Tag: Social issues
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Trump Mexico tariffs will raise produce prices, Target CEO Cornell says
Shoppers will likely see produce prices increase in the coming days due to President Donald Trump's tariffs on Mexican imports, Target CEO Brian Corne [...]
Trump ‘gold card’ visa comes with a hidden tax break for the wealthy
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consu [...]
Here’s how two apps connect Black-owned restaurants with new customers
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsEatOkra's mobile app lists nearby Black-owned restaurants.Courtesy: EatOkraWhen Anthony Edwards Jr. and his then-g [...]
CVS Health may be on track to turn its struggling business around
The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 7, 2024.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Imag [...]
CVS CEO defends PBMs, accuses drugmakers of ‘monopolistic’ practices
David Joyner, a longtime CVS executive, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 10, [...]
Comcast and NBCUniversal receive FCC inquiry on DEI initiatives
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to Brendan Carr, his intended pick for Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, as he attends a vie [...]
Trump could make changes to Medicare drug price negotiations
President Donald Trump arrives in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.Oliver Contreras | Afp | Getty I [...]
Companies holding the line, working behind the scenes
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2025.Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency [...]
NCAA bars transgender women from competing in women’s sports
General signage before practice for the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena.Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsThe National Coll [...]