Frankie Davies 
Eli Lilly ‘s raised guidance stole the show Tuesday, offsetting mixed first-quarter results and propelling shares higher by nearly 6%. The numbers leave little doubt that the long-term Eli Lilly success story remains intact, as demand for its new diabetes and obesity drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound, outstrips supply. Revenue in the three months ended March … Read more
Federal regulators are challenging patents on 20 brand-name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic, in the latest effort by the Biden administration targeting pharmaceutical industry practices that drive up prices. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sent warning letters to 10 drugmakers, taking issue with patents on popular drugs for weight loss, diabetes, asthma … Read more
A dentist has warned that a simple mistake made by Brits when brushing their teeth could be causing them to turn yellow. Dr Ferakh Hamid from Aesthetique Dental Care has shed light on the one error that can lead to tooth discolouration and offered advice on how to avoid it, reports Bristol Live. Dr Hamid advised: … Read more
Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD, is director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He sat down with WebMD to discuss the field of health disparities and how his studies aim to improve interventions not only in clinical settings, but across communities. … Read more
In 2021, 529 million people had diabetes worldwide, for a prevalence of 6.1%, making it among the top 10 leading causes of death and disability.1 However, this figure may roughly double by 2050, reaching more than 1.31 billion,2 according to a team of scientists with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the … Read more
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office … Read more
Florida is just hours away from its six-week abortion ban going into effect, largely cutting off abortion as an option for the thousands of patients who’ve traveled to the state for reproductive care following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Starting Wednesday, patients in Florida, one of the country’s most populous states, will … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) April showers : The Dow Jones … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management … Read more
Individual warning labels will now appear on some cigarettes sold in Canada, in what’s being touted as a world first. The move comes less than a year after Health Canada regulations took effect requiring the individual labels, as part of an ongoing effort to curb smoking in the country. As of Tuesday, manufacturers are required to … Read more
