Health Care

P&G adds consumer health products from Germany's Merck for $4,21 billion.

Ford is getting into the non-emergency medical transportation business as it moves toward making money off its experimental ventures in new mobility.

U.S. health officials say a closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant significantly reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the country.

U.S. health officials are considering new steps to improve the government's system for overseeing medical devices.

Sanders, an independent who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, said the bill aimed to hold opioid manufacturers accountable for their role in the epidemic and force them to help pay for the crisis.

Johnson & Johnson is reporting better than expected profit and revenue for the first quarter The New Brunswick, New Jersey, company on Tuesday reported profits of $4.37 billion, or $1.60 per share.

UnitedHealth Group is reporting first-quarter earnings of $2.84 billion, a jump of more than 30 percent from last year, with broad growth for the nation's largest health insurer.

The largest U.S. health insurer has been adding more physicians through a series of acquisitions, helping drive its customer base, which grew by 2.2 million in the first quarter.

Sales in the first quarter jumped to $20.01 billion from $17.77 billion a year earlier.

UnitedHealth Group profit and revenue beat expectations.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Eldorado Resorts Inc., up $5.80 to $41.50

Amazon will instead focus its efforts on selling less sensitive medical supplies, according to a new report.

Toyota says it will start equipping models with technology to talk to other vehicles starting in 2021, as it tries to push safety communications forward.

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Shire said on Monday it would consider returning proceeds from the sale to shareholders through a buyback and that further selective disposals of non-strategic assets were possible.

J&J's Baby power case could focus on new claims.

More than 200 million eggs from a North Carolina farm have been recalled because of bacterial contamination.

Trump’s interest in rejoining TPP comes as some U.S. business leaders are worried about trade relations with China.