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Pfizer is betting on cancer drugs to recover from a COVID business slump

Pfizer is betting on cancer drugs to recover from a COVID business slump

Pfizer is pushing to be more involved in cancer drugs after a tumultuous year marked by a rapid decline in business due to COVID. During a four-hour investor event last week, Pfizer pushed its initiative to “accelerate breakthroughs that help people with cancer worldwide live better and longer,” according to CNBC. The drugmaker has ramped …

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What you need to know about weight loss drug insurance coverage and costs

What you need to know about weight loss drug insurance coverage and costs

Many US companies are struggling with worker health insurance issues when it comes to GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Despite the high cost — typically between $1,000 and $1,500 a month — users clamor for drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound. This class of drugs, historically used to treat diabetes, has gained more …

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How to reduce health care costs during Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment

How to reduce health care costs during Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment

Andreswd | E+ | Getty Images If you’re already in a Medicare Advantage plan, you can take advantage of the open enrollment period to switch to another Medicare Advantage plan or to drop your Medicare Advantage plan and switch to Original Medicare and perhaps a separate Medicare drug plan . (Original Medicare includes Parts A …

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A chaotic US House loses three Republican committee chairmen to retirement within a week

A chaotic US House loses three Republican committee chairmen to retirement within a week

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the space of a week, the Republican chairs of three House committees have announced they will not seek re-election, raising questions about whether the chaos in this Congress is driving away some of the GOP’s best talent . What makes the retirements particularly notable is that none of the chairmen were …

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The secret science of how Ozempic and Jardiance get their names

If you’ve ever found yourself absentmindedly humming the “oh-oh-oh-Ozempic” jingle, you have David Payton to blame. The singer-songwriter, who was in the Bay City Rollers, co-wrote “Magic,” a 1975 hit for his band Pilot, which he reworked and sang for the TV commercials for trendy weight-loss drugs that run continuously on network television. “I’ve heard …

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