Aetna to pass drug discounts directly to consumers
The insurer hopes to increase transparency and lower drug prices through its new policy.
Can a pill treat peanut allergies? This treatment shows promise
Aimmune Therapeutics is developing an immunotherapy treatment that would help the people combat the most common food allergy impacting one million children in the United States.
Novartis sells joint venture stake to GSK for $13 billion
Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis says it is selling its stake in a consumer health care joint venture with GlaxoSmithKline to the British company for $13 billion.
Novartis sells stake in venture to GSK for $13 billion
Novartis will sell its 36.5 percent stake in a consumer healthcare joint venture to GSK for $13.0 billion in cash.
New cars are quickly getting self-driving safety features
Autonomous vehicles get all the headlines, but automakers are gradually adding advanced electronic safety features to human-driven cars as they step toward a world of self-driving vehicles.
Hong Kong's skyline farms harvest more happiness than food
High above downtown Hong Kong's bustling, traffic-clogged streets, a group of office workers toil away.
AndroGel retrial: AbbVie ordered to pay man $3M
More than 6,000 lawsuits have been filed over testosterone replacement products.
ObamaCare premiums to rise before midterm elections
Democrats and Republicans point fingers as money to shore up exchanges left out of $1.3 trillion spending bill.
ObamaCare premiums to rise
ObamaCare premiums to rise
CEO says Waymo dedicated to safe self-driving technology
The leader of Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo says he is confident in the company's technology and its capability to interact with pedestrians.
Benefits of lobbying evident for small drugmaker
Tucked in the massive congressional budget bill is a provision that props up the price Medicare pays for a handful of medications, costing taxpayers millions at a time when the Trump administration is vowing to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
Lobbying pays off for small drugmaker in budget bill
Tucked in the massive congressional budget bill is a provision that props up the price Medicare pays for a handful of medications, costing taxpayers millions at a time when the Trump administration is vowing to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
Recalls this week: smoke alarms, riding mowers
More than 400,000 smoke alarms are being recalled because of a potential defect that can block a sensor, posing a risk to consumers.
Q&A: The debate over the 'right to try' experimental drugs
The idea is a political crowd-pleaser with a catchy slogan: giving desperately ill patients the "right to try" experimental medicines.
House passes 'right to try' bill that helps terminally ill patients
House passes ‘right to try’ bill
Reckitt quits Pfizer consumer health auction, GSK's bid in focus
British consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser has pulled out of discussions with Pfizer over buying its consumer healthcare business.
Some Vermont rural cell service, including 911, could end
Cellphone service, including the ability to call 911 from a mobile phone, in some rural areas of Vermont may soon be lost.
The Latest: Bargainers announce $1.3 trillion budget deal
The Latest on negotiations in Congress over a $1.3 trillion government spending bill (all times local): 7:10 a.m.
Yankees legend Mariano Rivera backs opioid alternative
A new medical device, backed by former MLB all-star pitcher Mariano Rivera, treats chronic pain with a low-level, low-frequency ultrasound and purports to be a drug-free solution to combating the opioid crisis.
Learning the ABCs of HSAs
Millions of Americans use health savings accounts to put money aside for medical expenses, but not everyone is eligible.















