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5 Takeaways From the Times Interview of Brittney Griner
  + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( J Wortham | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
star Brittney Griner was starting her nine-year sentence in a penal colony in Russia, sewing uniforms for the Russian military and subsisting on spoiled food. Griner was arrested at the Moscow Airport in February 2022, when officials found two vape cartridges in her backpack with 0.7 grams of cannabis oil. (To treat Griner’s chronic pain, a physician in Arizona had prescribed medical marijuana, but it was against the law in Russia.) She was charged with illegal drug possession and smuggling “a significant amount” of narcotics into the country and was sent to prison. Here are the highlights from my profile of the basketball star after I met her at a practice facility in Phoenix.
Persons: Brittney Griner, she’d, Griner Organizations: Moscow Airport Locations: Russia, Arizona, Phoenix
Amgen on Thursday said it will stop developing its experimental weight loss pill and instead move forward with its injectable drug and other products in development for obesity. Amgen is developing an injectable obesity treatment called MariTide, which is an ongoing mid-stage trial in obese or overweight adults without diabetes. The drugmaker's oral drug, called AMG-786, is the second weight loss pill to be discontinued over the last year. Investors are laser-focused on Amgen's pipeline of experimental weight loss treatments. Amgen's injectable treatment also appears to help patients keep weight off after they stop taking it based on some clinical trial data.
Persons: Amgen, Eli Lilly, Jay Bradner, Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, Eli Lilly's Zepbound, Zepbound Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk's Locations: Amgen, Thousand Oaks , California, MariTide, Novo
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Apple — The iPhone maker advanced 7% as it announced a $110 billion share repurchase and a top- and bottom-line beat. That surpassed analysts' estimates for earnings of $1.50 per share on revenue of $90.01 billion, per LSEG. Expedia posted a beat on first-quarter revenue, which came in at $2.89 billion, surpassing analysts' estimates of $2.81 billion, per LSEG. Block reported adjusted earnings of 85 cents per share on revenue of $5.96 billion in the first quarter. Those results beat analysts' estimates for earnings of 72 cents per share and revenue of $5.82 billion, per LSEG.
Persons: Expedia, Amgen, LSEG, Fortinet, Cloudflare, DaVita, FactSet, , Christina Cheddar, Berk Organizations: Apple Locations: billings
Bausch Health Companies on Tuesday morning reported first-quarter top- and bottom-line misses — putting embattled shares under pressure. BHC YTD mountain Bausch Health YTD Bottom line Along with quarterly results, Bausch Health reaffirmed forward guidance. While not necessarily expected to see a massive increase in adoption in the future like Lilly's GLP-1s, Xifaxan currently accounts for 41% of Bausch Health sales, excluding B+L. Breaking that down: $4.7 billion to $4.85 billion are attributable to Bausch Health (implying 2% to 5% organic growth), with $4.6 billion to $4.7 billion attributable to Bausch + Lomb. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.
Persons: Bausch, Eli Lilly, It's, Xifaxan, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Rafael Henrique Organizations: Health, Bausch Health, Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration, Management, CNBC Locations: generics, Norwich
A woman in New York who was using TikTok to sell unauthorized weight-loss drugs, including products labeled Ozempic, is facing charges of smuggling and receiving and distributing misbranded drugs, federal prosecutors said. The arrest on Wednesday of Isis Navarro Reyes, 36, who also went by Beraly Navarro and, according to prosecutors, was not licensed to administer medication, followed an investigation that involved an undercover officer. Late last year, the officer sent a message to a cellphone number listed by her at the end of a TikTok video. In the video, Ms. Reyes, of Shirley, N.Y., on Long Island, showed her viewers how to inject what she claimed was Ozempic and shared her experience using the drug. In January, after exchanging messages with Ms. Reyes, the officer asked to buy some Ozempic, a drug for diabetes that has become popular for weight loss.
