Health Care

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the state settled with Walmart and CVS Pharmacy in a lawsuit regarding the oversupply of prescription drugs.

A district court judge on Monday denied the Department of Justice's request to stop the planned merger of UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and health officials announced Tuesday that the COVID vaccine mandate for the private sector would become optional in November.

A Georgia grandmother is being honored by Jackson police after she found and returned more than $500 in cash. The money was accidentally left under her sandwich.

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it had formed three strike force teams of prosecutors and agents to combat and prevent COVID-19-related fraud.

The 22nd annual Prostate Cancer Foundation Gala in the Hamptons raised millions of dollars toward cancer research. Daryl Hall and John Oates and ABBA performed for attendees.

The U.S. shortage of infant formula will improve by October, Nestlé S.A.'s Gerber Products Company president and CEO Tarun Malkani told reporters on Thursday.

GE annnounced it aims to complete the spinoff of its health care unit in early January and tapped the planned independent company's board of directors.

Thousands of Minnesota nurses began a three-day walkout due to understaffing and pay issues. The nurses claim the issues were worsened by the coronavirus strains.

The prices for health-insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, are set to rise as inflation drives up the cost of labor and supplies.

A tentative contract agreement has been reached with four nursing homes that went on strike for nearly a week over pay, benefits, and staffing disputes.

The White House purchased 100 million rapid at-home COVID tests, saying the sale would help manage a potential increase in demand over the coming months.

Physical similarities in vials for updated bivalent COVID-19 booster shots and conventional vaccines are reportedly raising concerns about the potential for mix-ups.

Convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is asking for a new trial claiming a witness for the prosecution regrets how their testimony was presented.

Illumina announced Tuesday it plans to appeal the European Commission's decision to prohibit the company's acquisition of cancer detection company GRAIL.

The retail pharmacy chain, which will acquire Signify Health for $30.50 per share in cash, beat out bids from UnitedHealth, Amazon and Option Care Health.

Amazon is reportedly planning to launch a platform next year that will allow people in Japan to obtain virtual prescriptions after receiving online medical care.

The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a notice of appeal in its case challenging Illumina's $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer detection company GRAIL.

A nursing home staffing crisis is unfolding in Pennsylvania as 14 nursing homes go on strike due to contract negotiations falling through.