Novo Nordisk‘s top executive faced a Senate grilling on Tuesday over the high prices of the company’s weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, as demand for both injections soars in the U.S. Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen did not explicitly promise lawmakers at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, […]
Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters 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! Wegovy, […]
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee at the Longworth House Office Building on September 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a stunning disclosure made to Congress on Tuesday while testifying about […]
If you’ve come across kava in the dietary supplement section of your favorite health food store, or stumbled across a kava bar in your hometown, you’re probably curious what the hype’s all about. Or perhaps you are familiar with this legal, all-natural high. Either way, you may benefit from a little background on the substance […]
A health care worker prepares a dose of the “Jynneos” mpox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. — Reuters NEW DELHI: India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia’s […]
Reaching for cash, lipstick or a comb nearly causes your hand to get stuck in the process. How does that relate to sore gums? Gums can have pockets too, but you want them to be tight. Teeth and gums should cling together so tightly that you can get little more than dental floss into the […]
A 16-year-old patient suffering from the Congo virus has died at Fatima Jinnah Hospital in Quetta. According to sources, the patient was admitted to the hospital in critical condition and received intensive treatment, but succumbed to the illness. This latest case raises the total number of Congo virus deaths in the province to nine this […]
Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued three large U.S. health companies that negotiate insulin prices, arguing the […]
A health worker administers polio drops to a child.— Reuters/File KP reports first case after diagnosis of 9-month infant in Mohmand. Balochistan’s tally reaches 14 as 15-month-old detected with virus. Sindh reports 4th case after 3-year-old contracts disease in Keamari. Pakistan’s poliovirus tally for the ongoing year has reached 21 after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) reported […]
New York confirms first human EEE case since 2015 New York confirms first human EEE case since 2015 00:21 NEW YORK — A New York resident has tested positive for the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus, the state health department said Friday. It’s the first human case of EEE in the state in nearly 10 […]