Health Care

___ Trump predicts passage of tax plan by Christmas WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is predicting that he will sign his tax overhaul by Christmas in the "biggest tax event in the history of our country."

Connecticut's attorney general and 45 of his colleagues are seeking to expand a federal antitrust lawsuit against generic drug-makers to include more manufacturers and medications, as well as senior executives at two companies.

Pfizer is reporting third-quarter profit of $2.84 billion, topping expectations.

U.S. regulators have approved a new treatment for people with a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) Chief Executive Mark Bertolini said during a conference call on Tuesday that the company is considering re-launching a pre-Affordable Care Act product is had for transition insurance of less than one year.

Tim Ryan, author of “From Dope to Hope,” on the opioid crisis in America.

An executive with New Jersey's largest private health care system is accused of performing lewd acts in front of female University of Delaware students.

Aetna Inc. cut losses in its Obamacare business in the third quarter, helping the U.S. health insurer post a higher-than-expected profit and raise its full-year earnings forecast.

Aetna Inc cut losses in its Obamacare business in the third quarter, helping the U.S. health insurer post a higher-than-expected profit and raise its full-year earnings forecast.

Google's self-driving car spin-off is accelerating efforts to convince the public that its technology is almost ready to safely transport people without any human assistance at all.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Advanced Accelerator Applications SA, up $7.59 to $80.50

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INSYS Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:INSY) founder Dr. John N. Kapoor resigned from his role with the company’s board in the wake of being charged with participating in a nationwide opioid bribery and kickback scheme.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Monday offered to buy France's Advanced Accelerator Applications in a $3.9 billion cash deal to strengthen the oncology portfolio at the world's biggest maker of prescription medicines.

Officials of Japan's ministry of land and transport conducted on-site checks Monday at two factories of the automaker Subaru where unqualified workers were inspecting its cars, as reports said the company plans to recall 255,000 vehicles to be re-inspected.

General Motors has agreed to a $13.9 million settlement with Orange County, California, after prosecutors accused the auto giant of concealing serious safety defects to avoid costly recalls and part replacements.

A CVS-Aetna combination could create a health colossus that can reach deeper into the average customer's life to manage care and cut costs, according to analysts who follow the companies.

Technology companies are jumping Friday morning as investors applaud third-quarter reports from big names including Microsoft, Intel, and Alphabet, Google's parent company.

More than 60,000 infant motion seats are being recalled because the motor can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Merck & Co. is reporting a third-quarter loss of $56 million after a profit in the same period a year earlier, but it still beat Wall Street expectations.