57 million privately insured adults eligible for GLP-1s

57 million privately insured adults eligible for GLP-1s

Weight loss syringes of the brands “Wegovy”, “Ozempic” and “Mounjaro” are sold at In der Achat Apotheke in Mitte, Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future … Read more

Noom to offer GLP-1 drug through new weight loss program

Noom to offer GLP-1 drug through new weight loss program

Digital health company Noom on Thursday announced it will offer a compounded GLP-1 drug as part of a new weight loss product that starts at $149.  The treatment will feature compounded semaglutide, the same active ingredient in Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. Noom has offered weight loss programs for years, … Read more

Gilead Lenacapavir cut HIV infections by 96% in trial

Gilead Lenacapavir cut HIV infections by 96% in trial

A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug. Nardus Engelbrecht | AP Gilead‘s twice-yearly shot reduced HIV infections by 96% in a second large study, the company said Thursday. The positive phase-three trial data on lenacapavir sets the stage for likely approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for … Read more

$1 billion in cost cuts, 10 product launches planned

 billion in cost cuts, 10 product launches planned

Moderna headquarters, exterior view, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.  Plexi Images | GHI | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday said it plans to cut around $1.1 billion in expenses by 2027 and win approvals for several new products as it charts a path forward after the rapid decline of its Covid business.  … Read more

Florida discourages use of mRNA Covid vaccines in older adults

Florida discourages use of mRNA Covid vaccines in older adults

Even as the Covid wave in Florida continues, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is once again advising against the mRNA vaccines: this time in the most vulnerable residents. In updated guidance for health care providers released Thursday, the Florida Health Department and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo questioned the safety and effectiveness of the mRNA Covid vaccines from Pfizer … Read more