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Lilly forecasts 2018 profit and revenue largely above estimates

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bottles of Eli Lilly’s Cialis brand medication on a pharmacy shelf in Princeton, Illinois. Eli Lilly on Wednesday forecast 2018 earnings and revenue largely above analysts’ estimates in part due to strong demand for recently launched diabetes drug Trulicity and psoriasis drug Taltz. …

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‘Tsunami’ of A.I. coming into healthcare, tech CEO says

Source: Moon Express Naveen Jain, philanthropist and serial entrepreneur who founded Moon Express, BlueDot and other ventures. Artificial intelligence (AI) will play a “massive” role in healthcare, a technology entrepreneur told CNBC on Thursday. Naveen Jain, the founder of health technology firm Viome, said that there is a big wave …

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Colorado wars money for children’s health program will run out soon

Joe Amon | The Denver Post | Getty Images Dr. Lora Melnicoe, Pediatric Primary Care with Denver Health examining Denesif Dixon 6, during her normal rounds as her younger brother Noah Woodard 4, watches. Dr. Melnicoe is also a large part of a program to help foster kids get proper …

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The true cost of opioid epidemic tops $500 billion, White House says

Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump delivers remarks on combatting drug demand and the opioid crisis on October 26, 2017 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The White House says the true cost of the opioid drug epidemic in 2015 was …

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Most say Trump, GOP responsible for future Obamacare problems: Poll

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump talks with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) as he promotes a newly unveiled Republican tax plan with House Republican leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 2, 2017. A solid majority of Americans — 61 percent — say …

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Most Americans want Obamacare mandate ended until they hear effects

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Demonstrators opposed to U.S. President Barack Obama’s health-care law, Obamacare, hold signs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Most Americans favor ending Obamacare’s requirement that people have health coverage — but a majority …

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FDA warns against using kratom for opioid addiction

Surachetkhamsuk | Getty Images Kratom is made from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a Southeast Asian tree related to coffee. Although it’s receiving pushback from the DEA, scientists say kratom contains alkaloids that have the potential to reduce pain without addiction. In 2012 and 2014 the FDA placed import alerts …

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AMA opposes any weakening of Obamacare’s minimum health benefits

Getty Images Ulysses Hernandez (L), an insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, speaks with Yuricel Duran as she shops for insurance under the Affordable Care Act at a store setup in the Mall of Americas on November 1, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The nation’s largest physicians’ group voted …

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Health care played big role in Democratic win in Virginia: Poll

Paul J. Richards | AFP | Getty Images A nurse checks the blood pressure of a patient at Greensville County High School, in Emporia, Virginia. Voter concerns about health care were a major factor in the election of Democrat Ralph Northam as governor of Virginia on Tuesday, a new poll …

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US moves to revoke claim that soy protein protects the heart

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Monsanto soybean production facility in Manlius, Illinois. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a rule revoking the right of companies to say soy protein protects the heart, while potentially allowing a more circumspect health claim. The agency, which to …

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