Health Care

Johnson & Johnson said a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine administered two months after the first shot increased protection against symptomatic illness in trial participants, as federal regulators evaluate data for the country’s strategy for rolling out boosters.

Medicare advisory company Chapter has raised $17 million in fresh funding, bringing its total funding to date to approximately $19 million.

CVS is rapidly recruiting ahead of flu season and as customer demand for COVID-19 vaccination and testing remains high.

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon.

Majorities support mask and vaccine mandates advocated by the Biden administration, as the coronavirus pandemic remains a top concern, according to the latest Fox News poll.

An independent committee advising the FDA voted against Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.

Pfizer is expanding its voluntary recall to include all lots of Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg Tablets.

A U.S. judge on Monday approved up to $7.1 million in bonuses for five executives of Purdue Pharma, the bankrupt maker of OxyContin, at a hearing at which he faced blunt criticism for his handling of the case from a woman whose son died of an opioid overdose.

The Internal Revenue Service says home COVID-19 testing is an eligible medical expense for flexible spending arrangements and health savings accounts

The Justice Department won’t tolerate violence or threats against people seeking abortions in Texas, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said, as the Biden administration considers ways to challenge a new state law banning most abortions.

Seven nursing homes in Louisiana have been ordered shuttered by the state Department of Health, according to a series of Twitter messages that the department posted Saturday night.

You can still improve your financial security in retirement, no matter how old you are.

Reports that Food and Drug Administration officials plan to step down over the White House’s COVID-19 booster shot guidance have created a “mess” for the Biden administration, according to Dr. Mark Siegel.

The U.S. drug regulator has asked Pfizer, Eli Lilly & Co and AbbVie to include information about the risks of serious conditions and death from the use of their drugs that belong to a class of treatments known as JAK inhibitors.

Power was restored for some customers in Eastern New Orleans on Wednesday as residents struggled to find food and clean drinking water amidst sweltering heat.

Honolulu will require employees at "restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters, museums, arcades and other similar establishments" to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to operate.

Baxter International Inc. BAX 0.27% is in advanced talks to buy medical-equipment maker Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. HRC 0.96% for around $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

The added pressure from the pandemic and high pay rates for travel nurses could spur a permanent reset of wages for all nurses, said April Kapu, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Moderna has completed a submission filing for full FDA approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 18 and up.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan discussed the delta variant and how it may impact his views on policy.