NYC drivers for Uber, other apps to get vision care coverage
New York drivers for car services and ride-hailing apps like Uber will get coverage for vision care as well as phone or video appointments with doctors starting Sunday.
Donated cars let children's hospital patients ride in style
Patients at Hasbro Children's Hospital are getting to ride in style with two new child-sized motorized cars.
FDA OKs first drug made to reduce excessive sweating
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug developed specifically to reduce excessive sweating, a common condition that can cause anxiety.
Novartis to spin off Alcon, buy back $5 billion in shares
The share buyback is due to be completed by 2019.
Rapper Nas invested early in PillPack, Amazon’s latest buy
Nas' fund participated in an early investment round that raised $8.8 million for the startup.
Rhode Island OKs tax credits for biotech company
Rhode Island is considering using tax incentives to attract a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.
Walgreens reports 15.5 percent rise in quarterly profit
The company authorized a $10 billion share repurchase program.
Why health care sharing ministry memberships now top 1 million
Physicians turn out to be a key reason this alternative to medical insurance is growing.
Time to look at medical marijuana for illnesses: Dr. Mike
FDA approves first-ever marijuana-derived medication. Should more cannabis-based drugs be researched?
NY Medicaid program: $272K Cystic Fibrosis drug is too expensive
FDA approves drug made from marijuana
FDA approves first-ever medication that includes marijuana
Medical marijuana milestone
Buffett, Bezos, Dimon find health care CEO in Harvard professor
The trio of executives tapped Dr. Atul Gawande to lead their health care venture.
New healthcare plans will lower costs for small businesses: Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta
The Trump administration approved Association Health Plans (AHPs), which could benefit small businesses.
Trump’s ObamaCare alternative to save small businesses big money
A suite of new rules will allow small businesses to offer insurance plans that don’t need to comply with all of the Affordable Care Act’s requirements.
ObamaCare alternative coming from Labor Department
Associated health plans are aimed at small businesses.
Roche to pay $2.4 billion to buy rest of Foundation Medicine
The deal values FMi at $5.3 billion.
Ivana Trump brings new diet that promotes comfort food to US
The Italiano Diet
Maximize your health savings account benefits with these simple steps
While more Americans are taking advantage of the pre-tax health savings plans, they are missing out on key ways to maximize benefits.
Crunch CEO on the big business of fitness
The business of fitness
Social media behind rise in suicides?
CDC: Suicides on the rise

















