A sign advertises Covid vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Aug. 14, 2023.Brian Snyder | ReutersThree years into the Covid-19 pandemic, few Americans are rolling up their sleeves to get a Covid vaccine. Only 15.7% of U.S. adults had received the newest Covid shots from Pfizer,...
The Cigna Group headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. BlooJoe Buglewicz | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Cigna slid on Wednesday after a report that the company is in talks with Humana about a merger between the two health care giants.Spokespeople for Cigna and Humana did...
A pharmacist displays a box of Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Lilly at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 29, 2023.George Frey | ReutersThe blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro is more effective for weight loss than another highly popular treatment,...
COVID-19 home test kits are pictured in a store window during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 19, 2022.Carlo Allegri | ReutersThe Biden administration on Monday said it is offering another round of free at-home Covid tests to...
A RSV-infected child receives treatment, as RS-Virus infections spread among children at Missio children's clinic Moenchberg, in Wuerzburg, Germany, December 2, 2022. Heiko Becker | ReutersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expedited the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of a new drug designed to protect infants from...
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAs its Covid gains evaporate, Pfizer wants a chunk of the budding weight loss drug market. Analysts say upcoming data on Pfizer's experimental obesity pill, danuglipron, will be crucial in determining how competitive the company can be against the space's dominant players Eli Lilly...
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on March 29, 2023.George Frey | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly's blockbuster drug tirzepatide for weight loss,...
A small number of employees and supporters picket outside the headquarters of drugstore chain Walgreens during a three-day walkout by pharmacists in Deerfield, Illinois, November 1, 2023.Vincent Alban | ReutersThe organizers of a recent retail pharmacy staff walkout are helping to launch a national push to organize those employees...
Wegovy, an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity.Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk on Thursday said 80% of U.S. patients with insurance coverage who take its highly popular weight loss treatment Wegovy are paying less than $25 a month for the drug. The...
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, March 29, 2023.George Frey | ReutersEli Lilly on Thursday said supply of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro has improved in the U.S....