Tag: Social issues

Here’s how U.S. health officials are responding to bird flu in humans after second case

Cows are seen standing in a feedlot on June 14, 2023 in Quemado, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesU.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing...

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy wins FDA approval for cutting heart disease risks, in move that could expand insurance coverage

Injection pens of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023.Victoria Klesty | ReutersThe Food...

Here are the 3 top risks facing McDonald’s heading into 2024

The Ronald McDonald balloon floats down Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023, in New York City.Gary Hershorn...

DOJ sues SpaceX alleging hiring discrimination against refugees and asylum recipients

A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California.Patrick T. Fallon |...

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...

ESG without returns is ‘simply not sustainable,’ says investor Lauren Taylor Wolfe

Lauren Taylor Wolfe, center, Roy Swan, left, and Shundrawn Thomas at CNBC's Delivering Alpha, Sept. 8, 2022.Scott Mlyn | CNBCESG and sustainable investing generally...

NBA suspends Suns owner Robert Sarver for a year over workplace harassment, use of racial slurs

The NBA suspended Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year and fined him $10 million Tuesday after an independent investigation revealed...

U.S. health laws don’t always protect abortion information, but new bills could fill the gaps

A journalist reports near a crowd of abortion-rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Court announced a ruling in the...

Tesla sued by California civil rights agency, which alleges racist treatment of Black employees

A worker wearing a face covering exits a Tesla Inc. vehicle at the company's assembly plant in Fremont, California, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 13,...

Last responders: Mental health damage from Covid could last a generation, professionals say

Medic with face mask.Haris Mulaosmanovic / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty ImagesAside from the obvious physical impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, health professionals have...

Calm app acquires Ripple Health Group and appoints a new co-CEO

Calm app screens on an iPhoneSource: CalmRelaxation app Calm announced Wednesday it acquired Ripple Health Group. Ripple's CEO David Ko will now serve as...

2022 will be the ‘do or die’ moment for Congress to take action against Big Tech

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., speaks during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on...

Salesforce offers to relocate employees and their families after Texas abortion law goes into effect

Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020.Adam Galica | CNBCSalesforce told thousands...

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