Alex Fenkell, co-founder of SmileDirectClub Inc., center left, and Jordan Katzman, co-founder of SmileDirectClub Inc. center right, celebrate during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images SmileDirectClub rose more than 8% in midday trading Friday, recovering
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Online dentistry company SmileDirectClub shares slid 19% Thursday after opening at $20.55 a share in the stock’s market debut, on track to become the worst unicorn debut so far this year. SmileDirectClub is on track to rank among the 15 worst debuts this year and the worst unicorn — or start-ups valued at $1 billion
The Trump administration is preparing to ban flavored e-cigarettes as federal health officials call for restrictions to combat an outbreak of a mysterious lung disease that has sickened hundreds and killed at least six people, U.S. health secretary Alex Azar told reporters Wednesday. It could take several weeks for the Food and Drug Administration to
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act outside the Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. Aaron P. Bernstein | Reuters The rate of Americans with health insurance decreased in 2018, marking the first drop since the Affordable Care Act came in effect in 2014. In 2018,
James Monsees, co-founder and chief product officer at JUUL Labs Inc., appears before the House Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee which is examining JUUL’s role in the youth nicotine epidemic, on July 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Federal health officials slammed vaping company Juul on Monday
Health officials are warning consumers about a mysterious lung disease that has sickened hundreds and killed at least three people. What to avoid? That’s where they disagree. Federal health officials are reviewing 450 possible cases linked to vaping across 33 states and one territory. At least three people have died from the illness. It’s too
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin told acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Ned Sharpless to take “decisive action” to curb teen vaping or resign. “It is my strong belief that, if you do not take decisive action within the next ten days,
MESA, Ariz. — As America’s population ages and demand outpaces supply, a physician shortage is intensifying. Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges say the U.S. will see a shortage of 46,900 to 121,900 physicians by 2032 in primary and specialty care. The aging of America’s population is slicing the health-care industry in multiple
Zio Getty Images Wearable heart monitor company iRhythm is teaming up with Alphabet‘s health company Verily on unspecified new technology that will monitor people at risk for atrial fibrillation, a common form of irregular heart rhythm that is associated with strokes and other serious health problems. Verily and iRhythm aren’t the only technology companies working
For Altria and Philip Morris International, breakin’ up may have been too hard to do. A decade after going their separate ways, the two tobacco giants announced this week they are considering a merger. The potential merger would end years of speculation on whether the companies would eventually reunite. Marlboro-maker Altria spun off PMI in
A man poses for a picture as he vapes at a vape shop. Daniel Becerril | Reuters U.S. health officials are investigating 215 possible cases of severe lung disease associated with vaping across 25 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said in a joint statement Friday. The
verbaska_studio | Getty Images The first generation of wearable devices, like smartwatches and activity trackers, were aimed at helping generally healthy people track their physical activity. Now, the medical industry is looking for ways to use smart gadgets to monitor patients with chronic illnesses. Keeping track of patients after they go home is increasingly important
The runup to the 2020 Democratic primaries is in full swing as the candidates argue over the best way to approach policy. One of the biggest policy divides: the role of private health insurance. Many countries provide government funded universal health care while offering secondary private insurance. One country that’s frequently overlooked: Australia. Watch the
In this handout photo provided by the Office of Inspector General, overcrowding of families is observed by OIG at U.S. Border Patrol Weslaco Station on June 11, 2019, in Weslaco, Texas. Office of Inspector General/Department of Homeland Security via Getty Images) Office of Inspector General | Department of Homeland Security | Getty Images Nearly 900
Huseyin Turgut Erkisi | E+ | Getty Images Men’s health start-ups have been a hot ticket with consumers who prefer to avoid the doctor for sensitive issues like erectile dysfunction and hair loss. Sign up online, get connected virtually with a physician and within days your pills start showing up in the mail. But while
Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis on Wednesday told CNBC that he uses a hemp extract to cope with pain from his playing days and that the remedy could be used to help other athletes “feel normal again.” The two-time Super Bowl champion and former Denver Broncos running back said on “The Exchange” that
Ethos co-founders Lingke Wang, left, and Peter Colis, right. Ethos Ethos, the Silicon Valley start-up taking on America’s life insurance industry, just snagged $60 million in funding. The San Francisco-based company announced on Wednesday that it raised the fresh funds in a Series C round led by GV, Alphabet’s venture arm, and backed by Goldman Sachs. Existing
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Joshua Roberts | Reuters The Department of Energy and the Weill Foundation on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding for a new public-private partnership which will use the agency’s artificial intelligence capabilities for biomedical research. Former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill and Energy Secretary Rick Perry told CNBC’s “Closing Bell ” in
23andMe CEO, Anne Wojcicki 23andMe Sales of consumer-focused DNA tests from companies like Ancestry and 23andMe are down this year. And while companies in the space aren’t offering any reasons why, experts speculate that the natural expiration of the early adopter wave and growing privacy concerns are to blame. But companies might be able to
An experimental patch designed to deliver cancer medications through the skin Source: M.I.T. An experimental patch designed to deliver cancer medications through the skin showed promise in mice and human skin samples, according to new research presented Sunday at the American Chemical Society conference in California, San Diego. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Two young women vape outside the shop they work at, Cloud99 Vapes, in Manhattan borough, New York. Melissa Fares | Reuters One person has died after being hospitalized with a severe lung illness after using an e-cigarette, the first death doctors have linked to vaping, Illinois officials said Friday. The death comes as federal and
A pharmacist empties a prescription bottle of opioid painkillers that she filled for a patient at the pharmacy inside the facility in Boston. John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images The Trump administration unveiled a proposal Thursday afternoon that would make it easier for health-care providers to known whether a patient has a history
A Honduran migrant couple and their five kids taking part in a caravan heading to the US, wait to cross the border from Ciudad Tecun Uman in Guatemala, to Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on October 22, 2018. Orlando Sierra | AFP | Getty Images Two House Democrats said Wednesday they have not received any answers from
NJOY Ace Source: NJOY E-cigarette giant Juul’s momentum is slowing as rivals woo customers with less expensive vapes and fruity flavors, according to the latest Nielsen data. Juul’s dollar share slipped slightly, down 0.3 percentage points to 71.4%, in the four weeks ended Aug. 10, according to Nielsen scanner data compiled by Cowen analyst Vivien
SmileDirectClub, a direct-to-consumer teeth-straightening service, on Friday made its confidential IPO prospectus public. SmileDirectClub is one of many companies that have lined up to file to go public in 2019. The Nashville-based company, which aims to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SDC,” is hoping to raise up to $100 million
The average American has $38,000 in debt — a quarter of which comes directly from credit card charges. In December 2018, consumer debt overall hit a record high $4 trillion. Experts say a significant amount of this debt can be explained by what they call “money disorders.” Brad Klontz, author of “Mind Over Money” and
Kurbo app Scott Mlyn | CNBC Do your homework! Clean your room! Count your Weight Watchers points? Weight Watchers, which now calls itself WW, this week introduced a new app called Kurbo by WW to “help kids and teens ages 8-17 reach a healthier weight.” WW last year acquired Kurbo, a digital health start-up whose
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, August 15, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump says the U.S. should begin building more mental health institutions to combat the nation’s ongoing gun violence. Speaking to reporters before a campaign rally in New