Health Care

Merck Reports Better Than Expected 3Q Earnings

Dow component Merck reported an adjusted 3Q profit of $1.07 per share, topping the estimate for $0.99. Revenue for the drugmaker came in at $10.54 billion, also beating the estimate for $10.17 billion

Novartis profit slips as key drug goes generic

Swiss drug company Novartis saw net profit slip in the third quarter as the loss of a key drug to generic use in the United States outweighed strong sales of its psoriasis drug Cosentyx and MS treatment Gilenya.

3 Stupid Medicare Moves

Boneheaded moves can really set you back. Be smart about Medicare and you can improve both your physical and fiscal condition.

What's On Our Radar: Friday, October 21st, 2016

Candidates trade jabs at the Al Smith dinner -At a charity dinner in NYC on Thursday night, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump addressed a crowd of high-powered leaders as the evening’s keynote speakers.

Obama: Health care law 'worked,' says improvements needed

President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his namesake health care program, long a target of Republicans and recently criticized by some Democrats, saying millions of Americans "now know the financial security of health insurance" because of the Affordable Care Act.