Health Care

The biotech startup behind the COVID-fox19 vaccine jointly developed by AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford filed Friday with U.S. regulators for a public share offering. Vaccitech PLC said in a securities filing it plans to use the technology underpinning the vaccine to develop treatments targeting prostate cancer, hepatitis B and human papillomavirus.

A mass vaccination site in Colorado closed early Wednesday after a "limited number" of people began having adverse reactions to the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, resulting in hundreds of people who waited in line for hours being sent home without receiving a shot. 

Extra-strength acetaminophen is sold under various brand names

As Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to set out more details about the coronavirus passports on Monday, the British leader will drop the use of vaccine certificates in pubs and restaurants because of political and industry opposition, according to reports.

J&J said it was "assuming full responsibility" of the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore

Some GOP-led states that previously declined to expand Medicaid are reconsidering that decision now that the $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief package has made billions of dollars available to enlarge the program.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on the idea of the government requiring a passport to move freely within the country.

- A group of investors managing a collective $3 trillion in assets will call on operators of nursing homes to improve pay and working standards for care workers, noting the "devastating outcomes" of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry.

Germany’s government said Tuesday it will restrict the use of AstraZeneca PLC’s COVID-19 vaccine for people younger than 60 following fresh blood-clotting incidents among recipients, potentially presenting the country’s sputtering vaccine rollout with fresh delays.

Father of “net neutrality" pushing back against the law he’s fought so hard to promote

President Biden announced Tuesday the special enrollment period for Obamacare is now being extended until August 15. 

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday announced a 10-year plan for the U.S. Postal Service that includes longer mail delivery times and cuts to worker hours.

The recall was issued after the agency discovered the lack of inspection "during in-commerce surveillance activities."

Officials in the Biden administration have indicated that they are not certain Johnson & Johnson will end up delivering on its promise of providing 20 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine by the end of March.

AstraZeneca U.S. President Ruud Dobber sought to assure the American public that the company’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe, despite concerns about links to potential blood clots raised in Europe.

Congressional Democrats are seeking to prevent members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP from using the drug company’s bankruptcy to get legal releases freeing them from government lawsuits over the opioid painkiller.

In August, the agency issued a warning about alcohol-based hand sanitizers being packaged in containers that may resemble food or drinks, putting "consumers at risk of serious injury or death if ingested." 

Former Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price told FOX Business "Cavuto: Coast to Coast" Friday that the impact of schools remaining closed due to the coronavirus pandemic has been "severe," leading to an "increase in mental health challenges" among students.

With schools nationwide locked down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health consequences on students have come into a sharp focus.

A New Jersey-based pet food manufacturer is expanding a recall of its pet food and bone products over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella and listeria.