‘The next protein’: Fiber is shaping up to be the latest grocery obsession

‘The next protein’: Fiber is shaping up to be the latest grocery obsession

Workers are suspended on a Pepsi sign on a building outside of Allegiant Stadium ahead of LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., February 9, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters One of this year’s top food trends is facing some tough competition. Protein captivated consumers and food companies in 2025, but fiber is increasingly stealing the … Read more

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel defers vote on hepatitis B shot for babies until Friday

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel defers vote on hepatitis B shot for babies until Friday

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine committee on Thursday deferred crucial votes on hepatitis B vaccines for babies until Friday, saying it will give members more time to review proposed language on the measure. One panel member, Dr. Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at the Dartmouth Geisel School of … Read more

Eli Lilly cuts cash prices of Zepbound weight loss drug vials on direct-to-consumer site

Eli Lilly cuts cash prices of Zepbound weight loss drug vials on direct-to-consumer site

The Eli Lilly logo appears on the company’s office in San Diego, California, U.S., Nov. 21, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Monday said it is lowering the cash prices of single-dose vials of its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound on its direct-to-consumer platform, LillyDirect, building on efforts by the company and the … Read more

Eli Lilly hits $1 trillion market value, a first for a health-care company

Eli Lilly hits  trillion market value, a first for a health-care company

A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Friday, the first health-care company in the world to join the exclusive club dominated by tech firms.  Eli Lilly briefly hit … Read more

Senate leader eyes potential shutdown deal but there’s no guarantee of success

Senate leader eyes potential shutdown deal but there’s no guarantee of success

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters during the Weekly Senate Policy Luncheon news conference on November 4, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner | Getty Images As the Senate held a rare Sunday session, the Republican leader said a potential deal was “coming together” on the government shutdown. But … Read more

Talks to end government shutdown take a promising turn, Senate majority leader says

Talks to end government shutdown take a promising turn, Senate majority leader says

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters outside his office on the fourteenth day of the U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 14, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the government shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority Leader … Read more

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an event to announce a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump proposed a compromise on … Read more