Long-standing trade agreements have largely sheltered the pharmaceutical industry from tariffs but President Donald Trump’s goal of bringing manufacturing back to the United States has put the industry in the administration’s crosshairs. Trump first floated the idea of imposing tariffs of as much as 25% on imported pharmaceuticals in mid-February. …
A view of the logo of Novo Nordisk at the company’s office in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, March 8, 2024. Tom Little | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe …
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Patients, doctors and investors will soon learn a lot more about a new, more convenient treatment that could shake up the booming weight loss drug …
MMR vaccine administer prep is pictured during a drive at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Feb. 27, 2025. Annie Rice | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The nation’s new top health official could further erode already falling U.S. …
Steve Christo | Corbis News | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic may also help people drink less alcohol. That’s …
The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images After a dismal 2024, CVS Health could be starting to turn itself around. Some investors seem convinced, especially after …
Biotech researchers. Janiecbros | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. The Trump administration is trying to implement major funding cuts to the National Institutes …
President Donald Trump arrives in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Oliver Contreras | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump likely won’t do away with a landmark process that allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers, even as …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump‘s controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, testified Wednesday before a crucial Senate panel, where he faced questions about vaccine skepticism, his evolving views on abortion and grasp of sprawling federal health programs. Kennedy, 71, appeared first before the …