Persons: Isis Navarro Reyes, Beraly Navarro, Reyes Organizations: Southern, of Locations: New York, Shirley, N.Y, Long, of New York
She loaded her carry-ons onto the conveyor belt at the security checkpoint and prepared to walk through the metal detector. “I just felt like they were searching for something.”At first, when they flagged her bags, Griner wasn’t too concerned. This was her eighth season in Russia; she paid taxes there and was familiar with the country and its laws. As soon as she felt the cannabis-oil cartridge stowed in a zippered inner pocket in her backpack, her stomach sank. Griner was told to wait while the agent took the cartridges for testing, along with her passport.
Persons: , , wasn’t, Cherelle, Griner, Lindsay Colas, Colas, Alex Boykov, Boykov, snickered, peered, “ I’ve Organizations: Moscow Locations: Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Arizona, United States, Russian
Carvana — The used car seller spiked 36% after posting first-quarter revenue Wednesday of $3.06 billion, above analysts' consensus estimate of $2.67 billion. Cigna — The insurer moved 1% higher after first-quarter adjusted earnings of $6.47 per share topped the $6.22 expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Zillow estimated second-quarter revenue of $525 million to $540 million, versus $559.2 million expected from analysts polled by FactSet. Freshworks — The software development company plunged 27% after projecting second-quarter revenue of $168 million to $170 million and full-year revenue of $695 million to $705 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $172.1 million for the quarter and $708.3 million for the year.
Persons: Barry McCarthy, Carvana, Morgan Stanley, Cardinal, Nio, Zillow, LSEG, FactSet, Qorvo, , Jesse Pound, Lisa Han, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Qualcomm, LSEG, LSEG . Revenue, Health, FactSet, eBay Locations: Nio —, LSEG
The tech is helping mental-health providers treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD. In the face of this staggering prevalence, virtual reality offers transformative solutions in mental-health treatment and care. He uses FireflyVR's platform, The Sanctuary, a clinically designed VR experience that uses cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce patients' anxiety before they undergo ketamine therapy. VR cue exposure, Siegfried said, helps reduce binge-eating habits by exposing people to triggering stimuli in a controlled environment. Both cue exposure and embodiment aim to address the complex psychological dynamics of eating disorders.
Persons: , Shel Mann, Mann, Dr, Christopher Romig, Stella, It's, Romig, Nicole Siegfried, Siegfried Organizations: Service, Disease Control, VR, Veterans Affairs, Behavioral
We were cleared as we knew we would be.”HISA investigated the deaths at Churchill and Saratoga and concluded that several factors, including frequency of high-intensity exercise, likely contributed. Some of the horses who died received corticosteroid injections in their joints within 30 days of racing. At its center was a veterinarian and drug compounder named Dr. Seth Fishman, who bragged on wiretaps about “having a relationship with top trainers and top owners” in the horse racing world. “What I’m trying to say is anytime you give something to a horse, that’s doping. agent posing as a New Jersey racing official pulled samples from a group of horses and sent them to a Hong Kong laboratory considered one of the finest in the world.
Persons: ” Mr, Joseph, , ” HISA, HISA, compounder, Seth Fishman, Dr, Fishman Locations: Churchill, Saratoga, Florida, New Jersey, Hong Kong
ImageHERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENINGExxon Mobil strikes an agreement to win regulatory approval of its $60 billion megadeal. Elsewhere, shares in Shell were up after the producer reported $7.7 billion in adjusted quarterly earnings, beating analyst expectations. The U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies over military support for Russia’s war effort. The Biden administration announced on Wednesday nearly 300 sanctions, including on more than a dozen Chinese businesses, aimed at disrupting Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The culprit: pressure on prices, amid growing competition from Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, supply constraints and scrutiny from lawmakers.
Persons: Scott Sheffield, Biden, Janet Yellen, Antony Blinken, Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, James Comer, Comer Organizations: Labor Department, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Wall Street, Novo Nordisk, Republican, European Commission Locations: Shell, U.S, Ukraine, Danish, Kentucky, iRobot
New York CNN —Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision will likely be pretty boring for investors — officials are widely expected to keep interest rates the same, just as they have since July 2023. They think that the Fed may curtail its quantitative tightening (QT) program — that’s the selling off of its assets to decrease money supply and increase interest rates — by as much as half. Those purchases ended up pushing down interest rates in certain parts of the economy, like housing and auto sales. That led to a “repo crisis”, where the interest rates for overnight loans between banks spiked unusually high. That’s because a taper should send bond prices higher, and interest rates lower.
