Falloff in Life Sciences Trickles Down to Funds

Healthcare stocks have been hard hit by RFK Jr.’s nomination to head HHS.

Steve Taub January 27, 2025

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Call it the Kennedy effect.The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index fell 12.4 percent from November 8 through December 30. So it’s not surprising that most biopharma and life sciences hedge funds posted sharp losses in December, the second straight losing month for many of these funds. As

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