People shop at a Manhattan grocery store on August 13, 2026, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The largest ever outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. has ended, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The foodborne illness sickened 12,833 people in 21 states in recent months in the largest…
AstraZeneca on Tuesday released full results from two successful late-stage trials on its experimental drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, boosting hopes that it could generate multibillion-dollar sales for the company. The biologic medicine, tozorakimab, is under priority review by the Food and Drug Administration, with U.S. approval expected in the first quarter of 2027….
Blood sample for a lipoprotein(a) test. Md Babul Hosen | Istock | Getty Images Novartis‘ failure in a closely watched cardiovascular trial has raised questions about one of the pharmaceutical industry’s biggest drug races and rival treatments from U.S. heavyweights Amgen and Eli Lilly. The pelacarsen drug, developed jointly with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, reduced a particularly…
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images Employers are increasingly turning to the 401(k) playbook to boost their workers’ uptake of health savings accounts. HSAs are tax-advantaged accounts that carry powerful financial benefits relative to other types of savings accounts. They carry a three-pronged tax break: Money that savers contribute to HSAs doesn’t count toward…
Gilead Bixlenvo drug Courtesy: Gilead The Food and Drug Administration approved a once-daily HIV pill from Gilead that could help simplify care for some patients, the company announced Thursday. The drug, marketed as Bixlenvo, is aimed at patients whose virus is already under control but who remain on complicated treatment regimens. It could also appeal…
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) speaks at a campaign rally on March 2, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is visiting various locations around the state in the lead up to tomorrow’s primaries. Danielle Villasana | Getty Images Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is out with a new plan, first shared with CNBC, to…
When most people are wrapping their workdays and commuting home, Dr. Ronald Primas is often on his way to meet with patients. Primas’ in-office work hours usually end by 6 p.m., but as a New York City-based concierge doctor who makes house calls and has patients whose “work, travel, or medical situation makes a conventional…
A Medical Assistant gives a measles, mumps and rubella, vaccination to a young person at the pediatric office of Dr. Gary M. Kramer on Aug. 13, 2026, in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Record measles cases and rising childhood vaccine exemptions in the U.S. have fueled concerns that Americans are increasingly turning…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., arrives to the U.S. Capitol for the last votes of the week on Friday, May 15, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently announced on social media that she was freezing her eggs, she called attention to the cost of the procedure. The…
Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images A court ruling this week in favor of Gilead Sciences could significantly impact a burgeoning class of health programs in the U.S. that federal authorities say are illegally importing medications from overseas. Last year, a CNBC investigation found that these programs — called alternative funding programs, or AFPs…