Persons: there’s, Jamie Dimon, Jerome Powell doesn’t, Krishna Guha, Marco Casiraghi, , Bill Adams, Biden, reclassify, General Merrick Garland, Xochitl Hinojosa, , Nancy Mace, Earl Blumenauer, ” Read, Zhao, Allison Morrow, ” Binance Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Fed, JPMorgan Chase, Comerica Bank, Bank of America, CNN, US Department of Justice, Federal Register, Congress, Associated Press, Republican, CZ, Binance, Bloomberg Locations: New York, South Carolina, Oregon, Seattle
2024’s safest sunscreens for summer and year-round
  + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
The annual report provides a database of products by brand and type, while also breaking them down into the top recreational sunscreens, the best daily SPF (sun protection factor) and the safest sunscreens for babies and children. Many of the safest choices will be mineral-based instead of chemical-based sunscreens, said Emily Spilman, EWG’s healthy living science program manager. Mineral sunscreens work by physically deflecting and blocking the sun’s rays, as opposed to sunscreens with chemicals that absorb UV rays and release heat as they break down. In 2019, oxybenzone was an ingredient in 60% of all sunscreen products tested by EWG, dropping to 30% in 2022. By 2023 and again in 2024, the chemical was used in only 6% of tested products, which included sunscreens and daily moisturizers and lip balms with sunscreen protection.
Persons: Brianna Starr, Alicia, ” Brianna, we’d, , , Brianna, Rajesh Nair, ” Nair, Emily Spilman, ” Spilman, It’s, “ It’s, Bill Clinton, padimate, Homer Swei, EWG’s, ” Swei, oxybenzone, Len Lichtenfeld, Lichtenfeld, ” Lichtenfeld Organizations: CNN, Orlando Health Cancer, Orlando Health Cancer Institute, Twitter, FDA, US Food and Drug Administration, Care Products Council, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, oxybenzone, American Cancer Society Locations: Kansas, TikTok, Orlando , Florida, Japan, Europe, U.S, Australia
Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day, and it’s time to recognize the importance of maternal mental health. She previously served as Baltimore’s health commissioner and as chair of Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore, a regional nonprofit advancing mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Dr. Leana Wen: Mental health is an essential part of overall health. Those with preexisting mental health conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder have a much higher rate of experiencing mental health issues in the postpartum period. That said, it’s also very important to recognize that postpartum depression and other mental health diagnoses in pregnancy and postpartum can occur in people who have not had mental health conditions in the past.
Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, It’s, , it’s Organizations: CNN, Lifeline, George Washington University, Behavioral Health Systems, US Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, US Food and Drug Administration Locations: United States
Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Reach Well Beyond FloridaAugust 2021 Miles to nearest clinic offering abortions after 6 weeks 50 150 250 350 450 Source: Caitlin Myers, Middlebury College As of Wednesday, Florida has banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Florida, North Carolina and Virginia were the only states in the South offering abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Women in several states will need to travel hundreds of miles farther to reach a clinic. Florida’s new ban could change that, researchers said — an illustration of how regional abortion access has become. If the amendment earns the support of 60 percent of voters, it will reverse the ban and protect abortion rights until about 24 weeks.
