Tag: Social issues
Cigna shares slide after report it could merge with Humana
The Cigna Group headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. BlooJoe Buglewicz | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Cigna sli [...]
Free at home Covid tests available starting Monday
COVID-19 home test kits are pictured in a store window during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, N [...]
CDC expedites release of Sanofi, AstraZeneca drug amid shortage
A RSV-infected child receives treatment, as RS-Virus infections spread among children at Missio children's clinic Moenchberg, in Wuerzburg, Germany, D [...]
Starbucks workers file labor complaints as union goes on strike
Members of a recently formed union of Starbucks workers hold a rally to celebrate the first anniversary of their founding, December 9, 2022 in New Yor [...]
Weight loss drug Wegovy slashes risk of serious heart complications
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan an [...]
FDA approves Eli Lilly drug tirzepatide for weight loss
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy i [...]
High school kids are vaping less
Elf Bar disposable flavored e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store in El Segundo, California, on June 23, 2022.Patrick T. Fallon | [...]
GSK RSV vaccine shows potential to protect adults 50 to 59
A vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline showed the potential to protect adults ages 50 to 59 from respiratory syncytial virus in a late-stage clinical trial, t [...]
Jonathan Majors’ assault case heads to trial
US actor Jonathan Majors leaves Manhattan Criminal Court on August 03, 2023.Fatih Aktas | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesMarvel Cinematic Universe actor [...]
Pregnant Latinas face greater maternal health concerns
Zaza Cristina Robles worked as a pregnancy coach in her native Peru, so when she arrived in the U.S. at 16 weeks pregnant, the first thing she did aft [...]
Period care brands August, Rael and others unite to fight ‘tampon tax’
Starting Wednesday, consumers paying state sales tax on menstrual products will be able to get those costs on some period care purchases reimbursed.Th [...]
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to FDA rejection of flavored vapes
A woman smokes an E-Cigarette at Digital Ciggz in San Rafael, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a [...]
FDA, CDC back Novavax updated Covid vaccine
A vial labelled "Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | ReutersNovavax's updated Covid vaccine [...]
Judge denies request to block
A pharmacist holds a bottle of the drug Eliquis, made by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.George Frey | ReutersA [...]
Ozempic, Wegovy drug prescriptions hit 9 million
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy i [...]