[ad_1] CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Pfizer on Friday said it would stop developing the twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill after obese patients taking the drug lost weight but had trouble tolerating the drug in a mid-stage clinical study. The drugmaker observed high rates of adverse side effects, which were…
[ad_1] Tourists visit the bars and country music venues in the Lower Broadway entertainment district in Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 1, 2019. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images On a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month, 36-year-old Robin Shah settled into his seat and prepared to crank out some…
[ad_1] The Cigna Group headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut, on Oct. 27, 2023. BlooJoe Buglewicz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Cigna slid Wednesday after a report that the company is in talks with Humana about a merger between the two health-care giants. A Cigna spokesperson did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment…
[ad_1] Prenuvo MRI machine Courtesy of Prenuvo While celebrating the July Fourth holiday last year on a boat in Tyler, Texas, Dr. Julianne Santarosa received the results from her full-body MRI scan. What she saw put a damper on the festivities. Radiologists at Prenuvo, which performed the scan, had identified a nodule in her lungs….
[ad_1] Amazon (AMZN) said on Wednesday that it’s offering Prime members a discount on its new health-care service — another perk that should help bring more people into the online retailer’s ecosystem. The One Medical service, which typically costs $199 annually, will be available to Prime subscribers for $9 a month or $99 per year….
[ad_1] A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on March 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly‘s blockbuster drug tirzepatide for weight loss, paving the way…
[ad_1] A person works out at Planet Fitness as they re-open at 25 percent capacity in Boston’s Dorchester on Feb. 1, 2021. Jessica Rinaldi | Boston Globe | Getty Images Planet Fitness shares surged double digits after beating expectations on both lines for the third quarter and raising its outlook for the year. Here’s how…
[ad_1] Elf Bar disposable vape flavored vaping e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store on June 23, 2022 in El Segundo, California. – Vaping company Juul Labs said Thursday it would appeal a decision by the US Food and Drug Administration ordering all its products off the market, a move the agency said was…
[ad_1] Moderna on Thursday posted a steep loss for the third quarter as the drugmaker recorded a large write-down due to unused doses of its Covid vaccine, its only marketable product. Moderna’s total revenue for the period topped Wall Street’s expectations, even amid plummeting demand for its shot. Its outlook for next year, however, came…
[ad_1] Doximity at the New York Stock Exchange for their IPO, June 24, 2021. Source: NYSE Doximity, the medical website that’s used by more than 80% of U.S. doctors, is now trying to protect its millions of members after a spike in harassment that started during the Covid pandemic. The 13-year-old company has introduced a…