Persons: Miles, Caitlin Myers, Roe, Wade, , Jenny Black, , , Andrew Shirvell, Ron DeSantis, Professor Myers, Dobbs, Stephanie Loraine Piñeiro, Myers’s, Myers Organizations: Middlebury College, Planned, Eastern Seaboard, Guttmacher Institute, Jackson, Health, Florida Voice, Gov, Republican, Florida Access, Florida Supreme, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Florida, South . Florida , North Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, ” Florida, California, New York, Illinois, Dobbs v, Miami, Charlotte, N.C, Washington, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama , Arkansas, Louisiana , Mississippi , Oklahoma , Tennessee , Texas
A flicker of hope for the weed businessFor years, the dreams of the cannabis industry looked like they might go up in smoke, with the U.S. government classifying marijuana as a drug as dangerous as heroin. But the multibillion-dollar industry now has some hope that could change. The bet is that this will give the industry a new lease on life — though it shouldn’t expect big changes immediately. Shares in Tilray, a giant in the industry, jumped 39 percent on Tuesday, while those in Canopy Growth leaped nearly 79 percent. That’s welcome news for investors in both companies: Canopy Growth’s stock is down 97 percent over the past five years, while those in Tilray are down 95 percent.
Persons: Biden Organizations: U.S, Justice Locations: Tilray
Hacker Aleksanteri 'Julius' Kivimäki was sentenced to over six years in prison. He was found guilty of hacking a therapy company to steal notes and blackmail thousands of patients. AdvertisementA Finnish hacker has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison after he was found guilty of stealing confidential therapy notes to blackmail thousands of patients. According to BBC News, Kivimäki demanded a ransom of more than 400,000 euros, or $426,818, from the therapy company in 2020. A trove of confidential information then surfaced on the dark web, including patients' personal details, Social Security numbers, and sensitive therapist and doctor notes from sessions.
Persons: Hacker Aleksanteri, Julius, Kivimäki, , Aleksanteri Organizations: Service, Western Uusimaa, BBC News, Associated Press, AP, BBC, National Bureau of Investigation, Health Technology, Informatics, US Department of Health, Human Services Locations: Nordic, France, Finland, bitcoin, Brunswick
A millennial in California is secretly working a second remote job so he can afford weight-loss drugs. AdvertisementLast August, George decided he wanted to try to work a second remote job — and not tell his employers he was job juggling. He was able to afford Mounjaro and said he's dropped 45 pounds — from 220 lbs to 175 lbs — since he started taking it in October. AdvertisementAfter a roughly monthlong search, he started his second job and was able to afford Mounjaro. Are you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to discuss details about your pay and schedule?
Persons: Zepbound, , George, Eli Lilly, he's, George hasn't, it's Organizations: Service, FDA, Nordisk's Ozempic, Business Locations: California, Mounjaro
CVS Health on Wednesday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that missed expectations and slashed its full-year profit outlook, citing higher medical costs that are dogging the U.S. insurance industry. The drugstore chain expects 2024 adjusted earnings of at least $7 per share, down from a previous guidance of at least $8.30 per share. The company said its new outlook assumes that higher medical costs in its insurance business during the first quarter will persist throughout the year. Medicare Advantage, a privately run health insurance plan contracted by Medicare, has long been a key source of growth and profits for the insurance industry. Excluding certain items, such as amortization of intangible assets and capital losses, adjusted earnings per share were $1.31 for the quarter.
Persons: LSEG, Karen Lynch, Caremark, Tyson Foods, CVS's Caremark, Cuban's Organizations: CVS Health, CVS, Aetna, UnitedHealth, Medicare, LSEG, Blue, Amazon Pharmacy, Oak Street Health Locations: California
Colombia to Sever Ties With Israel Over Gaza War
  + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Genevieve Glatsky | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
Colombia will sever diplomatic ties with Israel over its prosecution of the war in Gaza, President Gustavo Petro announced in Bogotá on Wednesday, describing the Israeli government as “genocidal.”His announcement came in a speech in Colombia’s capital city in front of cheering crowds that had gathered for International Workers’ Day. “The times of genocide, of the extermination of an entire people cannot come before our eyes, before our passivity,” Mr. Petro said. “If Palestine dies, humanity dies.”Colombia is the second South American nation to break off relations with Israel after Bolivia, which cut ties in November over its strikes in Gaza. Belize also cut diplomatic ties with Israel that month. “Israel and Colombia always enjoyed warm ties.
