UnitedHealth revealed in its first-quarter earnings report of 2025 that it faced a $9.8 billion year-over-year increase in revenues so far this year and managed to serve 780,000 new customers. However, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty warned that the company did not meet expectations.
A grand jury indicted Mangione on charges of stalking, murder with a firearm and another gun offense, according to the four-count indictment. Prosecutors say he traveled across state lines to stalk and kill United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December. Federal prosecutors charged Mangione in a complaint that month. The new indictment comes after a grand jury heard evidence and found probable cause to move the case forward. The murder charge is eligible for the death penalty if Mangione is convicted.
When should six drugs count as one? That question is at the heart of an unusual challenge that the pharma company Novo Nordisk is pursuing against the federal government. And the answer could have major ramifications for the Medicare drug price negotiation program, a signature accomplishment of former President Biden that President Trump has also embraced.
Democrats recently unveiled a campaign to recruit and elect 100 doctors to public office. Democrats hope that by recruiting physicians to public office, they will be able to combat misinformation and restore trust in medicine and science.
A study of U.S. hospital data shows that carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) accounted for more than a third of all A baumannii infections from 2018 through 2022 and is increasingly more common, US researchers reported in BMC Infectious Diseases.
America's two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep in as little as a few hours. Amazon and Walmart are undergoing national expansions in same-day prescription deliveries. They're joining a trend that has gained momentum since the COVID-19 pandemic, with drugstore chains and companies like Instacart and DoorDash rushing to deliver prescriptions as soon as possible. Fast prescription delivery options are growing as traditional drugstores close and more people use telemedicine or subscription-based care that encourages regular deliveries.