Pfizer pulls sickle cell disease drug from markets

Pfizer pulls sickle cell disease drug from markets

Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Hello and happy Tuesday! Today, we’re unpacking a shocking move from Pfizer.  The pharmaceutical giant last week announced it … Read more

Ozempic may lower dementia risk, nicotine use

Ozempic may lower dementia risk, nicotine use

A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good morning! Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic may have more to offer beyond … Read more

UnitedHealth Group CEO takes bipartisan heat in Senate hearing over cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group CEO takes bipartisan heat in Senate hearing over cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty took fire from both sides of the aisle Wednesday during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of his company. Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) made it clear straight out of the gate that he blamed Witty’s leadership for the cyberattack, … Read more

UnitedHealth CEO says company paid hackers $22 million ransom

UnitedHealth CEO says company paid hackers  million ransom

In a Wednesday hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty confirmed for the first time that the company paid a $22 million ransom to hackers who breached the systems of its subsidiary Change Healthcare. Change Healthcare provides payment, revenue management and other solutions like e-prescription software. The … Read more