CVS, Aetna $69B merger wins DOJ approval
The drug-insurer deal won conditional approval, potentially paving the way for lower consumer prices.
Children in Colorado, Minnesota diagnosed with 'polio-like' disorder
Rare 'polio-like' illness emerging
Starbucks follows Home Depot, Apple and ups its care benefits
The coffee chain partnered with Care.com to roll out new child and elder care benefits to workers.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump fudges history on black vote, drug cost
Facing pivotal November elections, President Donald Trump is misrepresenting the history of African-American voting and exaggerating his influence in boosting income and controlling prescription drug prices.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Kavanaugh accuser, drug prices, vets
President Donald Trump misrepresented the testimony of his Supreme Court nominee's chief accuser in a mocking turn on a rally stage over the past week as campaign politics and the pitched struggle over Brett Kavanaugh's fate provided fertile ground for distortion.
Tesla's autopilot is better than you, statistically
Tesla says it recorded one accident for every 3.34 million miles driven in the third quarter when the autopilot was engaged on its vehicles.
Dire stakes for US children battling rare diseases
Does the FDA need a new approach for advancing treatment for patients with rare diseases?
Americans are struggling to save for future medical costs
A couple retiring this year at age 65 will need $280,000 to cover medical bills.
Trump trade deal protects biologic drugs from generics
Biologic drugs were a winner in Trump’s new trade deal.
FDA: 38 sick from tainted eggs from Alabama
The government says 38 people in seven states have gotten sick from eggs produced by an Alabama poultry farm.
9/11 victims compensation fund may be running out of cash
Through the end of August, the fund had granted about $4.3 billion to 9/11 victims.
Narcan nasal spray maker eyes fentanyl overdose fix
Opiant Pharmaceuticals CEO Roger Crystal said he’s working with the HHS to create a stronger nasal spray to treat fentanyl overdoses.
More than 500 lawsuits against acne drug maker are dismissed
The maker of an acne drug that caused some patients to develop a gastrointestinal disease provided adequate warnings about the drug's side effects, New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in dismissing more than 500 lawsuits against the company.
FDA targets teen vaping
Flu season approaching
US regulators OK updated version of decades-old antibiotic
U.S. regulators have approved a modernized version of a decades-old antibiotic used to treat a number of infections.
Business Highlights
___ GE, seeking path forward as a century-old company, ousts CEO BOSTON (AP) — General Electric CEO and Chairman John Flannery is being ousted after just over a year on the job at the century-old company.
AP Explains: How NAFTA 2.0 will shake up business as usual
American dairy farmers get more access to the Canadian market.
Medicare upgrades its website ahead of sign-up season
Medicare is modernizing its website to make it more useful for beneficiaries, particularly younger ones accustomed going online for information from insurers, hospitals and doctors.
Baylor Scott & White Health, Memorial Hermann plan to merge
Two major not-for-profit health care providers in Texas plan to merge with a goal of improved patient care and more cost-effective services.
Drugmaker Pfizer's CEO Read to be replaced by COO Bourla
The drugmaker Pfizer will replace CEO Ian Read with Chief Operating Officer Albert Bourla in January.















