Health, Fitness & Food

In this article WBA WMT CVS Plan B One-step birth control in CVS Pharmacy, Boston, MA. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images CVS is removing the purchase limit it had put on emergency contraceptive pills following last week’s Supreme Court ruling, the chain said Tuesday. The reversal comes as sales have dipped back

More than 1.7 million Brits — or around 1 in 35 people — tested positive for Covid in the week to June 18, the latest data from the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics showed Friday. Adrian Dennis | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Mandatory Covid-19 restrictions are unlikely to be reintroduced in Britain this

In this article WBA CVS Protesters outside the Supreme Court following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images CVS is limiting the number of the emergency contraceptives commonly known as “morning after pills” and “Plan B” that people can buy on its website and in its stores

[The stream is slated to start at 12:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh if you do not see a player above at that time.] WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is slated to address the nation on Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that eliminates a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion after

Thousands take to the streets to protest in New York City. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is not only splitting the country into states where abortion is legal and illegal. It is also illustrating sharp divisions between anti-abortion states on whether to allow exceptions

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization on Saturday said the rapid spread of monkeypox across dozens of nations does not represent a global health emergency at this time. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described monkeypox as an evolving health threat, however, and urged governments around the world to step

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against a suspect from Ukraine and a Russian national over a July ransomware attack on an American company, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, November 8, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to ward off violent protests to the

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff | Pool | Reuters Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday said that landmark high court rulings that established gay rights and contraception rights should be reconsidered now that the federal right

Pro-life demonstrators hold signs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as they await its decision on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2020. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters Several U.S. states immediately banned abortion on Friday in the wake of the Supreme Court’s

We’re selling 100 shares of Eli Lilly (LLY) at roughly $311.78 each. Following Thursday’s trade, the portfolio will own 350 shares of LLY — decreasing its weighting to 4% from 5.12%. Big picture: We do not want to take too much out of the market right now — hence the Lilly trim — because we

In this article MRNA A young man receives his Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination clinic. People receive the Moderna vaccine in Milford, Pennsylvania. Preston Ehrler | LightRocket | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to clear Moderna‘s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for kindergartners through high schoolers for public distribution this week

U.K. health authorities have said they are “urgently” investigating a rare poliovirus discovery in sewage samples in London. Picture Alliance | Getty Images U.K. health authorities have said they are urgently investigating a rare polio virus discovery in sewage samples in London, potentially putting Britain’s polio-free status at risk for the first time in almost

Former Theranos COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwaniarrives at the Robert F. Peckham U.S. Federal Court with his legal team on March 16, 2022 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a harshly worded closing argument, prosecutors on Tuesday said former Theranos COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani “wasn’t a victim, he

We’re trimming 65 shares of AbbVie (ABBV) at roughly $143.16 each and reducing our Wynn Resorts (WYNN) holding by 100 shares priced at roughly $55.01 each. Following Tuesday’s trades, the portfolio will own 300 shares of ABBV – decreasing its weighting to 1.57% from 1.91%; and 300 shares of WYNN – decreasing its weighting to

In this article PFE MRNA A child is administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine. Mayela Lopez | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine experts on Saturday backed Pfizer’s and Moderna’s Covid-19 shots for children as young as 6 months. The CDC committee voted unanimously to recommend

In this article MRNA PFE The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Moderna‘s and Pfizer‘s Covid-19 shots for children as young as 6 months old, which makes nearly every person in the U.S. now eligible for vaccination. The FDA decision comes after its committee of independent vaccine experts voted unanimously to recommend the shots

The Federal Reserve ‘s 75-basis-point interest rate hike is the big event for Wall Street on Wednesday. Overlooked in all the hoopla, perhaps, are a number of headlines involving stocks in Jim Cramer ‘s Charitable Trust, whose holdings are used as the portfolio for CNBC’s Investing Club. We didn’t make any trades ahead of the

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the federal response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and new emerging variants at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 11, 2022. Greg Nash | Reuters Dr. Anthony Fauci, the

A kindergarten student gives the thumbs up to her teacher before starting the first day of kindergarten at Laguna Niguel Elementary School in Laguna Niguel, CA on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Paul Bersebach | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Moderna and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines for infants through preschoolers have moved a step closer to authorization

A young man receives his Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination clinic. People receive the Moderna vaccine in Milford, Pennsylvania. Preston Ehrler | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 6 through 17 received the endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration’s committee of independent immunization experts on Tuesday, a key step