Ammunition used in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death had writing that read, ‘deny,’ ‘defend’ and ‘depose,’ AP source says Source link
Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death. The panels — called maternal mortality review committees — usually do their work quietly and out of the public eye. But that’s not been the case recently in three states with strict … Read more
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson died in a dawn ambush Wednesday as he walked to the company’s annual investor conference at a Hilton in Midtown, blocks from tourist draws like Radio City Music Hall and the Museum of Modern Art UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson died in a dawn ambush Wednesday as he walked to the company’s … Read more
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine, the first such campaign in West Africa where a deadly outbreak 10 years ago resulted in the death of thousands. The 2014 Ebola outbreak – the deadliest in history – was primarily in West Africa but … Read more
We’re buying 300 shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb at roughly $58 each. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 900 shares of BMY, increasing its weighting to about 1.5% from 1%. Shares of pharmaceutical maker Bristol-Myers have dropped about 3% in the past two days in the absence of any real news. The stock … Read more
The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, on May 17, 2023. Mario Tama | 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 editions. Wall Street is chewing over critical … Read more
New trial data has cemented Club holding Eli Lilly ‘s pole position in the highly competitive obesity drug race. The news Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound bested its main rival Wegovy — made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk — in the first head-to-head trial comparing the fast-growing weight loss treatments. Patients on Zepound lost an average … Read more
A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Reuters Prescription fills for blockbuster weight loss drugs in the U.S. more than doubled in 2024, even with limited insurance coverage and high out-of-pocket costs for the treatments, according to data released Thursday … Read more
Kinshasa, Congo – Congo’s health minister said Thursday the country’s government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people in recent weeks, nearly half of whom were children. Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in the southern … Read more
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s health minister said Thursday the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people, nearly half of which were children. Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in the southern Kwango … Read more