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TOM MURPHY

TOM MURPHY

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Eli Lilly beefs up plan to expand manufacturing for popular drugs Zepbound, Mounjaro

Eli Lilly will spend more than $5 billion to expand an Indiana manufacturing site and eventually make more doses of its hot-selling weight-loss and diabetes treatments, Zepbound and Mounjaro

Eli Lilly beefs up plan to expand manufacturing for popular drugs Zepbound, Mounjaro
Health|US

Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system

Health care delivery experts say patients in the U.S. need more help dealing with a system that is growing increasingly complex

Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system
Health|Lifestyle

As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind

Urban and rural communities have come to depend on pharmacies as a trusted care option and a place for advice

As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind
Health|Technology

How to find the right balance between telemedicine and in-person care

Patients can now see a growing array of doctors without leaving their living room recliner thanks to telemedicine

How to find the right balance between telemedicine and in-person care
Economy|Health|News|US

Biden administration seeks to wipe consumer medical debt off most credit reports with proposed rule

The Biden administration is pushing to prevent medical debt from being considered in most decisions made over whether someone qualifies to rent an apartment, buy a car or take on a mortgage

Biden administration seeks to wipe consumer medical debt off most credit reports with proposed rule
Health

Drug shortages keep on growing. Older, injectable medicines are among the most vulnerable

Erin Fox has tracked drug shortages for more than 20 years, and she sees no easy solutions for what has become a record run

Drug shortages keep on growing. Older, injectable medicines are among the most vulnerable
Business|Economy|Finance

Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming stores, could shutter hundreds more

Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its business that could result in the closure of hundreds of additional stores in the next three years

Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming stores, could shutter hundreds more
Business|Finance|Health

UnitedHealth sticks to 2024 outlook despite strong quarter with costs from massive cyberattack high

UnitedHealth topped second-quarter forecasts but remains cautious about the year as it continues to eat costs from a massive cyberattack and deal with rising medical expenses

UnitedHealth sticks to 2024 outlook despite strong quarter with costs from massive cyberattack high
Health

Do you really have to wait to go swimming after eating?

No, you don't really have to wait 30 minutes after eating to go swimming

Do you really have to wait to go swimming after eating?
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Health

European committee says Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi shouldn't get marketing approval

Shares of Biogen slid Friday after a European regulatory committee said the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi should not receive marketing approval

Business|Economy|Health|US

Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges

America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as more store closings loom

Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges
Business|Finance|Health|US

CVS Health cuts its 2024 forecast a third time, dragged down by health insurance struggles

CVS Health has chopped its 2024 forecast for a third time as the health care giant continues to struggle with high utilization in its health insurance business

CVS Health cuts its 2024 forecast a third time, dragged down by health insurance struggles
Business|Finance|Health|US

Mounjaro, Zepbound pour money into Eli Lilly, fueling a better-than-expected second quarter

Eli Lilly blew past second-quarter expectations with the diabetes treatment Mounjaro and its weight loss counterpart Zepbound funneling more than $4 billion in sales to the drugmaker

Mounjaro, Zepbound pour money into Eli Lilly, fueling a better-than-expected second quarter
Health

Limits to anti-nausea pill coverage wear on cancer patients and doctors

Some cancer patients are hitting coverage limits on a cheap anti-nausea pill that can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment

Limits to anti-nausea pill coverage wear on cancer patients and doctors
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|News|US

High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers

The federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients

High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
Business|Economy|Health|News|Opinion

Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications

Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall

Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|Opinion|US

Tips for shopping for Medicare Advantage plans

Shopping season for Medicare coverage is about to begin and with it comes the annual onslaught of TV ads and choices to consider

Tips for shopping for Medicare Advantage plans
Business|Economy|Health|News|US

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

Experts say the fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|US

Milton spares Daytona Beach, Florida, factory that's a critical supplier of IV fluids

A Florida factory that makes IV fluids critical to hospitals nationwide will restart after shutting down while Hurricane Milton tore through the state

Milton spares Daytona Beach, Florida, factory that's a critical supplier of IV fluids
Business|Economy|Health

Expect employers to get more picky about who you see for care

A nonprofit finds in a recent survey that large employers expect the cost to treat patients will jump nearly 8% next year

Expect employers to get more picky about who you see for care
Business|Economy|Finance|US

Walgreens to close 1,200 stores as US pharmacies struggle to define a new role

Walgreens is planning to close around 1,200 locations, as the drugstore chain and its rivals struggle to define their role for U.S. shoppers who no longer look to them first for convenience

Walgreens to close 1,200 stores as US pharmacies struggle to define a new role
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|Stock Markets|US

Elevance makes a late cut to its 2024 forecast after seeing trouble in Medicaid

Elevance Health surprised Wall Street with a rare, late-year guidance cut Thursday after a jump in Medicaid costs marred its third quarter

Elevance makes a late cut to its 2024 forecast after seeing trouble in Medicaid
Uncategorized

CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on several fronts

CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path
Health|Science

Hospitals' IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks

Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains closed after a hurricane-related shutdown

Hospitals' IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|Stock Markets|US

Pfizer rides Paxlovid sales growth to better-than-expected third quarter

A boost from COVID-19 treatment sales helped bush Pfizer to a better-than-expected third quarter and higher forecast for the year

Pfizer rides Paxlovid sales growth to better-than-expected third quarter

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