Healthcare

Healthcare

Novo Nordisk’s Doing Brilliantly, Just Not Brilliantly Enough

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Novo Nordisk reported earnings, posting some chunky year-over-year growth and far outperforming its only real rival at the moment, Eli Lilly.

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Healthcare

Walmart and Amazon Bet on Medication Delivery

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Walmart announced on Tuesday that it’s introducing a new same-day delivery service for prescription medication.

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Inflation & Prices

CVS Names New CEO Amid Uncertain Retail Pharmacy Landscape

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The leadership change comes as the retail pharmacy industry faces thin profit margins, store closures, and layoffs.

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Healthcare

Study Suggests Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic May Help Alcoholism, Opioid Addiction

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A new study suggests increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs could help cut opioid and alcohol abuse nearly in half.

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Healthcare

Will an Eyecare Company Be at the Center of the Year’s Biggest PE Deal?

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Bausch + Lomb has stirred up significant interest from the pair of private equity giants, TPG and Blackstone.

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Technology

A Cyberattack Rattled US Car Dealerships. Which Industry is Next?

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A single point of software failure can turn entire industries into teetering Jenga towers. Next time could be a lot worse.

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Healthcare

CVS, UnitedHealth Want Nothing to Do With Lina Khan

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UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna want FTC chair Lina Khan and two other officials recused from their case due to alleged biases.

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Technology

Obesity Drugmaker Rivus Wants in on the Healthcare IPO Boom

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Obesity drugmaker Rivus is working with banks to complete a US public listing that could happen before the end of the year.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Patent Brings AI Into Its Healthcare Bet

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Amazon’s patent to help doctors take better notes highlights the company’s massive bet on the healthcare space.

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Healthcare

Controversial CEO of Bankrupt Steward Health Care to Resign

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Dallas-based Steward Health Care is may just well be the poster child for private equity investment in healthcare gone wrong.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Could Make People ‘Uninsurable,’ Financial Regulator Warns

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The insurance industry needs to be careful when using AI, or else AI black boxes could render consumers uninsurable without any explanation.

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Healthcare

Moderna Is Still Stuck in Post-COVID Limbo

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Moderna walked a tightrope trying to convince shareholders it can both develop a new portfolio of drugs and keep costs down in the process.

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Patent Drop

IBM Diagnostic Patent Highlights AI-powered Healthcare’s Data Issue

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AI has a lot of promise in the healthcare industry in areas such as documentation, imaging, and quicker diagnostics as staffing shortages loom.

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Patent Drop

Philips Patent Predicts ER Delays Amid Healthcare Staffing Shortage

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Philips’ latest patent could predict how long you’ll be in the waiting room.

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Healthcare

Healthcare, Pharma Companies Surge on WHO Mpox Declaration

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The World Health Organization has declared mpox to be a public health emergency, and pharmaceutical and healthcare winners have emerged.

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Healthcare

WeightWatchers Flounders in the Ozempic Era

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WW announced on Thursday that it will be laying off employees and cutting costs to the tune of $100 million per year.

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Patent Drop

Philips’ AI Ultrasound Patent Could Help Solve Healthcare Data Problem

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A patent for generative neural network-based ultrasounds from medical device firm Philips could provide more data to develop AI innovations throughout…

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Healthcare

RSV Vaccines Lose Some Shine for Big Pharma

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Pfizer, Moderna, and GlaxoSmithKline are developing vaccines for RSV to fill the gap on their balance sheets.

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