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A Massachusetts woman passed herself as a nurse and dispensed thousands of doses of phony Botox and other fillers that had been smuggled into the United States, authorities said. Since March 2021, Fadanelli "completed approximately 1,631 Botox appointments, totaling $522,869 in client payments, and 1,085 filler appointments, totaling $410,545 in client payments," federal prosecutors said. Fadanelli's attorney could not be immediately reached for comment on Monday. In an interview with agents Fadanelli said she never claimed to be a nurse and didn't make the injections, prosecutors said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning in June, alerting consumers to "harmful reactions among people who received injections of counterfeit or mishandled" Botox.

Persons: Rebecca Fadanelli, Fadanelli, Brian Hendricks Organizations: Stoughton, Attorney's, Food, Drug, Criminal Investigations, Disease Control, CDC Locations: Massachusetts, United States, Worcester, Randolph, South Easton, China, Brazil, California , Colorado , Florida , Illinois , Kentucky , New Jersey , New York , Tennessee, Texas

In states where tensions have long boiled over reproductive rights, family planning experts say women face mounting barriers to getting birth control. In June, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have enshrined a national right to birth control into law. States have been left to decide if they will protect access to birth control. The Right Time initiative is part of Michelle Trupiano's work at Missouri Family Health Council that reduces costs and helps Missourians to obtain birth control. She works at a family planning clinic that is benefiting from Title X funding, which means right now, uninsured patients can get birth control through the clinic.

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The only approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are medications with limited effectiveness and a risk of severe, sometimes deadly, side effects. Researchers found that when the device was aimed at the right spot in the brain, it could slow the development of symptoms, such as memory loss, compared to an inactive treatment. In Alzheimer’s, nerve cells in the brain at some point start to dysfunction, leading to the debilitating symptoms of memory loss. What’s more, during the yearlong TMS trial, participants receiving the experimental treatment showed little decline in their abilities to perform the activities of daily living. Sinaptica’s weekly brain stimulation therapy is intended to strengthen connections in areas of the brain that control memory.

Persons: Giacomo Koch, ” Koch, Koch, Irina Skylar, Scott, “, ”, Lawrence Honig, Honig, Ryan Darby, Darby Organizations: University of Ferrara, Sinaptica, NBC News, TMS, Alzheimer’s Association, Food and Drug Administration, Stanford University’s Center, Memory Disorders, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Locations: Madrid, Cambridge , Massachusetts, U.S

"He can do anything he wants," Trump said. The CDC has routinely said that the worst side effects from Covid vaccines are not worse than the potential effects of the Covid virus. And, Covid vaccines do not increase the risk of death, while the Covid virus does. In August, he suspended his own independent presidential campaign and endorsed Trump. “The only thing President Trump and his campaign team are focused on is winning on November 5th," Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller said in a statement Friday.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, —, Tucker Carlson, Kennedy, Trump, “, Carlson, Joe Rogan, Vance, he'd, I’ve, I’m, he's, Tulsi Gabbard, Howard Lutnick, Lutnick, Bobby Kennedy Jr, Karoline Leavitt, Jason Miller, Bobby Kennedy, ” Organizations: Fox News, Trump, Covid, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, NBC News, Food, Democratic, Department of Health, Human Services, Department of Agriculture, CNN, National Institutes of Health, NBC, RFK Locations: Arizona

☆ At-home brain stimulation relieves symptoms of depression, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —A headset worn at home that zaps the brain with the energy of a 9-volt battery could help relieve symptoms of depression, a new study shows. Rebalancing brain activity in depressionThe device is available in the UK, Norway, Hong Kong and countries in the EU. Studies show that people with depression tend to have less brain activity than normal in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and more brain activity than normal in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. A ‘spicy’ sensation with brain benefitsLeana De Hoyos, a 34-year-old mother of two who lives in Houston, was one of the study participants. Helping people use brain stimulation at homeFu says that when her team started looking at transcranial direct current stimulation for depression, they first reviewed the medical literature.

