IXJ News and Press, iShares Global Healthcare From 11/05/20

The Healthcare sector ranks eighth in Q4'20. Based on an aggregation of ratings of the 359 stocks in the Healthcare sector. IXJ is our top-rated Healthcare sector ETF and FSHCX is our top-rated Healthcare sector mutual fund. For further details see: Best And Worst Q4 202...

Senior housing operators have experienced significant losses this year due to COVID-19 as well as the corresponding recession. Operating expenses have also risen, as precautions must be taken to protect this real estate sector's vulnerable residents. However, there is a light at t...

The Healthcare sector ranks seventh out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our Q3'20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter , the Healthcare sector ranked seventh. It gets our Neutral rating, which is based on an aggregation of ratings of the 357 stocks in the Healthc...

The Healthcare sector ranks seventh out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our Q2'20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter , the Healthcare sector ranked sixth. It gets our Neutral rating, which is based on an aggregation of ratings of the 358 stocks in the Healthcar...

An observational study involving COVID-19 patients treated at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center did not show a treatment benefit from the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. The results were just published in the New England Journal of Medicine ....

In a statement , the FDA is cautioning against the use of malaria meds chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine outside of the hospital setting for the treatment of COVID-19 due to the risk of adverse heart rhythm side effects. More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health Science...

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. is joining the growing chorus of experts who believe that the actual number of COVID-19 infections in the U.S. is substantially higher than reported, as much as 20 times higher he says. More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health...

In a statement , the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC), a clinical laboratory industry group, says the scarcity of essential gear, including sample collection (nasal swabs) and test components and personal protective equipment, will continue to hamper the nation's labs in ex...

Introduction The bottom line for me is that I’m not at all troubled saying (a) markets may well be considerably lower sometime in the coming months and (b) we’re buying today when we find good value. I don’t find these statements inconsistent. - Calibrating , ...

States across the U.S. are instituting measures to prevent hoarding of malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in an effort to maintain supply amid acute demand from pharmacies and COVID-19 patients. More news on: Tekla World Healthcare Fund, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, The...