Vaping – is it a risk-free option?
Colourful gadgets and fruity flavours are popular, but what’s really known about their health effects?
Colourful gadgets and fruity flavours are popular, but what’s really known about their health effects?
The PM has said he tries to fast at the start of the week so he can indulge in his “weakness for sugary things” on other days. Rishi Sunak told the BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym it was an “important discipline” for him, as he also spoke about the government’s clampdown on disposable vapes. Rishi…
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…
The World Health Organisation declared the variant of interest, with cases reported in 51 countries.
Hopes are sky-high for Eli Lilly’s recently launched weight loss drug Zepbound. Investors will be tuning into the company’s fourth quarter earnings call on Feb. 6, eager to hear more about how that rollout is going. One key statistic will be the number of commercial health insurers providing coverage of the drug, which was approved…
The anti-obesity drug market is expected to remain in focus this year after a bumper 2023 for weight loss drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly , according to Berenberg. The Germany-headquartered investment bank expects a combination of new clinical data, and the expiry of Novo ‘s patent for the active ingredient in first-generation GLP-1 drugs,…
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…