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CVS to close ‘select’ pharmacies in Target stores in the coming months

CVS Health plans to close select pharmacies inside Target stores early this year, a company spokesperson said Thursday, as retail pharmacy chains in the...

Mounjaro is more effective than Ozempic for weight loss in overweight and obese adults, real-world study says

The blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro is more effective for weight loss than another highly popular treatment, Ozempic, in overweight or obese adults, according to...

Pfizer swings to quarterly loss due to Paxlovid, Covid vaccine write-offs

Pfizer on Tuesday reported a narrower-than-expected adjusted loss for the third quarter as the drugmaker recorded charges largely related to struggles for its Covid...

Pharmacy staff from Walgreens, other chains could stage nationwide walkout and rallies in coming weeks

A woman walks near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty ImagesPharmacy staff from...

Electric utilities face billions in wildfire liability with aging power lines risking another catastrophe

Electrical workers repair power lines leading into the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, August 15, 2023.Mike Blake...

Young people are at risk of harsh respiratory problems after 30 days of e-cigarette use, study says

A man uses a Juul vaporizer in Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 26, 2019.Elijah Nouvelage | ReutersYoung people are at risk of experiencing significant respiratory symptoms,...

Uninsured Americans pay high costs for an insulin Eli Lilly vowed to price at $25, Sen. Warren says

An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021.Mike Segar | ReutersUninsured Americans pay nearly $98...

Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi could cost Medicare up to $5 billion per year, study estimates

The Alzheimer's drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on Jan. 20, 2023.Eisai | ReutersThe new Alzheimer's antibody treatment...

Ukraine hospitals could run out of oxygen supplies in 24 hours as war disrupts health services, WHO says

Medical specialists transport a wounded woman to an ambulance after recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022.Gleb Garanich | ReutersUkrainian hospitals could run...

FDA plan to fast-track Pfizer vaccine for kids under 5 fails to deliver, leaving parents waiting until April

Parents of children under 5 will have to wait until at least April to get their kids vaccinated against Covid-19, after the Food and...

J&J expects more than $3 billion in Covid vaccine sales this year in mixed quarterly report

The Janssen Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesJohnson & Johnson on Tuesday projected that its Covid...

Watch live: Dr. Fauci, CDC Director Dr. Walensky and other health leaders testify before Senate on U.S. omicron response

The top health leaders in the U.S. will testify before the Senate on Tuesday about the federal response to the omicron Covid variant, as...

WHO says omicron has not spread widely among the vulnerable yet, still too early to determine severity

A Covid-19 rapid PCR test site sign at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.Dwayne Senior |...

WHO says omicron Covid variant detected in 38 countries, early data suggests it’s more contagious than delta

Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization on Friday said the omicron Covid-19 variant has been detected in 38 countries, up...

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