Health

A major cigarette company has announced its intention to end sales in the United Kingdom in 10 years’ time.

Recipients of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine have strong protection against the delta variant that has been linked to rising coronavirus figures in the U.S., according to a study published this week.

States unveiled a historic $26 billion settlement with drug companies to resolve thousands of opioid-crisis lawsuits, paving the way for communities across the country to secure a jolt of funding to address an epidemic in painkiller addiction that hasn’t abated.

The Biden administration announced a goal of July 4th as "a return to normal," but small business owners in liberal cities now fear a return to 2020.

The Biden administration on Monday proposed ramping up penalties for hospitals that do not follow rules regarding price transparency.

Joe Biden on Friday issued a new executive order aimed at boosting competition in various industries.

Shares of Daré Bioscience, Inc., surged 63% ahead of Wednesday's opening bell after the biotech company reported a nearly $49 million grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Greek-yogurt maker Chobani could be valued at more than $10 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as the company confidentially filed regulatory paperwork for its stock market listing.

About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is leading an effort to examine the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) recent approval of a drug to treat Alzheimer's.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new Alzheimer’s drug in decades over the objection of agency statisticians who said there was insufficient evidence to support approval, according to newly released internal memos.

Public health officials in the U.K. say they are increasingly confident that vaccines offer significant protection against the Delta variant of coronavirus, a hopeful sign as the highly transmissible strain spreads across the world.

The White House this week gave President Biden the greenlight to move forward with removing a Trump-era health care policy designed to bring down the price of insulin.

Anheuser-Busch plans to give out free beer to Americans over the drinking age of 21 if 70% of U.S. adults have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by July 4 in support of the White House administration’s campaign to encourage more people to get vaccinated.

American companies can require COVID-19 vaccines for individuals returning to the office the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Friday.

Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend that may accelerate further due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

Trader Joe's grocery stores will no longer be requiring masks for customers in like with guidance from the CDC.

Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That’s the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new wave of care options.

Moderna Inc. CEO Stephane Bancel said Friday that the company is on track to produce 1 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year, but warned that with manufacturers producing large quantities, there could be an oversupply in 2022.

The disclosures show wealth built up by Purdue’s family owners, who have offered to pay $4.28 billion in a proposed bankruptcy deal