Eli Lilly taps Amazon Pharmacy to help deliver Zepbound, other drugs

Eli Lilly taps Amazon Pharmacy to help deliver Zepbound, other drugs

Close-up of a hand holding a cellphone displaying the Amazon Pharmacy system, Lafayette, California, September 15, 2021.  Smith Collection | Gado | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Wednesday said Amazon Pharmacy will help send certain prescription drugs, including the red-hot weight loss treatment Zepbound, to patients’ homes through the drugmaker’s new direct-to-consumer program.  Starting Wednesday, … Read more

Pfizer is betting big on cancer drugs after Covid decline

Pfizer is betting big on cancer drugs after Covid decline

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Pfizer is ready to move on from Covid.  Now, the company is betting on cancer drugs to help it regain its footing after a rocky year marked by the rapid decline of its Covid business. It just might take a while before that bet pays off.  Pfizer pitched its … Read more

Mega-cap tech stocks dominate many ESG funds. Here’s why

Mega-cap tech stocks dominate many ESG funds. Here’s why

The top holdings of many ESG funds may be surprisingly familiar. While these strategies consider a company’s environmental, social and governance factors, these funds still aim to invest in top performers across industry groups, DWS Group’s Arne Noack explained. “The idea isn’t to be super concentrated and only select a handful of stocks that do … Read more

I learned how eating and exercise impact my blood sugar

I learned how eating and exercise impact my blood sugar

Ashley Capoot wearing a CGM. Ashley Capoot | CNBC As it turns out, exercise is good for you. So is sleep, and unfortunately, so are vegetables.  I’ve heard these health adages hundreds of times before, but they truly began to hit home for me this winter as I tested out a metabolic health platform from … Read more

Weight loss pill could become a best-in-class drug

Weight loss pill could become a best-in-class drug

Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen on Friday said the company’s experimental weight loss pill, amycretin, could eventually become a best-in-class treatment for obesity.  The Danish drugmaker is racing to capitalize on the runaway success of its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy by developing a new generation of treatments for obesity, including more convenient and … Read more

Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug FDA approval delayed

Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug FDA approval delayed

Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Eli Lilly & Co.’s shares climbed in early US trading after its experimental drug for Alzheimer’s slowed the progress of the disease in a final-stage trial, paving the way for the company to apply for US approval. AJ Mast | Bloomberg | Getty … Read more

UnitedHealth working to restore Change Healthcare systems by mid-March, company says

UnitedHealth working to restore Change Healthcare systems by mid-March, company says

In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen.  Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Thursday said it expects to restore Change Healthcare’s systems by mid-March, offering a potential resolution to the ransomware attack that has disrupted crucial operations across the U.S. health-care system. … Read more

Oura to sell its smart rings on Amazon as Apple, Samsung rivalry grows

Oura to sell its smart rings on Amazon as Apple, Samsung rivalry grows

A closeup of Oura’s Gen3 Horizon ring and its sensors. Oura Oura will now sell its smart rings on Amazon, its latest retail expansion as the health and wellness wearable space continues to grow. Starting Thursday, Oura will have its full selection of rings and accessories available to U.S. shoppers on Amazon through its own … Read more

Cigna to cap employer insurance plan spending

Cigna to cap employer insurance plan spending

Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters Cigna on Thursday unveiled a new effort to expand insurance coverage for weight loss drugs by limiting how much health plans and employers spend on the highly popular treatments each year.  … Read more

Salesforce announces new AI tools for doctors

Salesforce announces new AI tools for doctors

Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce on Thursday announced new data and artificial intelligence solutions for health-care workers that could help lessen their burdensome administrative workloads.   The first tool is called Einstein Copilot: Health Actions, and it will allow doctors … Read more