Uptick in respiratory illnesses across the U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Several states are reporting high levels of influenza this holiday season. While nationwide, less than half of children and adults have gotten the flu vaccine. Lilia Luciano has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events,…
FDA issues warning about fake Ozempic – CBS News Watch CBS News The Food and Drug Administration reports that it has seized thousands of units of counterfeit Ozempic, the popular diabetes medication that is also used for weight loss. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting….
Bristol Myers Squibb on Friday announced it agreed to buy biopharmaceutical company Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion in cash, or $330 per share. Karuna’s stock closed up more than 47% on the news Friday, hitting $317.85 a share. Bristol Myers Squibb shares closed up 2%. The deal will help expand Bristol Myers’ drug pipeline after…
Reports of respiratory illness have now reached “high” or “very high” levels across at least 16 state or big city health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as trends of COVID-19 and influenza have accelerated in many parts of the country. And while a fast-growing new COVID variant called JN.1 is estimated…
An employee works on the production line of pharmaceutical company Zentiva in Prague, Czech Republic, May 6, 2021. David W. Cerny | Reuters The health-care sector has wiped out much of its losses for the year during the December market rally. Beaten-down biotech and medical device makers have seen the biggest rebound this month, and…
Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo is an analyst focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Follow them on X at @CurtisSChin and @JoseBCollazo. As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look at the year that was in…
Woman’s waist size may be contributing factor to infertility, study says Woman’s waist size may be contributing factor to infertility, study says 00:53 BOSTON – One in four couples struggle with infertility and a new study finds that a woman’s waist size may be a contributing factor. A team in China studied more than 3,000…
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Winter officially begins Thursday, and with the cold season comes an expected rise in rates of flu and Covid, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. is seeing a “sharp increase” in flu levels right now, particularly in the south, Cohen said Wednesday in an interview….
