Health Care

We are in a new era of car safety: The focus has shifted from reducing death and injury in a vehicle collision to preventing a crash from happening in the first place.

U.S. stocks edged mostly lower in light trading early Tuesday as markets reopened following the Christmas holiday.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SCMP) The constipation and irritable bowel syndrome drugmaker agreed to be bought by Mallinckrodt for $18 a share, or $839 million.

Cheap, electric bicycles have made life a lot easier for New York City's legions of restaurant delivery workers, but the party may be over in the New Year.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Nike Inc., down $1.48 to $63.29 The athletic apparel retailer had a solid quarter but sales in North America remained weak.

A line of dining benches that can crack and collapse are among this week's recalled consumer products.

The largest U.S. health insurer is expanding deeper into South America by spending about $2.8 billion to buy a health care provider and insurer that operates in Chile, Columbia and Peru.

UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Friday it signed a definitive agreement to buy Chilean healthcare company Banmedica SA BAN.SN for $2.8 billion, expanding the health insurer’s footprint in South America.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review for Novartis's Tafinlar in combination with Mekinist for treating some patients with advanced melanoma.

Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse for cash-strapped, hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico—it does.

The toys your kids unwrap this Christmas could invite hackers into your home.

Ford and Mazda are recalling more than 380,000 older small pickup trucks for a second time to replace Takata air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel.

A tainted baby milk scandal affecting some 30 countries is growing, as French dairy giant Lactalis recalled millions more products globally because of fears of salmonella contamination.

Honda says another person has been killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator.

Sweeping U.S. tax legislation appears to be on the verge of approval, lifting the prospects in particular for banks, telecoms, transports and other industries that stand to gain the most from lower corporate tax rates.

Humana will buy part of Kindred Healthcare's home health business, the latest example of a health insurer growing more involved in the delivery of health care on top off simply handling medical bills.

U.S. health officials have approved a breakthrough therapy that can improve the eyesight of patients with a rare form of inherited blindness.