Category: Investing

How Johnson & Johnson’s Attempt At A $9 Billion Baby Powder Settlement Impacts Black Women

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & JohnsonJNJ wants to do a one-time lump sum payment of at least $8.9 billion to thousands of talc-powder claimants. For Black women, who were selected by J&J as “the right place” to sell more baby powder to,” this is per…

Amazon Completes $3.9bn One Medical Acquisition After FTC’s Antitrust Challenge Times Out

Stock prices for Amazon and One Medical jumped despite the FTC’s warning

Synchron: Brain Hacking With A Purpose

Exciting startup Synchron offers a revolutionary brain-computer interface solution for people with paralysis and other conditions

One Reason We Can’t Find Homecare Workers: Their Growing Fear Of Violence

In our increasingly aggressive society, home care workers say they are being assaulted by angry and frustrated family members as well as people in the neighborhoods they visit.

Appeals Court Clears The Way For 38,000 Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Lawsuits

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has 99 problems and a Federal Appeals Court is one. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a bankruptcy filing by a Johnson & Johnson spinoff company that clears the way for more lawsuits over its baby p…

What The End Of The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Will Mean For Older Adults

Biden’s decision buys a few more months under the emergency.

The Consumerization Of Healthcare Can Only Go So Far

Despite the enthusiasm and influx of new tech, a gap still exists between the vision for a digitized healthcare experience and substantive clinical benefits that could result from consumer technologies.

This Legendary Billionaire Biotech Investor Has Remained A Mystery—Until Now

In an exclusive excerpt from For Blood And Money, the untold story of Wayne Rothbaum and the worst trade of his life. But what cost him some $700 million turned out to be the boon for countless cancer patients.

The FDA Approved The New Anti-Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi. What You Need To Know

A trial found the drug slowed the progression of early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease.

Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Severe Depression Is Normal For Seniors. It Isn’t, And You Can Get Help

Each time, the physician responds by saying depression is normal for seniors. That response is wrong.