Health Care

The risk of reinfection with the omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times higher, and it has shown no sign of being milder than delta, a study showed, as cases soar across Europe and threaten year-end festivities.

Prosecutors in Elizabeth Holmes’s criminal fraud trial made their case one more time in closing arguments Thursday as jurors move closer to deciding the fate of the Theranos Inc. founder.

According to the company, the letter focuses on "the inadequacy of specific medical device quality system requirements" at its Northridge, California facility, covering areas including risk assessment, corrective and preventive action, complaint handling, device recalls, and reporting of adverse events.

Nearly 13 million Americans skipped or delayed prescribed medicine in the year before the COVID-19 pandemic due to high costs, according to a recent survey.

Consumers have skipped spending money on food, travel and even holiday gifts due to health care costs, according to a survey from HealthCareInsider.

Vuity, which should be used once daily in each eye, works in as early as 15 minutes and provide up to 6 hours of sharper vision.

FOX Business host Stuart Varney discusses Democratic governors retreating from Biden's federal vaccine mandate

Cross examination of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has wrapped

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Wednesday that the company's COVID-19 booster shot would be enough to "maintain protection" against the omicron variant.

Elizabeth Holmes’s surprise turn on the witness stand in her criminal-fraud trial has given jurors a close look at the control she held over her blood-testing startup Theranos Inc., and at the alleged torment she endured in her personal life at the same time.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced this week that its international travel requirements have changed.

Pharmacies are reportedly running out of important prescription medications, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows there are about 111 drugs on backorder – including heart medications, antibiotics and cancer drugs.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, in a wide-ranging interview, discusses COVID goals, media criticism and whether he'll step down from his White House position.

The Food and Drug Administration is laying the groundwork for the rapid review of Omicron-targeted vaccines and drugs if they turn out to be needed, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Medicare and Medicare Advantage open enrollment period ends on Dec. 7, but many seniors haven't reviewed their health coverage. Even fewer decided to actually change plans, according to a new survey.

After conducting an initial genetic analysis of more than 200 available sequences of the omicron variant, including those from South Africa, Asia and Europe, the biotechnology giant has found no new mutations present in the strain that are expected to alter the viral RNA polymerase compared to previous COVID-19 variants.

A federal judge should reject a sweeping settlement to thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, a group of states said at a hearing Tuesday, arguing that the protections it extends to members of the Sackler family who own the firm are improper.

Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes conceded Tuesday that she has many regrets about how she responded to criticisms of her blood-testing company, as prosecutors questioned her directly for the first time since they charged her with criminal fraud more than three years ago.

In tearful and intense testimony, Elizabeth Holmes recounted from the witness stand Monday that she had been raped as a Stanford University student and not long after entered an abusive relationship with the man who would become her top deputy at Theranos Inc.

As COVID-19's new omicron variant has begun to emerge overseas, vaccine makers Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson have outlined their respective strategies to tackle the new strain.