Persons: ”, Rodrigo Machado, Vieira, Machado, It’s, it’s overactive, Daniel Mansson, Cynthia Fu, Fu, Leana De Hoyos, De Hoyos, didn’t, ” De Hoyos, I’m, you’ve, “, ’, ” Fu, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “ We’re, Mansson, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Nature Medicine, Therapeutics, US Food and Drug Administration, Neuroscience, King’s College London, CNN Health, “ Locations: UTHealth, Norway, Hong Kong, Swedish, United States, Houston, Europe

☆ ‘I’m unable to respond:’ What it’s like to live with narcolepsy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“What’s scary and embarrassing is that I can see people come to help me, but I’m unable to respond.”Horsnell has narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that makes it hard to stay awake for long periods. In fact, it’s estimated that only 25% of people who have narcolepsy are diagnosed and receive treatment, according to the Narcolepsy Network. “But the terrifying thing was, I’m lying in a puddle of my sweat and I’m hearing everybody whisper, ‘Is he OK? Horsnell’s experience with narcolepsy hallucinations, however, is quite different. As a trained speaker for Project Sleep’s Rising Voices of Narcolepsy leadership program, he visited the White House in 2023 to raise awareness about narcolepsy and sleep disorders.

Persons: Matthew Horsnell, ”, Horsnell, “, ” Horsnell, Jennifer Mundt, Mundt, ” Mundt, “ There’s, aren’t, orexin, Heather Lill, it’s Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Narcolepsy, cataplexy, “, Narcolepsy Network, Scientists, US Food and Drug Administration, Society, Behavioral Sleep, Sleep Research Society, American Academy of Cardiovascular Sleep, White House Locations: Chicago, United States

☆ Jim Cramer: Abbott stock is 'dirt cheap' after a surprising legal win validates our conviction
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The legal overhang on Abbott Labs has been real, even if shares have found some traction in recent months. Bottom line Abbott Labs still faces other cases over its specialized formulas across the country, but Thursday night's win is significant. Abbott shares traded around 22 times forward earnings estimates Friday, below their five-year average of 24, according to FactSet. With victory in hand, Abbott Labs will now begin the next phase of its legal fight on much stronger ground. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Mead Johnson, Benckiser, Louis Children's, Abbott, Mead, —, Scott Stoffel, ABT, — Mead Johnson, Jim Cramer, Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Stacey Wescott Organizations: Abbott Laboratories, Club, Abbott Labs, NEC, CNBC, Abbott, and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, FDA, CDC, NIH, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Service, Getty Locations: Missouri, St

☆ What a potential Harris administration could actually do to protect abortion access
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, Oct. 25, 2024. But what could Harris actually do to support abortion access in a post-Roe landscape? Even so, she said, a Harris administration could increase the availability of medication abortions and, crucially, it could fight Republican and activist attempts to further limit reproductive rights. A Harris administration would not enforce the Comstock Act, a controversial federal law passed in 1873 that bans the mailing of obscene matter. "A Harris administration wouldn't be able to change what the Supreme Court is saying, but it could de-prioritize those prosecutions," Ziegler said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Justin Sullivan, Roe, Wade, Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Alina Salganicoff, Salganicoff, Donald Trump, Olivier Douliery, Mary Ziegler, Ziegler, it's, Jonathan Ernst, Reuters Harris, Kevin Wang, Comstock, wouldn't, Biden, Jeff Kowalsky Organizations: Democratic, Shell Energy, Getty, White, NBC, Republican, Trump, New York Times, Republicans, Washington , D.C, Afp, Wisconsin Public Radio, Supreme, Reuters, Guttmacher Institute, Wisconsin's Madison South Health Center, U.S . Department of Justice, DOJ, Labor, Northwest Activities Center, AFP Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Washington, Women's, Washington ,, KFF, Detroit

☆ Jim Cramer's hopeful on Abbott Labs after court case win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But Thursday night, the jury from its second trial found the company not liable. The second trial was brought before the same judge in Missouri as the first one. Abbott Labs' shares jumped on Friday in response to the news, finishing the session up 4.61%. Cramer listed reasons he's positive on Abbott Labs, saying he likes the company's four core businesses, especially its medical device arm focused on cardiology and diabetes. Abbott Labs did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Abbott's, necrotizing, Cramer, Health —, Abbott Organizations: Abbott Laboratories, NEC, Abbott Labs, and Drug Administration, Center for Disease Control, National Institutes, Health, Abbott Locations: Missouri

