Fiona Rutherford

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  • man rolling whiskey barrelPolitics

    US whiskey makers look to flood EU market ahead of 50% tariffs

    By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg
  • 005<br /> FORTUNE Brainstorm Health 2023<br /> Tuesday, April 25th, 2023<br /> Los Angeles, CA, USA 2:55-3:15 PM<br /> THE FUTURE OF INTEGRATED CARE<br /> Convenient, comprehensive care at an affordable price is a top goal for healthcare companies. As more care is delivered in the home, providers are customizing their offerings and integrating wellness into health services, wherever they are delivered. We talk to CEOs about the future of care, plus how they are disrupting their markets and managing growth at their companies. Karen Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, CVS Health<br /> Javier J. Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, DaVita<br /> Moderator: Clifton Leaf, Former Editor-in-Chief, FORTUNE, and Founder, Brainstorm Health Photograph by Stuart Isett/FortuneFinance

    CVS ousts CEO Karen Lynch, names Caremark head as new chief

    By John Tozzi, Fiona Rutherford, and others
  • Boston Scientific headquarters as pictured on Jan. 19, 2007. The company acquired device-maker Axonics Inc. for $2.7 billion on Monday.Health

    J&J, Merck, Boston Scientific go on $6.4B buying spree

    By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg
  • Roz Brewer speaksFinance

    Roz Brewer steps down as Walgreens CEO amid share price plunge

    By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg
  • SACRAMENTO, CA &#8211; FEBRUARY 11: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban celebrates during the game against the Sacramento Kings on February 11, 2023 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)Health

    Mark Cuban’s upstart online pharmacy just scored a big win by teaming with one of California’s biggest health insurers

    By John Tozzi, Fiona Rutherford, and others
  • JAKARTA, INDONESIA &#8211; JANUARY 25: A health officer injects a second COVID-19 vaccine booster to a resident at the courtyard of the Jakarta Governor&#8217;s office in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 25, 2023. Indonesian Ministry of Health is set to start administering the second COVID-19 vaccine booster for the public on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, as an effort to accelerate vaccination while increasing protection against the virus. (Photo by Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Health

    Seniors and people with weakened immune systems can now get a second Omicron booster as new COVID subvariants emerge

    By Madison Muller, Fiona Rutherford, and others
  • A pedestrian walks by Biogen's headquartersHealth

    Congressional investigators say the FDA’s controversial approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm was ‘rife with irregularities’

    By Fiona Rutherford, Celine Castronuovo, and others
  • A CVS Pharmacy is shown in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Monday May 3, 2021. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, CVS Health said it has agreed to pay about $5 billion to state, local and Native American tribal governments to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids. CVS is not admitting wrongdoing and the company would make the payments over a decade. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Health

    CVS, Walgreens and Walmart agree to pay $12 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits

    By Jef Feeley, Fiona Rutherford, and others
  • Several methods of birth control are provided to patients at Central District Health Family &amp; Clinic Services: Plan B One-Step, an emergency contraceptive commonly referred to as the âmorning after pill,❠is one of those methods. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Health

    CVS and Rite Aid are rationing contraceptive pills in the face of surging demand

    By Fiona Rutherford, Allison Nicole Smith, and others
  • FDA clears Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for kids under 5Health

    FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines for children under 5

    By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg
  • FDA Moderna vaccine for kids approvalHealth

    FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids

    By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg
  • Air travelers stand by a boarding gate in John F. Kennedy International Airport.Health

    U.S. stops enforcing mask rules on planes after judge’s ruling

    By Erik Larson, Fiona Rutherford, and others
  • Covid-19 vaccines, drugs and tests are putting the U.S. in an improved position to pull back on restrictions such as masking that were enacted to limit the spread of the virus, White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said.Health

    Fauci tells America the masks could be coming off soon

    By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg
  • Children get their temperatures taken at schoolHealth

    FDA postpones meeting on Pfizer COVID shot for kids under 5

    By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg
  • COVID-19 hospitalizationsHealth

    Pfizer and Moderna boosters keep you safe from Omicron hospitalization, CDC says

    By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg