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  • David Ricks, chief executive officer of Eli Lilly & Co., speaks during an Economic Club of Washington event with David Rubenstein, co-founder of Carlyle Group Inc., in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Eli Lilly & Co. on Monday approved a program to buy back as much as $15 billion of its own shares amid rapid growth fueled in part by the blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound. Photographer: Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRetail

    Novo Nordisk slides on pressure from Lilly’s pill study

    By Marthe Fourcade and Bloomberg
  • Man in kitchenHealth

    Intermittent fasting linked to 91% increase in risk of death from heart disease, study says

    By Marthe Fourcade and Bloomberg
  • Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, chief executive officer Novo Nordisk A/S, during an interview at the company’s headquarters in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on Monday, June 12, 2023. The success of Novo’s bestsellers Ozempic and Wegovy, drugs that help people lose significant amounts of weight, has created something of a gold rush in the pharma industry with about 40 companies developing products that will intensify competition. Photographer: Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    Weight loss drugs are such big sellers now that Ozempic’s maker has overtaken LVMH as Europe’s most valuable company

    By Jonas Ekblom, Marthe Fourcade, and others
  • NOIDA, INDIA MAY 17: A person being vaccinated against Covid-19 at Sector 30 district hospital, in Sector 30, on May 17, 2022 in Noida, India. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)Health

    Getting vaccinated after infection can ease long COVID symptoms, large new study says

    By Marthe Fourcade, Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, and others
  • France COVID variantHealth

    WHO official downplays COVID variant discovered in France

    By Marthe Fourcade, Thomas Mulier, and others
  • T cells OmicronHealth

    T cells fight off severe Omicron, says a new Dutch and South African study

    By Marthe Fourcade, Michelle Fay Cortez, and others
  • Pregnant woman getting vaccine at home. COVID-19 vaccination concept.Health

    20% of severely ill patients with COVID in the U.K. are unvaccinated pregnant women

    By Marthe Fourcade and Bloomberg
  • A picture taken on April 12, 2021 shows a phial of Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine as the first doses proceeding from the Dutch city of Leiden are stored at the Movianto distribution center in Oss. – Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine is the fourth corona vaccine that will become available in the Netherlands. – Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROB ENGELAAR / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROB ENGELAAR/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    Johnson & Johnson to delay Europe vaccine rollout amid U.S. pause over six blood clot cases

    By Marthe Fourcade, Naomi Kresge, and others
  • BRITAIN-ROYALS-HEALTH-VIRUS-VACCINE TRIALSInternational

    New COVID-19 vaccine data spotlights an unsung immune player: T cells

    By Jason Gale, Marthe Fourcade, and others
  • COVID-19: Symptoms of coronavirus more severe for those with underlying health conditionsHealth

    1 in 5 people are at risk of developing ‘severe’ COVID-19 symptoms due to underlying health conditions

    By Marthe Fourcade and Bloomberg
  • A Bronze statue wearing a face mask stands at the Parvis des Droits de l’Homme a front the Eiffel Tower in Paris. French doctors have confirmed that a man retroactively tested positive in for COVID-19. He first visited a Paris hospital showing symptoms in late December. Wire photography: Mehdi Taamallah—NurPhoto via Getty ImagesInternational

    French doctors confirm COVID-19 case from December, throwing Europe outbreak timeline into question

    By Marthe Fourcade and Bloomberg
  • The Jenner Institute is where the first human trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Oxford is taking place. On Thursday, AstraZeneca Plc announced it would join forces to make the vaccines.Health

    In race to make a coronavirus vaccine, AstraZeneca joins forces with Oxford University

    By Marthe Fourcade, John Lauerman, and others
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 07: Media gather outside St Thomas' Hospital on April 07, 2020 in London, England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred to the intensive care unit at St Thomas' Hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened last night. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)International

    What coronavirus hospital data tells us about ICU patients like Boris Johnson

    By John Lauerman, Marthe Fourcade, and others
  • BEIJING -- Cao Liyao C, a female health worker on a team of 136 Beijing medical workers, kisses goodbye to her husband Wang Bin before leaving for Wuhan of Hubei Province to join the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Zhang Yuwei/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei via Getty Images)International

    The 1-meter rule: virologists pan high fives, ‘bro hugs,’ and kissing as the coronavirus spreads

    By Thomas Mulier, Marthe Fourcade, and others
  • Tiffany & Co. or Tiffany's flagship store at the 5th Ave in New York City, United States of America. Tiffany's is an American luxury jewelry brand. The historical building and Tiffany's logo are famous and worldwide known from the iconic movie Breakfast at Tiffany's with Audrey Hepburn from 1961. Tiffany's jewellery and iconic blue gift boxes on display at the store. New York, USA - November 18, 2019 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)International

    Tiffany Agrees to Tie the Knot After LVMH Raises Its Bid to $16.2 Billion

    By Robert Williams, Marthe Fourcade, and others