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Amgen Scraps Experimental Weight Loss Pill, Moves Forward With Injectable Drug in Development for Obesity

Amgen will discontinue its experimental weight loss pill and focus on developing injectable drugs and other obesity-related products.


USDA Recalls 16,000 Pounds of Walmart Ground Beef Over E. coli Contamination

The USDA announced a nationwide recall of over 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart due to potential E. coli contamination. The beef originated from Cargill Meat Solutions in Hazleton, Pennsyl..

Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy to Step Down While the Company Faces a Series of Layoffs Due to Low Profits

Peloton undergoes leadership change with CEO Barry McCarthy stepping down, accompanied by layoffs of 15% of staff, following disappointing fiscal third-quarter results...

Novo Nordisk's Q1 Profit Surges 28%, Thanks To Booming Demand for Weight Loss Drugs

Novo Nordisk exceeded profit expectations in Q1 2024 with a 28% surge in net profit, driven by Wegovy's success...


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Russian calorie measuring device from HealBe smiles at over 1 mln from Indiegogo.com
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US-based health tech startup Keona bags $2.5M to fuel growth
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One Medical Group receives USD40 million investment
One Medical Group has received a USD40 million investment led by Redmile Group, led by Redmile Group and other previous investors of the company
California healthcare informatics firm AdverseEvents secures $2M in Series A round
Santa Rosa, US-based healthcare informatics firm AdverseEvents secured $2 million in its Series A funding round led by London, UK-based life science research firm Evaluate Ltd to accelerate its growth
Australian firm Nexvet scores $31.5M to expand clinical program for pets' health
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Finnish corporate wellness startup HeiaHeia scores €1.5M in first funding
Helsinki, Finland-based corporate wellness startup HeiaHeia scored €1.5 million in its first funding round led by Wallstreet Financial Services for its international expansion, marketing improvement,
California healthy snack startup NatureBox raises $18M in Series B funding
San Carlos, US-based healthy snack startup NatureBox raised $18 million in a Series B funding round led by Canaan Partners to expand the snack choices it delivers to its consumers.
Unitus backs Indian dental chain Smile Merchants' seed round
Unitus Seed Fund backed Mumbai, India-based dental clinic chain Smile Merchants with an undisclosed investment to develop the latter's hub-and-spoke system and fund its national expansion.
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