Health care industry

Weight loss drugs may cut alcohol, opioid use

Weight loss drugs may cut alcohol, opioid use

Craig Fedirighi

Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.  ...

Walmart will start delivering prescriptions as CVS, Walgreens struggle

Walmart will start delivering prescriptions as CVS, Walgreens struggle

Mickey Vernon

Walmart will start to deliver prescriptions to customers’ doorsteps. Customers can also get additional items dropped off along with medications, ...

Trump, Harris plans on drug costs, abortion, Obamacare differ

Trump, Harris plans on drug costs, abortion, Obamacare differ

Craig Fedirighi

President Donald Trump talks to the press outside the White House, July 19, 2019, left, and Democratic presidential nominee and ...

Tech companies head to Las Vegas to tout health AI tools

Tech companies head to Las Vegas to tout health AI tools

John Ray

Visitors check out Nvidia’s AI technology at the 2024 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, China, on September 19, 2024. Costfoto | ...

Abbott Labs shines with a strong quarter and a buyback announcement

Abbott Labs shines with a strong quarter and a buyback announcement

Craig Fedirighi

Medical device maker Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday delivered better-than-expected quarterly results and upped its earnings guidance for the third straight ...

Ozempic drives up health-care costs, whether you can get it or not

Ozempic drives up health-care costs, whether you can get it or not

Craig Fedirighi

About 165 million Americans rely on employer-sponsored health insurance, and yet workers may still not get the coverage they want — ...

Trump or Harris? 2024 stakes for America’s businesses

Trump or Harris? 2024 stakes for America’s businesses

Ev Richard

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. ...

Amazon same-day prescription delivery expanding to half of U.S. in 2025

Amazon same-day prescription delivery expanding to half of U.S. in 2025

John Ray

The Amazon Pharmacy home screen is seen on a smartphone, Nov. 17, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images ...

CVS, UnitedHealth say FTC should take Lina Khan, two commissioners off PBM case

CVS, UnitedHealth say FTC should take Lina Khan, two commissioners off PBM case

Craig Fedirighi

FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing titled “Fiscal Year ...

CVS is considering a break up. Here’s why that could be risky

CVS is considering a break up. Here’s why that could be risky

Craig Fedirighi

A sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images ...