Health, Fitness & Food

CNN  —  Although health-care providers are not authorized to offer a medication abortion before a patient gets pregnant, some are doing so, a spokesperson for the US Food and Drug Administration told Politico. The FDA is concerned that the practice could be dangerous. Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is a method by which

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. It’s not too late to sell Quick mentions: QCOM, COST, HUM 1. It’s not too late to sell Stocks fell on Thursday, continuing Wednesday’s losses after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed

CNN  —  This summer, when the shocking news emerged that there was a case of polio in New York, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately turned to Shoshana Bernstein. The agency urgently needed to increase polio vaccination rates in Rockland County, New York. And while Bernstein is neither a doctor nor a

Club holding Humana (HUM) reported a mixed-but-solid third quarter before the opening bell Wednesday. Early optimism about 2023 also supported our bullish view on the health insurer’s stock. Revenue increased 9% year-over-year to $22.75 billion, slightly below estimates of $22.76 billion, and adjusted earnings-per-share increased 42% to $6.88, exceeding estimates of $6.28 per share. Aiding

CNN  —  Pfizer says it has enough promising data on its respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine designed to protect newborns that it will end enrollment in the study and submit for US Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of the year. RSV is a common respiratory virus that typically causes mild, cold-like

Johnson & Johnson ‘s (JNJ) $16.6 billion deal to buy heart pump maker Abiomed (ABMD) will bolster its pharmaceutical and medical device business ahead of J & J’s plans to separate its consumer division into a separate company. The Abiomed acquisition is set to close at the end of the first quarter of 2023. The

CNN  —  Black and Hispanic adults who go into cardiac arrest in public are less likely to receive CPR from anyone standing by before a medical team arrives, a new study finds. Overall, the relative likelihood of getting bystander CPR at home was 26% lower for Black and Hispanic people than for Whites, and the

We’re exiting our position in AbbVie (ABBV), selling 300 shares at roughly $148.14 each. We’re also buying 75 shares of Starbucks (SBUX) at roughly $85.93 each. Following Friday’s trades, Jim’s Charitable Trust will no longer own a position in AbbVie and will own 750 shares of Starbucks, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 2.28%

CNN  —  The Omicron BA.5 subvariant is no longer the dominant cause of Covid-19 infections in the United States, according to estimates released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Instead, a host of new sublineages – offshoots of BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5 – are now responsible for the majority of new

AbbVie (ABBV) reported a mixed second-quarter Friday morning. Despite a pullback in shares after the release, we decided to lock-in a great 61% return and exit a stock that has been one of this year’s winners. We never like to sell on a down day, but multiple quarters in a row of revenue misses raised our

CNN  —  Amid a surge of respiratory infections, children’s hospitals across the United States are so busy that some had to set up tents to handle patient overflow. The viruses are partly to blame for overwhelmed hospitals and packed emergency rooms, but for some, the problem is staffing: Many hospitals have empty beds, but not

A rendering of COVID-19 new Omicron sub-variant BQ.1.1 Koto_feja | E+ | Getty Images Two omicron subvariants that are resistant to key antibody treatments are on the rise in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 now represent 27% of infections in the U.S.,

CNN  —  Flu season has ramped up early in the United States, and flu hospitalizations are worse than usual for this time of year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s been more than a decade – since the H1N1 swine flu pandemic – since flu hospitalization

A pharmacist prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on September 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. The recently authorized booster vaccine protects against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the more recent omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5. Scott Olson |

CNN  —  The measures that helped keep us safe from Covid-19 over the past 2½ years – lockdowns, physical distancing, wearing masks, washing hands – also helped limit the spread of other viruses. As people return to school and work and take off their masks, those viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus and flu, are back

Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, January 7, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Emerging omicron subvariants are resistant to key antibody treatments for HIV patients, kidney transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people, making them particularly vulnerable to Covid this winter,

CNN  —  The updated Covid-19 booster shots appear to work about as well against the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants as the original boosters they replaced, according to two new studies from research teams at Harvard and Columbia universities. The research suggests that our bodies have been well-trained to fight the original virus, which emerged

Club holding Humana (HUM) got an upgrade on Wall Street on Wednesday, exactly one week before the health insurer reports earnings. Deutsche Bank took Humana to a buy rating from a hold, citing its “leading position in Medicare Advantage,” a key reason we own the company as a defensive play in this tough economic environment.

CNN  —  Parents who need to take a child to the emergency room are facing agonizing waits in many parts of the United States because of a shortage of hospital beds. Hospitals across the country say they are being overwhelmed by an early surge in respiratory infections including RSV, influenza and enterovirus. As a result,

A patient receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at Sparrow Laboratories Drive-Thru Services in Lansing, Michigan, December 27, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters People who caught mild cases of Covid-19 during the first year of the pandemic had a higher risk of developing blood clots than those who were not infected, according to a large

CNN  —  In September, an 8-month-old baby came into Dr. Juanita Mora’s office in Chicago with an infection the doctor hadn’t expected to see for another two months: RSV. Like her peers across the country, the allergist and immunologist has been treating little ones with this cold-like virus well before the season usually starts. “We’re

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. Healthcare and staples leading the market Quick mentions: META, DIS, SBUX 1. Health care and consumer staples leading the market Stocks gained on Monday, with health-care and staples stocks leading

CNN  —  Two researchers are urging health-care providers to educate and screen pregnant women about intimate partner violence, as women in the United States are more likely to be murdered during pregnancy or postpartum than to die of common obstetric causes such as high blood pressure, hemorrhage or sepsis. Other research suggests that they are

Professor Monica Trujillo holds up wastewater samples at a lab at Queens College on August 25, 2022, in New York City. Since the first polio case was identified in July in New York’s Rockland County, the disease has been detected in New York City sewage, suggesting the virus is spreading. Angela Weiss | AFP |

CNN  —  Covid-19 vaccines will be part of recommended immunization schedules in 2023 for both children and adults, after a unanimous vote by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. That doesn’t make the vaccines mandatory for anyone, a point that was emphasized in a discussion before Thursday’s

In this article DHR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday advised investors to add Danaher to their shopping lists for next week after it reported third-quarter results. “You’re now getting a chance to buy one of the best-run companies in the world at a big discount. I think you’ve got

CNN  —  When Amber Sizemore and her family went out of state to celebrate her birthday last week, she had hoped her toddler daughter, Raegan, would try swimming. But the 15-month-old, normally energetic and adventurous, wasn’t herself on Saturday. “She hated it, and she normally loves water,” Sizemore said. By Sunday, when the family was

There are many ways to think about diversification. We’re going to focus on two — using correlations and the barbell strategy — and how drawing a little bit from each can help Club members approach an uncertain market. We’re also going to show you how we use these concepts day in, day out in the