Health Care

Many Americans are getting a better deal by staying home than getting a job.

The November jobs report came in better-than-expected.

A federal jury in Dallas on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit to pay more than $1 billion to six plaintiffs who said they were injured by Pinnacle hip implants.

You might think you have airtight insurance protection against storms, car accidents and other mishaps.

In a story Nov. 25 about the week's consumer product recalls, The Consumer Product Safety Commission incorrectly listed a laptop battery recall.

Republican leaders are ready to push through the House a compromise medical research bill that's prompted complaints from Democrats and consumer groups but seems all but certain to sail through Congress with momentum built by victories that it delivers for both parties and the White House.

The U.S. government wants more people to complain about auto safety problems.

Democrats pressed for changes Tuesday to a $6.3 billion medical research bill as Republican leaders prepared to try pushing the measure through the lame-duck Congress by next week.

The Environmental Protection Agency has released a list of toxic chemicals that will be the first reviewed under a recently enacted law that gives regulators increased authority to ban substances shown to endanger human health.

Nissan is going to offer internet access, safety technology and myriad accessory options the Japanese automaker calls "hyper-personalization," not only in new models but also for vehicles people already own.

Doctors warn that with no cure or prevention treatments available, millennials should be just as concerned about the disease as older adults.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says a bill providing extra money for medical research is "extortion" and a giveaway to big biomedical companies.

Newly unsealed court testimony shows revealing new details about a rift that is highly unusual for two companies pressing ahead with a merger request.

UnitedHealth is backing its 2016 financial guidance and expects growth into 2017, with earnings per share potentially reaching $9.60.

UnitedHealth Group gave investors an early holiday gift.

The cannabis industry has been growing drastically in the past five years, with revenue expected to hit $6.7 billion in 2016.

President Barack Obama took on the problems of a lack of access to health care and high cost, but he and Democrats paid a political price.

U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson has approached Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion Ltd about a potential takeover.

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