Health Care

The United States government says the HIV epidemic is “coming under control” in the country with the world’s highest prevalence of HIV, Swaziland.

Online health publisher WebMD Health Corp said on Monday it agreed to be bought by private equity firm KKR & Co in a deal valued at about $2.8 billion.

Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday took aim at the Senate Republican health care bill, saying the legislation, in its current form, won’t work.

___ Retailers, brands see green for back-to-school shopping NEW YORK (AP) — For the back-to-school season, many parents and their kids are thinking green.

More than 15,000 toys are being recalled this week because parts can break off and pose a choking hazard to infants.

German automaker Audi says it will fit up to 850,000 diesel cars with new software to improve their emissions performance, following a similar move by rival Daimler.

The Congressional Budget Office says the latest Republican effort to repeal ObamaCare would lead to 22 million fewer people insured by 2026 while saving $420 billion. However the CBO did not include the provision by Senator Ted Cruz which would allow insurers to offer less comprehensive coverage.

Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove said we need more than money to fix America’s opioid crisis.

Colgate-Palmolive reported an adjusted 2Q profit of $0.72 per share, matching expectations. Revenue for the company came in at $3.83 billion, falling short of the estimate for $3.89 billion.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., visited a New Balance sneaker factory in Massachusetts Thursday, where he pushed for an overhaul of the U.S. tax code.

Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) will invest $500 million and create 1,000 new U.S.-based jobs focused on manufacturing a new kind of glass for storing injectable drugs as part of President Donald Trump’s “Made in America” initiative, the company said Thursday.

After evaluating the GOP’s repeal-only strategy late Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of uninsured by 22 million over the next decade.

More than one third of the 50 million people worldwide living with dementia may have been able to prevent it by addressing certain lifestyle factors, according to a new report released Thursday.