Patients on Eli Lilly drug regain weight after stopping it

Patients on Eli Lilly drug regain weight after stopping it

Eli Lilly’s drug tirzepatide was approved for weight loss by the FDA. Courtesy of Eli Lilly Patients who took Eli Lilly‘s weight loss drug Zepbound regained around half the weight they shed after stopping the newly approved treatment for a year, according to data released Monday.  The data, which represents the full results from an … Read more

Cigna shares jump on abandoned Humana buyout, buyback plans

Cigna shares jump on abandoned Humana buyout, buyback plans

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Cigna jumped Monday following reports that the health-care giant has scrapped its plans to buy rival Humana due to disagreements on price, putting an early end to what would have been one of the largest deals of the decade. Cigna late Sunday also announced plans to … Read more

Annastacia Palaszczuk resigns as Queensland premier: ‘It’s time for me to leave’

Annastacia Palaszczuk resigns as Queensland premier: ‘It’s time for me to leave’

Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced she will resign as Queensland premier. Palaszczuk made the announcement at a press conference just after 11am on Sunday, saying that it was “time to leave”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland premier resigns. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “Queensland is in good shape, which is … Read more

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on China, Microsoft and the SEC

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on China, Microsoft and the SEC

George Kurtz, co-founder and chief executive officer of Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., during a Bloomberg Technology television interview at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has had a banner year. The cybersecurity firm has seen its stock … Read more

Airbnb CFO to move to new role with focus on growth, Brian Chesky says

Airbnb CFO to move to new role with focus on growth, Brian Chesky says

Airbnb Chief Financial Officer Dave Stephenson will transition into a newly created chief business officer role at the company. Airbnb Chief Financial Officer Dave Stephenson, who helped guide the company through Covid-19 tumult and an initial public offering, will transition into a newly created chief business officer role, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said in a … Read more

Vertex nonopioid painkiller posts positive midstage trial results

Vertex nonopioid painkiller posts positive midstage trial results

A sign hangs in front of the world headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston on Oct. 23, 2019. Brian Snyder | Reuters Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals jumped Wednesday after the company’s painkiller, which is being tested as an alternative to opioids, significantly decreased pain in a midstage trial. Those positive results for diabetes patients suffering … Read more

‘Girl Math’ returns as shoppers navigate holiday shopping finances

‘Girl Math’ returns as shoppers navigate holiday shopping finances

Pedestrians walk through the festively decorated Burlington Arcade luxury shopping arcade in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Inflation in UK shops has fallen to a 17-month low as retailers fight to attract shoppers ahead of the crucial holiday period. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images “Girl math” … Read more

NAB branch closures in QLD, NSW, VIC and ACT slammed as ‘betrayal of the community’

NAB branch closures in QLD, NSW, VIC and ACT slammed as ‘betrayal of the community’

National Australia Bank will close five branches next year, the bank has confirmed. NAB retail executive Krissie Jones said the branches to be closed on March 7, 2024 are Tuggeranong in ACT, Scone in NSW, Emerald in Greater Melbourne, Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast and Balmain in Sydney. She said the closures were a … Read more

2024 expectations for Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound

2024 expectations for Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound

George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weight loss drugs exploded into the public eye this year, and 2024 will bring more change to the evolving market.  The drugs skyrocketed in popularity in 2023 as they helped patients shed significant weight, despite hefty price tags, mixed insurance coverage and a handful of unpleasant side effects.  … Read more

Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine reduces risk of skin cancer return

An exterior view of Moderna’s clinical manufacturing facility.  David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images Moderna and Merck‘s experimental cancer vaccine, when used in combination with Merck’s blockbuster therapy Keytruda, reduced the risk of death or relapse in patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer after three years, according to midstage … Read more