Category: Forbes

Study Shows How Bad People Are At Washing Their Hands

These are the things that people are doing that are both gross and disgusting. They are gross-tusting.

John Sculley Weighs In On Amazon, Health M&A And The Future Of PBMs

Amazon is buying pharma start-up PillPack for around $1 Billion. Buffet, Bezos and Dimon (Berkshire-Amazon-JPMorgan Chase) created an entity that will be headed by Dr. Atul Gawande. So John Sculley was the perfect person to ask about the last few days …

Do You Have Excessive Armpit Sweating? There Is A New Drug From Demira

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved, Qbrexza, a new treatment for the condition otherwise known as primary axillary hyperhidrosis.

The Wonder Drug That’s Free

But what if there was a free wonder drug that warded off everything from dementia and high blood pressure to diabetes and osteoporosis? Well, doctors and scientists say there is. It’s exercise. And they’re finding new prescriptions for it every day.

Judge Deals Blow To Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements

A federal judge dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to require poor Americans covered by Medicaid health insurance to work.

Do ‘Abs Toning Belts’ Really Work? I Put Slendertone’s Latest Abs8 Device To The Test

The brand renowned for its corny ads is back with a more slimline device and a better marketing plan. Here are my first impressions…

Heavier Drinking In Youth May Put The Heart And Brain At Risk

People in the U.S. are drinking more these days. And it may do damage sooner than later.

Court Unseals Scathing Report Accusing Labaton Of Misconduct In State Street Case

A federal judge unsealed a lengthy report accusing Labaton Sucharow and a Massachusetts law firm of deliberately misleading the court about how it distributed the fees in a $300 million settlement with State Street Bank and Trust Co.

Unlocking Agility Through Purpose

How can a concept like purpose unlock corporate agility? Agility – a sustainable, company-wide capability to pivot away from entrenched mental and business models into new markets and sources of value – is critical as companies and their leaders need t…

Here’s Why Companies Are Looking To Their Suppliers To Cut Carbon Footprints

For retailers, who don’t make the products that they sell, much of their environmental impact comes from their suppliers. A growing number of them are asking their supply chains to tell them how much carbon they are emitting and how they are going to r…