoot | CNBC As it turns out, exercise is good for you. So is sleep, and unfortunately, so are vegetables.  I’ve heard these health adages hundreds of times before, but they truly began to hit home for me this winter as I tested out a metabolic health platform from

In this article LLY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Eli Lilly & Co.’s shares climbed in early US trading after its experimental drug for Alzheimer’s slowed the progress of the disease in a final-stage trial, paving the way for the company to

In this article NVO NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen on Friday said the company’s experimental weight loss pill, amycretin, could eventually become a best-in-class treatment for obesity.  The Danish drugmaker is racing to capitalize on the runaway success of its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy by developing

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 on Thursday said it expects to restore Change Healthcare’s systems by mid-March, offering a potential resolution to the ransomware attack

A closeup of Oura’s Gen3 Horizon ring and its sensors. Oura Oura will now sell its smart rings on Amazon, its latest retail expansion as the health and wellness wearable space continues to grow. Starting Thursday, Oura will have its full selection of rings and accessories available to U.S. shoppers on Amazon through its own

A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Tami Chappell | Reuters Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced two major new Covid recommendations last week.  The

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14 2023.  Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the federal Medicare program should negotiate prices for at least 50 prescription drugs each year, up from the

In this article DXCM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Dexcom logo is seen on a smartphone screen and in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Dexcom on Tuesday announced that its new over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor called Stelo has been cleared for use by the U.S. Food

In this article NVO NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This picture taken on October 23, 2023, shows Ozempic medication boxes, an injectable antidiabetic drug, in a pharmacy in Riedisheim in eastern France. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster drug Ozempic cut the risk of kidney disease progression and related

In this article PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images Pfizer‘s vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus maintained protection for older adults across two full seasons of the disease in an ongoing late-stage clinical trial, the company announced Thursday. The shot’s efficacy declined slightly compared with

Traders work at the post where UnitedHealth Group is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Change Healthcare on Thursday confirmed that ransomware group Blackcat is behind the ongoing cybersecurity attack that’s caused widespread disruptions to pharmacies and health systems across the U.S. “Our experts are working to

Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Recent changes to Medicaid programs, aimed at closing a health coverage gap in the U.S., have left behind some Americans — particularly people of color. Among the non-elderly population in the U.S. — those under age 65 — insured rates rose during the Covid pandemic, with 3.4 million Americans

In this article VKTX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cr | Istock | Getty Images Biotech company Viking Therapeutics has emerged as a strong potential entrant — or takeover target — in the budding weight loss drug market.  Viking is just one of several companies racing to join the growing space. Some analysts say

In this article CVS WBA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A container holding boxes of Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 20, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters CVS and Walgreens will start selling the abortion pill mifepristone this month at

Dr. Marc Harrison, who’s now CEO of HATCo, speaking at the Healthy Returns conference in New York City on May 21, 2019. Astrid Stawiarz | CNBC Dr. Marc Harrison is a different kind of venture capitalist. He’s not looking for the next Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk. He’s not hanging out at startup demo days.