Persons: Gustavo Petro, , ” Mr, Petro, Petro’s, , Israel Katz, , Mr, Colombia’s, Katz, Netanyahu Organizations: International Workers, Israel, Security Locations: Colombia, Israel, Gaza, Bogotá, Colombia’s, American, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Belize, “ Israel, Gaza City
The same bacteria that commonly cause food-borne illnesses, like salmonella, E. coli and listeria, can fester in raw milk. Between 1998 and 2018, researchers linked over 200 outbreaks, which sickened 2,645 people and led to 228 hospitalizations, to raw milk. Can you catch bird flu from raw milk? Researchers and health officials are not sure whether bird flu can spread from raw milk to humans. “There’s not a tremendous amount of studies showing the infectivity related to this virus and raw milk products,” Dr. Prater said.
Persons: I’m, , Dean Blumberg, isn’t, Darin Detwiler, Rosemary Sifford, “ There’s, Dr, Prater Organizations: UC Davis Health, Food and Drug Administration, College of Professional Studies, Northeastern University, Department of Agriculture
A California company is recalling organic walnuts that were sold at natural food stores and coop retailers in 19 states because of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven, federal officials said. The recall came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the company of 12 recorded illnesses that were linked to the walnuts. They were distributed at more than 300 food retailers, including Whole Foods Market, New Seasons Market and Rosauers Supermarkets, the F.D.A. An investigation is underway to determine the potential source of the contamination, the F.D.A. The company did not immediately respond to inquiries on Wednesday.
Persons: Gibson Organizations: and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Foods, Rosauers Locations: California, Hollister , Calif
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEli Lilly is a 'multi-diversified drugmaker', says Cantor Fitzgerald's Louise ChenLouise Chen, Cantor Fitzgerald managing director, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Eli Lilly's quarterly earnings results, weight loss drug demand, growth outlook, and more.
Persons: Eli Lilly, Cantor Fitzgerald's Louise Chen Louise Chen, Cantor Fitzgerald, Eli
Barbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy on Instagram whether she used Ozempic. Stars including Amy Schumer and Chelsea Handler have been open about using the buzzy weight loss drug. AdvertisementBarbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy if she used Ozempic to lose weight on Instagram, sparking a backlash from fans. While many fans praised the pastel green outfit McCarthy wore at the event, Streisand made a surprising remark about her weight loss. Celebrities including Elon Musk, Amy Schumer, and Chelsea Handler have all been open about using such weight loss drugs to slim down.
Persons: Barbra Streisand, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, , McCarthy, Adam Shankman, Matthew Bourne, Streisand, , b0eNUtm7xK, Barbara, Ozempic, Elon Musk, Jimmy Kimmel's, wasn't Organizations: Service, Center Theatre, Business, Celebrities, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles
The Justice Department plans to forward a recommendation for easing restrictions on marijuana to the White House in what could amount to a major change in federal policy, according to three people familiar with the matter. Even though the move, which if approved would kick off a lengthy rule-making process, does not end the criminalization of the drug, it would be a significant shift in how the government views the safety and use of marijuana for medical purposes. It could also lead to the softening of other laws and regulations that account for the use or possession of cannabis, including sentencing guidelines, banking and access to public housing. One person familiar with the recommendation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland would tell the White House Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday that the government should change the drug’s classification.
Persons: General Merrick B, Garland Organizations: Department, White, Office of Management
The world's biggest healthcare company said it experienced surging demand for its GLP-1 Zepbound weight loss drug. Eli Lilly raised its 2024 revenue guidance, suggesting that the supply shortage of its weight loss drug may soon ease. The results showed soaring demand for its GLP-1 weight loss drug Zepbound, and the revenue guidance increase suggests that ongoing supply shortages of the drug may soon ease. "We have approximately 67% access in the commercial segment," Eli Lilly CFO Anat Ashkenazi said on the company's earnings call. Eli Lilly is looking to expand its indications of Zepbound so it can treat more health problems, including sleep apnea.
Persons: Eli Lilly, , Zepbound, David Ricks, Eli Lilly's, Anat Ashkenazi, Ashkenazi, LLY, JPMorgan, JPMorgan isn't Organizations: Service, JPMorgan Locations: America
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