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How AI can detect heart attack risk and outsmart No. 1 killer in US
Heart disease is the nation’s No. 1 killer, reaching into all communities across income, race, gender and geography. It takes a disproportionate toll on minority populations and women, but one c...
China’s Covid wave drives up consumer interest in health insurance
Chuiyangliu hospital, pictured in January 2023 in Beijing, in the last few years finished renovations that allowed for a six-fold increase in daily patents to 5,000 a day, according to official estima...
GenBioPro sues West Virginia, argues FDA preempts ban
Abortion pill manufacturer GenBioPro on Wednesday sued to overturn West Virginia’s ban on abortion because it restricts access to a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The l...
FDA proposes new lead limits for baby food
Jgi/jamie Grill | Tetra Images | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration proposed new limits Tuesday on lead in baby food, in an effort to reduce exposure to a toxin that can impair childhood de...
Danaher stock drop looks like a buy opportunity after a solid quarter
Life sciences and medical diagnostics company Danaher (DHR) reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter. We view the dip in the stock as unjustified and an opportunity. R...
FDA says most people probably need only one annual vaccine shot
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has laid out a road map for what Covid-19 vaccination may look like moving forward. In a briefing document published Monday, the FDA sai...
Supreme Court justices questioned in abortion leak probe
Anti-abortion demonstrators take part in the annual “March for Life” for the first time since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Washington, January 20, 202...
Philip Esformes, whose prison sentence Trump commuted, loses appeal
Philanthropist Philip Esformes attends the 15th annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on August 7, 2015 in Century City, California. Tiffany Rose | Getty I...
One of the UK’s largest unions announces 10 more days of strikes
COVENTRY, U.K. – Dec. 21, 2022: Unite union general secretary Sharon Graham (centre), joins ambulance workers on the picket line outside ambulance headquarters in Coventry. On Friday, Jan. 20, U...
China’s reopening ‘good news’ for growth — but could be inflationary, economists warn at Davos
China’s reopening has been one of the most discussed topics at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — China’s economic reopening might...
Novartis CEO says Covid to become endemic, calls for better pandemic preparedness
Novartis said in August that it plans to spin off its generics unit Sandoz to sharpen its focus on its patented prescription medicines. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The chief executive of Swis...
New reports show travel risks around the world
From catching Covid-19 to getting caught in a blizzard, traveling can be risky business these days. But just how risky often depends on the destination — and how you define the risks. Safest cities: p...
Moderna says RSV vaccine is 84% effective at preventing disease in older adults
Moderna on Tuesday said its vaccine targeting respiratory syncytial virus is effective at preventing disease in older adults. The vaccine was 83.7% effective at preventing lower respiratory tract dise...
China should set aside political issues on vaccine imports, CEO says
China needs to move past political considerations and look at importing Covid-19 jabs to end the pandemic globally, according to the chief executive of the world’s latest vaccine manufacturer. &...
China’s reopening overwhelmingly positive to tackle inflation
OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann on Monday said China’s reopening is “overwhelmingly positive” in the global fight to tackle surging inflation. “We certainly very much we...
Pfizer Covid booster likely doesn’t carry seniors’ stroke risk: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said it is “very unlikely” the Pfizer omicron booster carries a risk of stroke for seniors after it launched an investigation into ...
U.S. uninsured rate fell during Covid pandemic, Medicaid, Obamacare coverage grew
The number of people in the U.S. without health insurance declined during the Covid-19 pandemic even as millions of people lost coverage through their employers due to layoffs. The uninsured rate in t...
Why Singapore isn’t singling China out
Singapore’s Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung told Parliament Monday that the government is not imposing new restrictions on travelers from China because limited flight capacity, combined with its...
250,000 kindergarteners are vulnerable due to drop in vaccination rate
Nearly a quarter of a million kindergartners are potentially vulnerable to measles due to a dip in vaccination coverage during the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Chinese hospital says half of its staff got Covid
Locals line up for medical treatment at the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine on June 1, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — About half of the nearly 2,000 workers ...
Bernie Sanders urges Moderna not to hike vaccine price
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged Moderna not to quadruple the price of its Covid-19 vaccine once distribution of the shots moves to the commercial market. In a letter to Moderna CEO Stephane Bance...
Chinese travelers ready to flock overseas for Western mRNA vaccines
Passengers prepare to enter Shenzhen through the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point on the first day of the resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong and mainland China on Jan. 8, 2023, in Hong K...
Patients would pay up to $26,500 per year for Leqembi
Few seniors with early Alzheimer’s disease will have access to the new treatment Leqembi due to its high cost and very limited coverage by Medicare. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday gr...
UK PM Sunak seeks ‘constructive’ talks with unions amid new anti-strike laws
LONDON, Jan. 6: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media as he visits Harris Academy in Battersea. Henry Nicholls – WPA Pool/Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pre...
BioNTech says it will start cancer vaccine trials in the UK from September
A NHS vaccinator administers the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster jab to a woman, at a vaccination centre in London. BioNTech is launching a large-scale trial of mRNA therapies to treat cancer and oth...
China’s big cities are starting to look past Covid, while rural areas brace for infections
Subway passenger traffic in Shanghai is quickly returning to levels seen before the latest Covid wave, according to Wind data. Pictured here is a subway car in the city on Jan. 4, 2023. Hugo Hu | Gett...
South Carolina Supreme Court overturns state abortion ban
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the state’s ban on abortion after around six weeks of pregnancy, ruling that the law violated the state’s constitutional right to pr...
Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Thursday: Avoid expensive stocks
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. Avoid expensive stocks St...
CVS and Walgreens will sell mifepristone in pharmacies
Mifepristone (Mifeprex), one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women’s Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, ...
EU strongly recommends travelers from China to take Covid test before entering Europe
European nations are looking at new travel requirements from China after Beijing lifted Covid restrictions. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images European nations on Wednesday recomme...