Health Care

Because of the lower tax rates under the overhaul, the drug company plans to invest about $12 billion over five years on capital projects, with $8 billion of that to be spent in the U.S.

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is reporting its first quarterly sales in years on the back of new cancer treatments.

Honda Motor Co.'s profit for the fiscal third quarter has more than tripled what the Japanese automaker earned last year as its sales grew and profits got a perk from a U.S. tax cut.

Health insurer Cigna reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by higher enrollment and it forecast 2018 earnings above Wall Street estimates.

Kenneth Chenault, wearing no sport coat and no tie, with a large cup of tea in front of him, fits an image of a man ready for retirement.

NIH’s head of infectious diseases said the ineffectiveness of this year’s flu vaccines is prompting scientists to scramble for a ‘universal influenza’ vaccine.

While a vote on the Senate’s newly released health care bill has been delayed due to Sen. John McCain’s unexpected absence, the White House continues to work behind the scenes with Congress on a tax reform overhaul—something Americans should expect to see by Christmas, according to one senator.

Panera Bread Co. is voluntarily recalling some cream cheese sold in its U.S. stores because of possible bacterial contamination.

Infant rattles with parts that can break off and pose a choking hazard are being recalled this week.

The Latest on reports of sexual harassment of women at an event in London (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Britain's Great Ormond Street Hospital says it will return donations from a U.K. charity involved in allegations that women were groped at a fundraising gala attended by hundreds of senior executives and lawmakers.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer and songwriter Neil Diamond announced he will retire from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, just days before his 77th birthday.

Johnson & Johnson is reporting a fourth-quarter loss of $10.71 billion, after reporting a profit a year earlier.

In an ironic twist, the Trump administration's embrace of work requirements for low-income people on Medicaid is prompting lawmakers in some conservative states to resurrect plans to expand health care for the poor.

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French healthcare group Sanofi has agreed to buy U.S. peer Bioverativ for $11.6 billion.

___ Amazon narrows list to 20 for its second headquarters NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has narrowed its search for a second headquarters city to 20 locations, concentrated mostly in the East and the Midwest.

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