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Health care may be a real challenger to tech this year, a business that can actually grow faster than most of tech and has the possibility of a comeback from the Covid straitjacket that so many of these companies got caught up in. The pandemic obscured so much of the growth as Abbott Labs ,…

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can spread to other parts of the body. The main cause is ultraviolet light, which comes from the sun or sunbeds. Factors such as age, pale skin, a large number of moles, and a family history of skin cancer can increase an individual’s chances of developing melanoma….

BBC political editor Chris Mason asked Rishi Sunak if the government was challenging the full release of messages between ministers and officials during the pandemic, to the Covid inquiry, because he was worried about something embarrassing him. The PM said: “Not at all”. He said it was “right that we learn the lessons of Covid”…

Bristol Myers Squibb on Friday announced it agreed to buy biopharmaceutical company Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion in cash, or $330 per share. Karuna’s stock closed up more than 47% on the news Friday, hitting $317.85 a share. Bristol Myers Squibb shares closed up 2%. The deal will help expand Bristol Myers’ drug pipeline after…

As in previous years, the NHS will let people know when bookings open. Adult flu and COVID-19 appointments will be available through the NHS App and website, or by calling 119 for those who can’t get online. Flu vaccines will also be available through local GP practices and pharmacies. Flu vaccinations for children which will…

Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Humana plummeted on Thursday after the health insurer issued dismal full-year earnings guidance,…