On the campaign trail, both Trump and Kennedy have pitched a “Make America Healthy Again” movement. However, he wasn’t sure how Warp Speed would apply to childhood chronic diseases — or in what way Kennedy would be helpful. If the plan goes forward, Kennedy’s mandate would be an “all-of-government-project” and allow him to marshall resources from all of these agencies for childhood chronic disease. What’s still to be determined, Altman said, is how much — if any — authority the Warp Speed role would give Kennedy to command agencies such as the FDA or CDC. Trump transition co-chair Howard Lutnick also praised Kennedy in an interview with CNN Wednesday night, and questioned whether vaccines are actually safe.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Kennedy, Trump, Paul Offit, denialism, ” Offit, Robert Redfield, John ., ” Redfield, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, He’ll, ” That’s, marshall, —, “, ”, Drew Altman, What’s, Altman, ” Altman, Eric Hargan, Robert Redfield –, Redfield, Howard Lutnick, Sidney Miller, Russell Brand, Brand Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Trump, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, NBC News, RFK, Department of Health, Human Services, CDC, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, Department of Agriculture, HHS, Senate, FDA, CNN, Addiction Locations: U.S, Sidney Miller of Texas

☆ Bristol Myers Squibb tops earnings estimates and hikes outlook, helped by Eliquis and new drugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Bristol Myers Squibb research and development center at Cambridge Crossing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past Wall Street's expectations thanks to its blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis and a portfolio of drugs it expects to deliver long-term growth. Bristol Myers previously said it expected sales to rise in the "upper end" of the low single-digit range. The results come as Bristol Myers moves to cut $1.5 billion in costs by 2025 and funnel that money into key drug brands and research and development programs. Notably, the Food and Drug Administration approved Bristol Myers Squibb's highly anticipated schizophrenia drug Cobenfy during the quarter.

Persons: Bristol Myers, Joe Biden's, Bristol Myers Squibb's Organizations: Bristol Myers Squibb, LSEG, Food and Drug Administration, Bristol Locations: Cambridge, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Eliquis

☆ Howard Lutnick: Trump transition team co-chair endorses Kennedy anti-vax theories and says he would be able to access health data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Shania Shelton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Lutnick also said tech entrepreneur Elon Musk would “help” rather than serve in the government if Trump wins. Lutnick could hold serious sway over which prospective candidates get in front of Trump as they vie for key positions in the federal government. Kennedy on Monday told supporters that Trump has promised to give him sweeping power over multiple agencies if the former president wins the election. Trump has previously told CNN he would consider appointing Kennedy to a role in a potential second administration. Kennedy serves on Trump’s transition team and has been campaigning as a surrogate for him in key battleground states since exiting the presidential race.

Persons: Vance, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump, Donald Trump, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, ” Howard Lutnick, Kennedy, “, Lutnick, Elon Musk, ” Lutnick, “ Let’s, Bobby Kennedy’s, ” Kennedy, Collins, “ He’s, CNN’s Zachary B, Wolf, Aaron Pellish Organizations: CNN, Trump, Department of Health, Human Services, HHS, FDA, Monday, CDC, Centers, Disease Control, Food, Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, USDA, Department of Agriculture, SpaceX, Tesla Locations: United States

The Summary A proposed class action lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s Tuesday — at least the third suit the chain faces over an E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounders. A proposed class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday against McDonald’s, the latest litigation over the E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food chain’s Quarter Pounders. The complaint, which needs court certification to proceed as a class action, seeks damages exceeding $5 million for customers across the country who purchased contaminated Quarter Pounders. The proposed class action lawsuit is at least the third suit related to the E. coli outbreak. Willey said he has received “a lot” of calls from people looking to join the class action suit and he expects the number represented to grow.

Persons: McDonald’s, ”, Roy Willey, Willey, “ McDonald's, Amanda McCray, William Michael Kraft, Cesar Piña, ” McDonald’s, ’, “ Organizations: McDonald’s, “, Northern District of Illinois, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Chicago, Davie , Florida, Northern District, America, Nebraska, Colorado

The number of E. coli cases linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has risen to 90, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, up from 75 reported cases last Friday. The slivered onions used on the burgers are the “likely source” of the outbreak, the CDC said. The true number of cases linked to the Quarter Pounders is likely much higher than the 90 reported so far. Thirteen states have reported cases: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. According to McDonald’s, 900 restaurants across 12 states received the onions from Taylor Farms.

Persons: McDonald’s, —, Taylor, it's, It’ll, Taco, Burger Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, Colorado Agriculture Department, NBC News, Drug Administration, FDA, Taco Bell, Burger King, KFC Locations: Grand Junction , Colorado, Colorado , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Missouri , Nebraska, New Mexico , Montana , Oregon , Utah, Washington , Wisconsin, Wyoming, Colorado, Washington, Farms

☆ Semaglutide linked to reduced arthritis knee pain in people with obesity, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

People who lost a significant amount of weight with semaglutide saw major improvements in osteoarthritis knee pain, research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. “Any sort of dramatic weight loss will relieve pain,” Bliddal said. In another study led by Bliddal, people with knee osteoarthritis were given an older weight loss drug, liraglutide. The average BMI in that study was about 32, lower than the average in the new study. Most of the people in the study had a BMI over 35, and nearly half had a BMI of over 40.

