Many CVS drug plans will cover OTC birth control pill Opill at no cost
In this photo illustration, a package of Opill is displayed on March 22, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images CVS Health on Thursday said its drug…
Drug similar to Ozempic slowed Parkinson’s disease in small trial
The coronal view of a human brain of a patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Lab | Getty Images A highly popular class of drugs for diabetes and…
Health insurer stocks slide as Medicare Advantage rates disappoint
Shares of U.S. health insurers fell Tuesday after the Biden administration didn’t boost payments for private Medicare plans as much as the insurance industry and investors had hoped. Shares of…
Moderna says new Covid vaccine showed positive late-stage data
A nurse fills a syringe with Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Fred Tanneau | Afp | Getty Images Moderna on Tuesday said a new version of its Covid vaccine triggered a stronger…
Altimmune weight loss drug minimized muscle mass loss in trial
Daniel Grill | Tetra Images | Getty Images Altimmune on Wednesday said its experimental drug helped patients shed weight but also minimized the loss of muscle mass in a midstage…
Walgreens (WBA) earnings Q2 2024
A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday…
Moderna moves three vaccines into final stage trials
Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna has more to offer beyond its Covid vaccine. The biotech company Wednesday announced positive clinical trial data on three experimental vaccines against…
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic can be made for less than $5 a month: study
A box of Ozempic and contents sit on a table in Dudley, North Tyneside, Britain, October 31, 2023. Lee Smith | Reuters The blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic could be manufactured…
Viking Therapeutics weight loss pill shows positive study results
Alexey Krukovsky | Istock | Getty Images Viking Therapeutics shares closed more than 15% higher on Tuesday after the company said its experimental weight loss pill showed positive results in…
FDA approves Merck drug sotatercept for rare, deadly lung condition
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug from Merck designed to treat a progressive and life-threatening lung condition in a win for both the drugmaker and for…