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Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million

June 13, 2025 Admin No Comments

23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, has regained control over the embattled genetic testing company after her new nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, outbid Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,…

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RBI Reduces Inflation Forecast To 3.7% For 2025-26

June 6, 2025 Admin No Comments

New Delhi: The RBI has revised its inflation outlook for 2025-26 downwards from the earlier forecast of 4 per cent to 3.7 per cent, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday. Taking all these factors into consideration, and assuming a normal monsoon, CPI inflation for the financial year 2025-26 is now projected at 3.7…

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Healthy Returns: RFK Jr.’s Covid vaccine recommendation change could threaten health, access

May 28, 2025 Admin No Comments

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. A wave of outrage is sweeping the scientific and medical world after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to stop recommending routine Covid-19…

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Trump wants to slash U.S. drug prices with ‘most favored nation’ policy – here’s what to know

May 12, 2025 Admin No Comments

President Donald Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday moved forward with a plan to lower U.S….

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Eli Lilly sues four telehealth sites selling compounded Zepbound, Mounjaro

April 24, 2025 Admin No Comments

An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly is suing four telehealth companies selling compounded versions of the pharmaceutical giant’s weight loss drug Zepbound and its diabetes treatment Mounjaro, the company’s latest attempt to crack down on…

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Trump drops Biden’s proposal for Medicare to cover obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound

April 4, 2025 Admin No Comments

A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday dropped a Biden administration proposal to have Medicare cover obesity drugs, including popular but costly GLP-1 treatments such as Novo Nordisk‘s Wegovy and Eli Lilly‘s Zepbound. But the Centers…

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Fiscal deficit at 85.8% of RE till Feb – The Times of India

March 28, 2025 Admin No Comments

New Delhi: The Centre’s fiscal deficit until February in this financial year touched 85.8% of the revised annual target, compared with 86.5% a year before, thanks to tight spending, particularly capital expenditure, showed official data released on Friday.The data bolsters chances of the government meeting its fiscal deficit target of 4.8% of gross domestic product…

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Healthy Returns: What to know about the U.S. measles outbreak

March 18, 2025 Admin No Comments

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 here to receive future editions….

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30 Lakh Farmers Come On Board Centres FPO Scheme To Boost Earnings

February 28, 2025 Admin No Comments

New Delhi: The number of farmers on board the Centre’s scheme for the formation and promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) has touched the 30 lakh mark in the country, with around 40 per cent of them being women, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday. These FPOs are now…

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A child dies of measles in West Texas outbreak

February 27, 2025 Admin No Comments

A school-age child has died of measles in West Texas, the first death from the disease in a decade in the United States. The child had not been vaccinated against measles, according to the city of Lubbock’s health department. The death, confirmed by Katherine Wells, the Lubbock health department’s director of public health, is part…

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