Walmart to cover some GLP-1s, inhalers and insulin for employees at no cost as it expands benefits
Walmart plans to cover more than 250 prescriptions, including some insulin, inhalers and GLP-1s for diabetes, at no cost to...
Health care industry
Russian lab worker's suspected plague death leaves some questions unanswered
The unexplained death of a lab technician at a Russian research institute handling plague bacteria has raised questions among infectious...
Why Lilly and Novo are betting on amylin to power a new wave of obesity drugs after GLP-1s
Photo illustration of a group of weight loss medications on a white background.Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesThe...
Trump’s municipal bond portfolio reaches as much as $1 billion as policy overlaps mount
President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, New Jersey, Sept. 4, 2026.Jim Watson...
Novo is betting on its next chapter as Eli Lilly gains more ground in GLP-1s
The Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk logos.Mike Blake | Tom Little | ReutersEvery time Novo urges investors to look ahead,...
Beauty, health and wellness are converging into one retail category
A customer shops for makeup at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, March 5, 2024.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg |...
With HSAs, employers are turning to the 401(k) playbook
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesEmployers are increasingly turning to the 401(k) playbook to boost their workers' uptake of...
Billionaire family offices back healthcare and biotech startups in August
Stanley Druckenmiller at CNBC's Delivering Alpha on Sept. 28, 2022.Scott Mlyn | CNBCA version of this article first appeared in...
Trump reportedly plans to announce new drug pricing deals with nearly a dozen drugmakers
President Donald Trump makes an announcement about lowering the cost of drug prices, at the Roosevelt Room of the White...
Most Americans aren't anti-vaccine. They're uncertain — and that's a growing public health challenge
Vials of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Mill Valley, California, Jan. 26, 2015.Justin...
Cyclospora fears lead consumers to lose their appetite for salads
People shop at the Union Square Greenmarket on August 07, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty...
CVS blows past estimates, hikes guidance as insurance unit continues to improve
CVS Health on Wednesday blew past second-quarter earnings and revenue estimates and raised its 2026 guidance, as its insurance unit...
Chipotle stock falls on potential link to salmonella outbreak in Minnesota
Employees serve customers at the first Chipotle fast-food restaurant in northeastern Mexico on its opening day in San Pedro Garza...
Procter & Gamble will acquire supplements brand Thorne for $3.8 billion, CEO tells CNBC
Procter & Gamble is buying supplement brand Thorne for $3.8 billion, CEO Shailesh Jejurikar said on CNBC's "Squawk on the...
Pfizer tops quarterly estimates, hikes low end of revenue guidance on strength of non-Covid products
Pfizer Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March...
Michigan confirms first two deaths in cyclospora outbreak
Wildpixel | Istock | Getty ImagesMichigan health authorities on Monday reported the first two deaths from the ongoing cyclospora outbreak.The...
AstraZeneca in talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400 billion megadeal, FT reports
A smart acquisition strategy has made Bristol-Meyers, which has bought seven companies since October 2007, a big player in the...
Hims and Hers shares fall 10% as FTC sues company over data, billing practices
Shares of telehealth company Hims & Hers Health fell sharply Wednesday after the Federal Trade Commission sued the company, alleging...
Humana tops quarterly estimates, maintains profit outlook as medical costs stay in line
Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesHumana on Wednesday reported second-quarter results that topped estimates, as the health...
Kentucky Gov. Beshear calls on Mitch McConnell to prove he can serve or resign
Andy Beshear, governor of Kentucky and Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY).KC McGinnis | Bloomberg | Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty...
