Health Care

Millions of children's plates and bowls are being recalled because a plastic layer can peel off, posing a choking hazard.

New York City's system of 11 public hospitals will leave more jobs unfilled and has started slowing payments to vendors because of a cash-flow crisis, according to its interim president.

Mitsubishi is recalling 66,000 cars for a second time to replace faulty Takata front passenger air bag inflators.

Amid a growing U.S. opioid addiction, health insurer Cigna Corp will stop covering OxyContin, the opioid painkiller sold by Purdue Pharma LP, as of January 1 and will instead cover an equivalent with a formulation less vulnerable to abuse, the company said on Wednesday.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: PepsiCo, up 21 cents to $109.34

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

A bill to clear away obstacles to a new era of self-driving cars is facing opposition from safety advocates who say it would give automakers free rein to put unsafe vehicles on the road.

The Latest on a Senate bill to advance self-driving cars (all times local): 10:28 a.m.

Former Obama administration officials are undertaking a private campaign to encourage people to sign up for coverage next year under the Affordable Care Act.

More than two thousand miles away from the healthcare debate in Washington, President Donald Trump's threats to let Obamacare collapse are sowing confusion about its fate and dampening 2018 enrollment expectations.

Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 710,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs in North America because an improperly installed brake shield could let water leak in and limit braking ability.

New Jersey's largest public hospital has a new name and new management.

___ Trump promotes 'giant, beautiful, massive' tax plan WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the centerpiece of his plan to help American businesses and workers is a "giant, beautiful, massive, the biggest ever in our country, tax cut."

Nissan is recalling 1.2 million vehicles in Japan to re-inspect them as they had not gone through the proper final checks.

Americans spent $457 billion on prescription drugs in 2015, according to a recent issue of the AARP Bulletin.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is betting state lawmakers can fix a mistake in an intricate spending law without jeopardizing hard-won compromises that spared rural hospitals drastic budget cuts and provided $1.9 billion for transportation.

President Donald Trump is seeking a new health secretary to take the place of Tom Price, ousted after an outcry over flying on costly private charters for official travel.

Vyera Pharmaceuticals, formerly known as Turing Pharmaceuticals, does not have to pay Impax Laboratories Inc $43 million in a dispute stemming from Turing founder Martin Shkreli's decision to boost by 5,000 percent the price of a drug Turing bought from Impax, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday.

A federal judge has denied an effort by drug makers to block Maryland's first-in-the-nation law against pharmaceutical price gouging.