Health & Nutrition

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Novo Nordisk CEO says experimental weight loss pill could become a best-in-class drug

Novo Nordisk CEO says experimental weight loss pill could...

Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen's remarks came one day after Novo Nordisk impressed investors...

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Cigna will cap how much insurance can spend on weight loss drugs as it tries to expand coverage

Cigna will cap how much insurance can spend on weight loss...

Cigna's Evernorth will limit spending increases for those GLP-1s to a maximum of...

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Oura to sell its smart rings on Amazon as Apple, Samsung wearables competition grows

Oura to sell its smart rings on Amazon as Apple, Samsung...

Oura, which produces its eponymous smart ring that tracks wearer’s health, will...

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Novo Nordisk shares jump 8% on promising weight loss trial results; Eli Lilly dips

Novo Nordisk shares jump 8% on promising weight loss trial...

Novo Nordisk shares climbed 8% on Thursday after the Danish pharmaceutical giant...

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Eli Lilly says FDA delays approval of Alzheimer's drug in surprise move

Eli Lilly says FDA delays approval of Alzheimer's drug...

The FDA plans to call a last-minute meeting of its outside advisors to further review...

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UnitedHealth working to restore Change Healthcare systems by mid-March, company says

UnitedHealth working to restore Change Healthcare systems...

UnitedHealth working to restore Change Healthcare systems by mid-March, company...

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Are Fortified Children’s Breakfast Cereals Just Candy? 

Are Fortified Children’s Breakfast Cereals Just Candy? 

The industry responds to the charge that breakfast cereals are too sugary. In 1941,...

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Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic slashed the risk of kidney disease progression in trial

Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic slashed the risk of...

The results add to the growing evidence that the highly popular injection has broader...

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Fighting Inflammation with Flaxseeds 

Fighting Inflammation with Flaxseeds 

Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory, aging-associated oxylipins can be normalized...

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Viking Therapeutics emerges as a strong weight loss drug player — or takeover target

Viking Therapeutics emerges as a strong weight loss drug...

Some Wall Street analysts said Viking's experimental obesity treatment may be "best-in-class"...

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CVS and Walgreens to start selling abortion pill mifepristone this month 

CVS and Walgreens to start selling abortion pill mifepristone...

CVS and Walgreens have received certification from the FDA to dispense the commonly...

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Change Healthcare sets up new electronic prescription service, funding program as cyberattack drags

Change Healthcare sets up new electronic prescription service,...

UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare set up a new electronic prescription service to...

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Judge rejects AstraZeneca’s challenge to Medicare drug price negotiations

Judge rejects AstraZeneca’s challenge to Medicare drug...

U.S. District Judge Colm Connolly's decision comes one day before manufacturers...

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Venture capital firm's plan to buy nonprofit hospital system has Ohio community on edge

Venture capital firm's plan to buy nonprofit hospital system...

Venture firm General Catalyst is in the process of trying to buy Summa Health, a...

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Ransomware group Blackcat is behind cyberattack on UnitedHealth division, company says

Ransomware group Blackcat is behind cyberattack on UnitedHealth...

Change Healthcare confirmed that ransomware group Blackcat is behind the ongoing...

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Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured

Medicaid challenges leave many Black Americans uninsured

In 2022, Black people were 1.5 times more likely to be uninsured than their white...