Healthcare Up as Traders Rotate to Less Inflation-Sensitive Sectors -- Health Care Roundup

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Healthcare companies rose as traders sought out sectors that are less vulnerable to swings in economic growth and inflation prospects.

Shares of vTv Therapeutics rose after the Food and Drug Administration lifted a clinical hold on its diabetes treatment program. Bayer has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration priority review for its application seeking expanded approval of its kidney-disease drug Kerendia in certain people with heart failure. Drug giant Pfizer is using doctor hotlines with advice on insurance coverage to drive sales of drugs such as migraine treatment Nurtec, The Wall Street Journal reported.

 

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March 17, 2025 16:53 ET (20:53 GMT)

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