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Centene to offer buyouts to some employees as health insurer cuts costs

Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCentene said it offered buyouts to some employees on Monday, as the health insurer grapples with higher medical...

Healthy Returns: CVS Health executives on reducing healthcare’s biggest pain points

Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news...

Food supply ‘not at risk’ after new Texas screwworm cases, USDA secretary says

The U.S. food supply is "not at risk" from the return of the flesh-eating screwworm ​parasite to Texas, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke...

White House adds generic drugs to direct-to-consumer TrumpRx site

US President Donald Trump speaks to introduce the new TrumpRx website in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on...

CDC says American tests positive for Ebola in Africa, risk in the U.S. remains low

A sign sits outside of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 18, 2026. Megan Varner...

FDA withdrew studies finding Covid, shingles vaccines were safe 

The FDA blocked the publication of several studies supporting the safety of vaccines against Covid and shingles in recent months, a Health and Human...

Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI as AI drug discovery hopes mount 

Novo Nordisk is partnering with OpenAI to "bring new and better treatment options to patients faster," the Danish drugmaker said Tuesday. The partnership will enable...

Novo Nordisk’s explosive Wegovy pill launch draws a new wave of patients into GLP-1 weight loss treatment

After years of trying to lose weight "the right way," Jane Zuckerman realized that "putting in the work just wasn't enough." Zuckerman, a 32-year-old data...

Vertex passes key test in quest to treat kidney diseases

A sign hangs in front of the world headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston.Brian Snyder | ReutersVertex Pharmaceuticals said its experimental drug for a...

Novo Nordisk to slash GLP-1 list prices by up to 50% in U.S. to cut costs for insured patients

The logo of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its offices in Bagsvaerd, Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 4, 2026.Tom Little | ReutersNovo...

Hims & Hers pulls copycat weight-loss pill after threats of legal action

Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesHims & Hers on Saturday said that it will pull its copycat weight-loss pill off the market after...

What obesity drugmakers see next in the market: More pills, easier access and drug combinations

A pharmacist displays a box of Wegovy pills at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, Jan. 15, 2026.George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe future...

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