Persons: semaglutide, Wegovy —, ”, Daniel Wiznia, Henning Bliddal, David Felson, That’s, ” Wiznia, ” Bliddal, Bliddal, liraglutide, Felson, Wiznia, “, ” Felson Organizations: New England, of Medicine, Novo Nordisk, Yale Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Boston University Chobanian, Avedisian School of Medicine, BMI, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Denmark

☆ Eli Lilly's quarter was messy. What to do with the stock is more clear-cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The report was messy, but it doesn't dim Eli Lilly's bright multiyear outlook, rendering the dip in the stock as a chance to buy. LLY .SPX 5Y mountain Eli Lilly's five-year stock performance compared with the S & P 500. Bottom line We're upgrading Eli Lilly to our buy-equivalent 1 rating and leaving our price target of $1,000 a share unchanged. Eli Lilly Why we own it: Eli Lilly's best-in-class drugs should enable growth above the industry average for many years to come. Eli Lilly's new Alzheimer's drug Kisunla, which was approved by the FDA in July, was not a major focus on the call.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Eli, Eli Lilly's, Jim Cramer, Jim, —, that's, David Ricks, Ricks, Semaglutide, Wegovy, Lilly, There's, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Verzenio, Jim Cramer's, Cristina Arias Organizations: Revenue, The Club, CNBC, JPMorgan, Novo Nordisk, Food, Novo Nordisk's, FDA, Zepbound, Biogen, Merck, Pfizer, Morphic, Company, Pharmaceutical Locations: Tuesday's, U.S, Novo, Eisai, FactSet, Zepbound, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain

☆ We're hiking our GEHC price target, looking beyond a mixed quarter to next year's catalysts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Organic revenue growth of 1% matched expectations. Management raised the midpoint of full-year earnings guidance despite the continued in weakness in China that has been hampering top-line organic growth. Bottom Line Results were mixed, but it comes as no surprise that the quarter was negatively impacted by weakness in China. The team continues to deliver for customers and we've seen PDx reports seven quarters of high-single-digit or double-digit organic revenue growth." Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) segment — used in radiology and nuclear medicine to deliver more precise diagnoses — was particularly strong, delivering segment revenue growth of 7% organically.

Persons: Peter Arduini, Arduini, We're, James Saccaro, Saccaro, GEHC, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Martin Schutt Organizations: GE Healthcare, Revenue, LSEG, Management, Pharmaceutical Diagnostics, General Electric, Philips, Siemens, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, GE Healthcare's, Care Solutions, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, U.S, Jena , Germany

☆ Trump’s plan to radically remake government with RFK Jr. and Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

‘Go wild’ with RFK Jr.Trump has promised to give Kennedy leeway to remake the way the government health apparatus protects Americans. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. Both Trump and Kennedy have expressed vaccine skepticism, and Kennedy has been a longtime activist pushing debunked theories about vaccines. In a potential new Trump administration, Musk promises a reinvention of the federal bureaucracy. “Let’s start from scratch,” Musk said at an event in October in Pittsburgh, suggesting a drastic remaking of the federal bureacracy.

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☆ Eli Lilly stock tumbles 10% after drug giant misses estimates and slashes profit guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Eli Lilly on Wednesday fell short of profit and revenue expectations for the third quarter, weighed down by disappointing sales of its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro, and slashed its full-year adjusted profit guidance. Eli Lilly now expects full-year adjusted earnings of between $13.02 and $13.52 per share, down from previous guidance of $16.10 to $16.60 per share. Eli Lilly also lowered the high-end of its revenue outlook for the year and now expects sales of between $45.4 billion and $46 billion. The weekly injection raked in $1.26 billion in sales for the period, below the $1.76 billion that analysts expected, according to StreetAccount. As of Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration's drug database said all doses of Zepbound and Mounjaro are available in the U.S. after extended shortages.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Mounjaro, Eli Lilly's Organizations: Novo Nordisk, LSEG, Food Locations: U.S

☆ Eli Lilly's Zepbound and Mounjaro are no longer in shortage. Here's where their sales still disappointed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. During an earnings call Wednesday, Eli Lilly instead blamed it on drug wholesalers cutting inventory of Zepbound and Mounjaro. On the earnings call, Eli Lilly executives insisted that underlying demand for the medicines remained strong. No," Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks said, pointing instead to "a lot of lumpiness in channel stocking." Ricks said Eli Lilly had yet to begin what the company calls "demand-stimulating activities," or advertising and promoting, for Zepbound.

