Tag: Health care industry
FDA guts education, training division as part of RFK Jr.’s cuts
The Food and Drug Administration has gutted a division responsible for training agency staff and outside health-care professionals on an array of key [...]
Walgreens (WBA) earnings Q2 2025
A sign for US drugstore chain Walgreens is displayed outside its store in New York City on March 7, 2025.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesWalgreens on [...]
CMS makes job cuts as RKF Jr. guts HHS
An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty ImagesThe Cen [...]
Eli Lilly sues Strive and Empower over compounded tirzepatide
The Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company's offices in San Diego, California, on Sept. 17, 2020.Mike Blake | ReutersEli Lilly is suing two pha [...]
Vaccine stocks fall after FDA’s Peter Marks resigns over RFK Jr.
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of major vaccine makers dropped on Monday after a key U.S. health official resigned in protest of H [...]
Novo Nordisk’s diabetes pill Rybelsus slashes cardiovascular risk
Novo Nordisk on Saturday said its diabetes pill Rybelsus showed cardiovascular benefits in a late-stage trial, paving the way for it to become a new t [...]
Former Citi CEO Sandy Weill launches new cancer research hub
Former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill announced Thursday morning a $50 million gift through the Weill Family Foundation to establish the Weill Cancer Hub E [...]
RFK Jr. plans 10,000 HHS job cuts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, [...]
Eli Lilly to release weight loss pill orforglipron trial data
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesPatie [...]
Zepbound copycats remain online despite FDA ban
This week was supposed to mark the end of compounding pharmacies making copycat versions of Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound and its diabetes dru [...]
White House pulls Trump CDC Director nominee Dave Weldon
Former Congressman Dave Weldon addresses a small crowd in The Villages, Fla.Brendan Farrington | APThe White House has pulled President Donald Trump's [...]
RFK Jr. pressures PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz to remove artificial dyes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate Finance Committee [...]
Walgreens to go private in $10 billion deal with Sycamore Partners
The Walgreens logo is displayed at a Walgreens store on October 15, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesStruggling drugstore [...]
Kenvue settles proxy fight with activist Starboard, adding three directors
Kenvue settled its proxy fight with activist Starboard Value, adding three new directors to its board.Starboard's Jeff Smith will join the board of th [...]
Amgen weight loss drug MariTide starts two phase three trials
The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, on May 17, 2023.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesAmgen on Wednesday said [...]