Investors see a biotech comeback in 2024 as rates fall, deal-making picks up. Stocks to watch

Investors see a biotech comeback in 2024 as rates fall, deal-making picks up. Stocks to watch

Many biotech stocks struggled in 2023 despite a robust year for U.S. drug approvals. As these new therapies begin treating patients, some investors see better times ahead next year. “We’ve seen a lot of innovation,” Dan Lyons, portfolio manager on the health-care team at Janus Henderson, said, explaining that he is bullish on 2024 because…

Reckitt Benckiser unit recalls possibly contaminated baby formula powder, FDA says

Reckitt Benckiser unit recalls possibly contaminated baby formula powder, FDA says

Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition has voluntarily recalled certain Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder products due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. Courtesy: Reckitt/Mead Johnson Baby formula maker Reckitt Benckiser’s Mead Johnson Nutrition has voluntarily chosen to recall certain batches of baby formula powder due to possible bacterial contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The…

Moderna stock jumps after Oppenheimer upgrade on pipeline potential

Moderna stock jumps after Oppenheimer upgrade on pipeline potential

Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Moderna closed more than 13% higher on Tuesday after Oppenheimer upgraded the stock to “outperform,” saying the Covid vaccine maker could market five products by 2026. The upgrade follows a dismal 2023 for Moderna, whose only commercially available product is its Covid shot. The company’s stock…

Eli Lilly launches website to help patients get weight loss drugs

Eli Lilly launches website to help patients get weight loss drugs

Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced on Thursday a new website that will allow patients to get a weight loss drug prescription through a telehealth provider — a move, the company says, that will improve access to the extremely popular and effective drugs, including its recently approved drug, Zepbound. The new website, called LillyDirect, joins a growing list of platforms like Weight…

Florida wins first FDA approval to import cheaper drugs from Canada

Florida wins first FDA approval to import cheaper drugs from Canada

Pharmacist Thomas Jensen looks over a prescription drug at the Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on May 9, 2019. George Frey | Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Florida’s plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, a first-in-the-nation move that could reduce costs for Americans but faces fierce opposition…

Eli Lilly weight loss drug site may not upend industry

Eli Lilly weight loss drug site may not upend industry

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Eli Lilly is shaking up the pharmaceutical industry with a new website offering telehealth prescriptions and direct home delivery of certain drugs, including its red-hot weight loss treatment Zepbound, to expand patient access.  The company’s direct-to-consumer push announced Thursday, the first of its kind for a big drugmaker,…

Pentagon waited three days to inform White House that the defense secretary was hospitalized in ICU

Pentagon waited three days to inform White House that the defense secretary was hospitalized in ICU

WASHINGTON — Amid tensions in the Middle East, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized, including spending four days in the intensive care unit, according to two senior administration officials. The Pentagon did not inform senior officials in the White House’s National Security Council of Austin’s hospitalization until Thursday — three days after he arrived…

Moderna Covid vaccine sales plunge in 2023, but meet company forecast

Moderna Covid vaccine sales plunge in 2023, but meet company forecast

Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna on Monday said its Covid vaccine sales plunged by about two-thirds in 2023 to $6.7 billion, as fewer people rolled up their sleeves for an updated version of the jab. The revenue from the shots met Moderna’s forecast for the year, even as sales plummeted from the…

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