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☆ Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy now available in the U.S. after shortages, FDA says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Packages containing syringes of the medications Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro at a shop in Mitte, Germany, July 11, 2024. Several doses of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic, have been on the FDA's shortage list since early 2022. In a statement, Novo Nordisk said all doses of Wegovy and Ozempic are being shipped regularly to wholesalers. Still, Novo Nordisk said patients may not always be able to immediately fill their prescriptions at a particular pharmacy, even when a medication is listed as available. "Our intentional approach to gradually increase supply into the U.S. market is working," Novo Nordisk said.

Persons: Danish drugmaker, Eli Lilly, compounders Organizations: Novo Nordisk, U.S . Food, Nordisk, FDA Locations: Mitte, Germany, U.S, Danish, Novo

☆ Onions are likely source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s, federal agencies say; 15 additional cases reported
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Additional cases associated with the outbreak have also been reported, bringing the total number of illnesses to 90 and hospitalizations to 27. “It is not necessary to avoid eating onions or other foods made with onions,” the CDC said. Diced onions used at McDonald’s have also not been linked to this outbreak, according to the FDA. Beef patties used on Quarter Pounders were also part of the investigation, which started on October 22. McDonald’s announced on Sunday that they would resume selling Quarter Pounders in all restaurants this week, but the 900 restaurants that had previously received slivered onions from Taylor Farms would not include onions on these sandwiches.

Persons: Burger, Taco, patties, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, McDonald’s Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, CDC, Taylor, Taco Bell, KFC, FDA, Colorado Department of Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture’s, Inspection, CNN Health

☆ My daughter ate at McDonald's and got sick 10 days later. Now she's hospitalized with E. coli and acute kidney failure.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Tess Martinelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Brittany Randall believes her 15-year-old daughter contracted E. coli after eating at McDonald's. My 15-year-old daughter, Kamberlyn, ate the same meal at McDonald's, a Quarter Pounder with cheese and extra pickles, on September 25 and September 27. Ten days later, we were transferred to the nearest children's hospital for her to receive dialysis treatment for a life-threatening complication of E. coli. Kamberlyn told me she felt a bit better after receiving fluids from the hospital. The Food and Drug Administration has identified the onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounders as a possible source of this outbreak.

Persons: Brittany Randall, —, Kamberlyn Bowler, we'll, I'd, Kamberlyn, It's, she's, she'll, I'm, Bowler, Ron Simon, Joe Erlinger Organizations: Service, Business, McDonald's, Associates, Drug Administration Locations: Mesa County , Colorado

☆ McDonald's executives say E. coli outbreak is 'behind us'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A week after health authorities publicly linked a deadly E. coli outbreak to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers, the company's CEO, Chris Kempczinski, told investors that the situation is now behind them. On Sunday, McDonald's said Quarter Pounder burgers would return to the roughly 900 restaurants where the company had pulled the menu item following the outbreak. McDonald's has stopped sourcing onions from the supplier indefinitely and will return the Quarter Pounder to menus sans slivered onions. As of Friday, 75 health cases across 13 states have been tied to the outbreak, including one death of an older adult. At least three lawsuits have already been filed against McDonald's by victims of the outbreak.

Persons: Chris Kempczinski, we've, Kempczinski, McDonald's, Ian Borden, Borden Organizations: and Drug Administration

☆ Eli Lilly shares could be set for a big move if the Zepbound maker adds to its winning streak
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Revenue from obesity treatment Zepbound is forecast to climb to $1.73 billion from $1.24 billion quarter over quarter. For the year, analysts expect Mounjaro sales to reach $4.58 billion, while Zepbound revenue is seen rising to $5.88 billion. The consensus view for combined sales of both drugs now stands at $30.19 billion, according to FactSet. Other key announcements A clinical trial is in progress that pits Zepbound against Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in obesity treatment. Beyond obesity, Lilly has begun treating patients with Kisunla, its Alzheimer's disease treatment.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Lilly, Seamus Fernandez, Morgan Stanley, Terence Flynn, David Risinger, Morgan Stanley's Flynn, Mounjaro, Cantor, Louise Chen, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: Investment, Food, Leerink, Novo Nordisk's, FDA, Kisunla Locations: U.S

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