White House pulls Trump CDC Director nominee Dave Weldon

Former Congressman Dave Weldon addresses a small crowd in The Villages, Fla. Brendan Farrington | AP The White House has pulled President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, former Rep. Dave Weldon, the Senate’s Health committee confirmed Thursday. The move came just hours before the former Florida lawmaker, a … Read more

RFK Jr. pressures PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz to remove artificial dyes

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Read more

We are booking profits in a rallying rotation play and buying 2 others on the dip

We are making a handful of more trades Tuesday. Selling 75 shares of GE Healthcare at roughly $86 each; following the trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 550 shares of GEHC, decreasing its weighting to about 1.43% from about 1.62% We are buying 50 shares of TJX at roughly $116; following the trade, the … Read more

Digital physical therapy startup Hinge Health files for IPO

Hinge Health’s Enso product. Courtesy: Hinge Health Hinge Health, a provider of digital physical therapy services, filed to go public on Monday, the latest sign that the IPO market is starting to crack open. Hinge Health uses software to help patients treat musculoskeletal injuries, chronic pain and carry out post-surgery rehabilitation remotely. The company’s revenue last … Read more

RFK Jr. could further deter childhood vaccinations as U.S. rates fall

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025.  Nathan Howard | Reuters The nation’s new top health official could further erode already falling U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood … Read more

Hinge Health to go public as soon as April, source says

Hinge Health’s TrueMotion feature. Courtesy: Hinge Health Digital physical therapy startup Hinge Health is gearing up to file for an initial public offering, potentially as soon as next week, CNBC has learned. Hinge Health helps patients with musculoskeletal injuries ranging from minor sprains to chronic pain recover from the comfort of their own homes. Its IPO … Read more

Walgreens to go private in $10 billion deal with Sycamore Partners

The Walgreens logo is displayed at a Walgreens store on October 15, 2024 in San Rafael, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Struggling drugstore chain Walgreens is going private.  The company on Thursday said it inked a deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners that will take it off the public market for an equity … Read more

Novo Nordisk offers discounted Wegovy through direct-to-consumer pharmacy

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight loss drug has seen a meteoric rise in popularity.  Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk on Wednesday said it will offer its weight loss drug Wegovy for less than half of its usual price per month through a new direct-to-consumer online pharmacy. The cash-pay offering is available to millions of patients … Read more

Amgen weight loss drug MariTide starts two phase three trials

The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, on May 17, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images Amgen on Wednesday said it has started two critical late-stage trials for its experimental weight loss injection MariTide, another step in its bid to enter the booming obesity drug market.  “We’re delighted to share … Read more

Why nursing homes and hospice are so expensive in the U.S.

Baby boomers are about to be the largest generation in American history to hit the long-term care space. Born between 1946 and 1964, as defined by Pew Research, the oldest baby boomers are turning 80 next year. The group is set to flood a senior care space that is already understaffed, underfunded and facing political … Read more