FDA approves Pfizer, Moderna updated KP.2 shots

FDA approves Pfizer, Moderna updated KP.2 shots

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the new shots on track to reach most Americans in the coming days amid a summer surge of the virus.  The jabs target a strain called KP.2, a descendant of the highly contagious omicron subvariant JN.1 that began circulating … Read more

Combination Covid, flu shot race is heating up

Combination Covid, flu shot race is heating up

A health care worker prepares an injection of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty, Sept. 14, 2023. Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | 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. Good afternoon! Vaccine … Read more

Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks

Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks

The U.S. stock market has been under pressure recently due to fears of an economic slowdown, but dividend-paying names can help smooth the ride for investors. Investors can consider the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts as they search for stocks that are backed by strong financials and the ability to pay dividends consistently.    Here … Read more

Drugmakers on new negotiated prices with Medicare

Drugmakers on new negotiated prices with Medicare

President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, Dec. 14, 2023. Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! The first round of Medicare drug price negotiations has come … Read more

Moderna (MRNA) earnings Q2 2024

Moderna (MRNA) earnings Q2 2024

Moderna on Thursday reported second-quarter revenue that beat expectations but slashed its full-year sales guidance, citing lower expected sales in Europe, a “competitive environment” for respiratory vaccines in the U.S. and the potential for deferred international revenue into 2025.  The biotech company now expects 2024 product revenue to come in between $3 billion to $3.5 … Read more

Pfizer (PFE) earnings Q2 2024

Pfizer (PFE) earnings Q2 2024

Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer on Thursday reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that blew past expectations and raised its full-year outlook, benefiting from its broad cost-cutting program, better-than-expected sales of its Covid antiviral pill Paxlovid and strong non-Covid product sales. Pfizer now expects to book adjusted earnings of $2.45 to $2.65 per … Read more

Pfizer’s gene therapy for hemophilia A succeeds in late-stage trial

Pfizer’s gene therapy for hemophilia A succeeds in late-stage trial

Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer on Wednesday said its experimental gene therapy for a rare genetic blood-clotting disorder succeeded in a large late-stage trial, paving the way for a potential approval. The treatment for hemophilia A could become the company’s second gene therapy to enter the U.S. market after Beqvez, which … Read more

How well can AI chatbots mimic doctors in a treatment setting?

How well can AI chatbots mimic doctors in a treatment setting?

Dr. Scott Gottlieb is a physician and served as the 23rd Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He is a CNBC contributor and is a member of the boards of Pfizer and several other startups in health and tech. He is also a partner at the venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates. Shani … 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

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday

My top 10 things to watch Thursday, July 11 The S & P 500 and Nasdaq , both on seven-session winning streaks, were looking lower after more records. The June consumer price index year over year came in around its lowest inflation level in more than three years. Stock futures were initially higher on the … Read more