The Centers for Disease Control Prevention on Monday encouraged people to wear masks to help reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses this season as Covid, flu and RSV circulate at
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Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline in dementia fightAlzheimer’s drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline in dementia fight
Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, a general term for loss of memory, language, and other thinking abilities Brian B. Bettencourt | Toronto Star | Getty Images A
What increasing hope for Biogen Alzheimer’s drug means for Eli LillyWhat increasing hope for Biogen Alzheimer’s drug means for Eli Lilly
Wall Street increasingly believes US drug regulators will approve Biogen’s (BIIB) latest experimental Alzheimer’s treatment following the release of detailed late-stage clinical trial data. It’s a development that may carry
Crypto exchange Kraken lays off 1,100 employeesCrypto exchange Kraken lays off 1,100 employees
Jesse Powell, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, sits for a photograph at the company’s San Francisco office in 2014. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg via Getty Images Kraken, one of
European Central Bank says bitcoin is on the ‘road to irrelevance’European Central Bank says bitcoin is on the ‘road to irrelevance’
The bitcoin logo displayed on a smartphone with euro banknotes in the backgrouund. Andrea Ronchini | NurPhoto via Getty Images The European Central Bank gave a strong critique of bitcoin
Drug overdose deaths among seniors have more than tripled in 2 decadesDrug overdose deaths among seniors have more than tripled in 2 decades
Deaths from drug and alcohol use are rising among America’s seniors. Drug overdose deaths more than tripled among people age 65 and older during the past two decades while deaths
S&P 500 futures are flat as Wall Street awaits Powell speech on economyS&P 500 futures are flat as Wall Street awaits Powell speech on economy
S&P 500 futures were flat on Wednesday as Wall Street awaits an afternoon speech on the economy from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. S&P 500 futures were essentially little changed,
Euro zone inflation rate eases to 10% in November as energy prices slowEuro zone inflation rate eases to 10% in November as energy prices slow
Markets track the latest inflation data out of the euro zone ahead of a new ECB meeting. Julien DeRosa | dpa | Getty Images Inflation in the euro zone slowed
China’s factory activity at lowest reading since April; Asia markets mixedChina’s factory activity at lowest reading since April; Asia markets mixed
Bitcoin briefly crosses $17,000 to highest levels since mid-November The price of bitcoin briefly surpassed $17,000 in Asia’s morning session for the first time since mid-November. Bitcoin rose 2.2% from
China’s factory activity data misses expectations; Asia-Pacific markets mixedChina’s factory activity data misses expectations; Asia-Pacific markets mixed
China’s factory activity misses expectations, contracts for a second straight month China’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index for November came in at 48, below the 50-point mark that separates growth