A logo sits on display on a building at the Novartis AG campus in Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is close to a deal to purchase the cholesterol drugmaker Medicines Company for nearly $7 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal, which

When Justin Barad was a medical resident, he would often encounter a problem he’d never managed before or be asked to use a device without much training. So he’d turn to YouTube. Barad, who completed his surgical training at UCLA in 2015, said YouTube has become a fixture of medical education. He’d often get prepped

Karuna Therapeutics CEO Dr. Steve Paul told CNBC on Friday that the biotech firm is hopeful its new therapy for schizophrenia will prove effective for patients in a late-stage trial. “We have to get this compound through phase three to get it to patients,” Paul told “Power Lunch.” “We’re cautiously optimistic given the robustness of

Nick Gregory, a 26-year-old manager, vapes on a JUUL at Botany Bay in Lexington, Ky. Charles Bertram | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Tobacco executives, vaping industry representatives and public health leaders are scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump on Friday at the White House. Juul, the market leading e-cigarette manufacturer, will send

A smoker is engulfed by vapours as he smokes an electronic vaping machine. Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images The Massachusetts Senate has approved legislation banning the sale of flavored tobacco products and levying a 75% excise tax on e-cigarettes as state officials aim to curb a spike in underage vaping. The bill, which

Canopy Growth Tom Franck | CNBC With shares down more than 60% over the last six months, it’s tough to remain pessimistic on marijuana grower Canopy Growth, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The brokerage upgraded the Canadian cannabis producer to buy from neutral on Wednesday and told clients that the stock’s 2019 swoon

Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images More than half of Americans are looking for adventure when it comes to travel in 2020, according to a new study from the Travel Channel. “That is up a little bit over last year,” said Mariel Clark, vice president of digital for HGTV and the Travel Channel, noting

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Monday Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren‘s two-step “Medicare for All” transition proposal shows “she is not as left as you thought.” “A softer Elizabeth Warren is something we’re going to have to start expecting,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” However, he added he was “shocked that she did this” with

Fitbit Insire HR Todd Haselton | CNBC When Mike Carpenter learned Google‘s latest acquisition would be Fitbit, the maker of a device he wore at all hours of the day except in the shower, he left his Fitbit Charge 3 on the table at his office where he was working that day. He, and others

Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Johnson & Johnson shares climbed about 3% in midday trading Friday after an Oklahoma judge reduced the penalty the company must pay over the state’s opioid lawsuit from $572 million to $465 million. Immediately after the reduction, the company said they would

President Donald Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northern Syria, in Washington, October 27, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The Trump administration released a plan Friday that will force hospitals and insurers to disclose their negotiate rates or risk being

Vape consumer advocate groups and vape storeowners around the country hold a rally outside of the White House to protest the proposed vaping flavor ban in Washington DC on November 9, 2019. Jose Luis Magana | AFP | Getty Images Christian Liriano is glued to his phone these days, anxiously awaiting any news on whether

Jordan Katzman, co-founder of SmileDirectClub Inc., center, and Alex Fenkell, co-founder of SmileDirectClub Inc., right, look at a monitor during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Sept. 12, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of SmileDirectClub tanked by as much as 20% in midday trading Wednesday,

Founders: Andrew Parker (CEO), Alfredo VaamondeLaunched: 2017Headquarters: MiamiIndustry: Health care Pictured above: Andrew Parker Papa’s digital lander page Papa Papa connects college students to older adults who need assistance with transportation, household chores, technology lessons, companionship and other senior services. Additionally, the company’s mission is to help “seniors feel young again,” focusing on friendship and

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Monday called for Juul Labs’ products to be removed from the market after two studies revealed the scope of teen use of Juul e-cigarettes and flavored pods. “It’s very clear that Juul can’t keep their products out of the hands of kids,” said Gottlieb, a trained physician, health advocate

Amazon Care is a pilot medical clinic for employees. Amazon has now launched its Amazon Care app into major app stores as part of its strategy to help its Seattle-area employees get more convenient and affordable health care. Amazon Care, which CNBC uncovered this fall, has been in the works for a few years. A

A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, September 9, 2019. Andrew Kelly | Reuters U.S. health officials finally have a potential breakthrough in the vaping illness outbreak that’s killed at least 39 people, narrowing in on vitamin E acetate as a “potential toxin of concern,” Centers for Disease

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dr. Lynn D’Andrea thought she was dealing with an infection when two teenage boys struggling to breathe arrived in intensive care at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin over the Fourth of July week. The teens had fevers and coughs and were fatigued, D’Andrea recalled. When she looked at

CVS Health President and CEO Larry Merlo said Wednesday that he worries about the rise in teen tobacco use amid the popularity of vaping products such as e-cigarettes. Public health officials are seeing teen tobacco use “go the wrong way,” Merlo said in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on “Mad Money.” “We’ve got to

A patient at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Jeff Hutchens | Getty Images Apple and the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that veterans can now access their health information on their iPhone via Apple’s health records service. The move enables veterans to see their medical information in one place and share

Menthol pods for Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarettes are displayed for sale at a store in Princeton, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images More than half of teenagers who vape use Juul e-cigarettes, and its mint pods are the No. 1 flavor favored by high school kids, according

A woman receives a flu shot at a Walgreens pharmacy in San Francisco. Getty Images A surge in influenza cases in Australia and at least three deaths in the U.S. in recent weeks have some physicians worried that this year’s flu season could be a bad one for Americans. Though public health officials say they

Jonathan Bush Last time Jonathan Bush was in the corporate world, he was engaged in a bruising battle with Paul Singer’s Elliott Management, ultimately losing control of AthenaHealth, the health software company he co-founded in 1997 and took public a decade later. That was June 2018. Bush resurfaced this past September, announcing that he was

Harriet Taylor Hardware is increasingly becoming a commodity, where devices with nearly identical features end up competing mainly on price. But for big consumer technology companies like Apple and Google, it’s still important to have a foothold in the wearable devices market because it’s the key way to get information about users on the go,

An insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, speaks with a customer as she shops for insurance under the Affordable Care Act at a store setup in the Mall of Americas in Miami, Florida. Getty Images The sixth year of Obamacare open enrollment began Friday, and Americans shopping for 2020 health plans will find

Juul products are displayed at a smoke shop in New York, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Seth Wenig | AP Tobacco giant Altria wrote down its $12.8 billion investment in troubled e-cigarette maker Juul by more than a third, recording a $4.5 billion pre-tax charge against its third-quarter earnings, the company said Thursday. There wasn’t a

A bad night’s sleep can be stressful, damage our physical and mental wellbeing and impair our performance in day-to-day tasks. CNBC spoke to sleep expert James Wilson, founder of The Sleep Lab — a company that helps businesses develop products and services to solve sleep problems — who shared three steps anyone can take to

John Hanke, founder and CEO of Niantic and creator of Pokémon Go, speaking at the Mobile World Congress in 2017. Joan Cros Garcia | Corbis News | Getty Images Video games must prioritize safety over profit to prevent gaming addiction, the CEO behind one of the world’s most popular mobile games told CNBC. Niantic —