Health Care

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $373 million.

German automaker Daimler AG says its net profit fell 27 percent in the second quarter to 1.8 billion euros, from 2.5 billion euros a year earlier.

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca says second-quarter earnings dropped 27 percent as it shifted away from dependence on its former blockbuster drugs and toward new cancer drugs.

The treatment inventor says the opioid crisis is growing at a rapid pace.

The Trump administration's Medicare chief is slamming "Medicare for All," the proposal from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for a national health care plan that would cover all Americans.

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America's healthcare industry is beginning to shift its focus from treating to preventative plans.

Uber officials say the company has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four months after a fatal accident involving one of the cars in Arizona.

A consumer rights group has filed a complaint alleging a Minneapolis health care provider ignored ethical practices and federal safeguards when it researched the effect of the powerful sedative ketamine on more than 100 participants without their prior consent.

Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline says second-quarter revenue was 7.3 billion pounds ($9.6 billion), up 4 percent when discounting currency shifts, amid a promising performance of a new shingles treatment.

Anthem Inc. (ANTM) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.05 billion.

Chinese state media say a total of 15 people have been detained in a growing scandal over the faking of records by a rabies vaccine maker.

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. plans to expand manufacturing in Michigan and add 450 jobs under an incentives deal approved Tuesday by the state's economic development arm.

Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $259.9 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

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Private equity firm Apollo Global Management will spend about $5.6 billion to buy the rural hospital chain LifePoint and combine it with the health system operator RCCH HealthCare Partners.

Mondelez Global says it's voluntarily recalling some of its Ritz Cracker products over potential risk of salmonella.