Health care industry

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 treatment option for people living with diabetes and heart disease. The pill lowered the…

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, March 24, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHealth and Human Services…

We're making our first trades of the week. We are buying 25 shares of Danaher at roughly $207 each. Following Friday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 550 shares of DHR, increasing its weighting to 3.5% from 3.35%. We are…

A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesPatients, doctors and investors will soon learn a lot more about a new, more convenient…

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 drug Mounjaro. Online, it doesn't look like much has changed. Popular websites like Amble,…

The White House has pulled President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, former Rep. Dave Weldon, the Senate's health committee confirmed Thursday.The move came just hours before the Republican…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in…

The Walgreens logo is displayed at a Walgreens store on October 15, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesStruggling drugstore chain Walgreens is going private. The company on Thursday said it inked a deal with…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersThe nation's new top health official…

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight loss drug has seen a meteoric rise in popularity. Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk on Wednesday said it will offer its weight loss drug Wegovy for less than half of its usual price per month through a new…