Health Care

Biogen will make a second attempt to win FDA approval for a new Alzheimer's treatment.

Health officials acknowledged Friday they are still looking at a wide range of products and chemicals that could be causing the U.S. vaping illness outbreak.

A top economic adviser to President Obama says Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Medicare-for-all plan will not be a winner in 2020.

Hospitals could soon face shortages of critical surgical tools because several plants that sterilize the equipment have been shut down, government health officials said Friday.

Why more and more patients are opting not to use their insurance cards at the doctor's office.

Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid have pulled some or all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder from shelves to avoid confusing consumers, after a minuscule amount of asbestos was found in one bottle.

The news comes just over a month after Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced plans to “clear flavored e-cigarettes from the market.”

Austin Mayor Steve Adler explains the reasoning behind the city choosing to legalize camping, sitting and lying in public spaces.

A man in northwest China lost his sight after playing mobile games.

Amidst recalls over the popular heartburn OTC medication Zantac over suspected carcinogens, the FDA has released a list of safe antacid alternatives.

CVS urged customers to discontinue use of any affected product purchased at one of its stores during the recall period and said it will offer refunds as needed.

Up to half of all clinicians have reported “substantial” feelings of burnout, including exhaustion, high depersonalization and a low sense of personal accomplishment.

Amazon continues its expansion into health care.

New York alongside five other states have reached a $700 million settlement against Suboxone drug maker Reckitt Benckiser.

The drug maker lowers financials due to a looming opioid settlement.

Roughly 18 percent of all mothers and 26 percent of work-mothers took paid leave immediately after it was introduced. 

A drug that could prevent Alzheimer's files for FDA approval.

The health agency is asking manufacturers to add a warning to information marketed to patients.

Melania Trump made her only solo trip to Capitol Hill so far to thank Congress for passing the bipartisan SUPPORT Act a year ago.

More employers are offering their workers supplemental coverage for expenses that crop up when an unexpected illness or injury hits.