Teladoc CEO departs the company, CFO to serve as interim head

Teladoc CEO departs the company, CFO to serve as interim head

Jason Gorevic, CEO, Teladoc Scott Mlyn | CNBC Teladoc Health on Friday announced the sudden departure of CEO Jason Gorevic, who is leaving his role as head of the company effective immediately, according to a release. The company’s board of directors has temporarily appointed CFO Mala Murthy as Gorevic’s replacement and hired an executive search … Read more

CVS drug plans will cover OTC birth control pill Opill

CVS drug plans will cover OTC birth control pill Opill

In this photo illustration, a package of Opill is displayed on March 22, 2024 in San Anselmo, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images CVS Health on Thursday said its drug plans will cover the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. at no cost for many health plan sponsors, a decision that could open … Read more

Danone CEO downplays threat of weight loss drugs on food producers

Danone CEO downplays threat of weight loss drugs on food producers

Pots of Activia yoghurt, manufactured by Danone SA, sit on display. Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of French consumer goods giant Danone downplayed the threat of obesity drugs on its food business, arguing that consumers were likely to turn to healthy products as part of their new weight loss regime. Antoine de Saint-Affrique said … Read more

Drug similar to Ozempic slowed Parkinson’s disease in small trial

Drug similar to Ozempic slowed Parkinson’s disease in small trial

The coronal view of a human brain of a patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Lab | Getty Images A highly popular class of drugs for diabetes and obesity is showing early potential to help patients with Parkinson’s disease, too.  An older diabetes treatment called lixisenatide helped slow the progression of motor disability … Read more

Weight loss, diabetes drug ad spending tops $1 billion

Weight loss, diabetes drug ad spending tops  billion

Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are 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 afternoon! Drugmakers spent big on advertisements for weight loss and diabetes treatments last year … Read more

Prenosis says AI tool for sepsis approved by FDA

Prenosis says AI tool for sepsis approved by FDA

Signage is seen outside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The health technology company Prenosis on Wednesday announced its artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic tool for sepsis is the first to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  Sepsis occurs when the body … Read more

Health insurer stocks slide as Medicare Advantage rates disappoint

Health insurer stocks slide as Medicare Advantage rates disappoint

Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of U.S. health insurers fell on Tuesday after the Biden administration didn’t boost payments for private Medicare plans as … Read more

Fed must cut rates more aggressively due to jobs: Canaccord Tony Dwyer

Fed must cut rates more aggressively due to jobs: Canaccord Tony Dwyer

The Federal Reserve may have new incentives in the second quarter to cut rates deeper this year. Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer thinks a deteriorating jobs market and easing inflation will ultimately push the Fed to act. “I’m not saying that they have to go back to zero, but they have to be more aggressive,” the … Read more

Walgreens (WBA) earnings Q2 2024

Walgreens (WBA) earnings Q2 2024

A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021.  Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter sales that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but lowered the high end of its full-year adjusted earnings outlook in part due to a … Read more

UnitedHealth Group paid over $3 billion to providers since cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group paid over  billion to providers since cyberattack

In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen.  Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group has paid out an additional $1 billion to providers that have been impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack since last week, bringing the total amount of funds advanced to more … Read more