Health Care

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International on Thursday said it secured a commitment from loan holders to amend terms of its debt, buying time as the drugmaker attempts to resuscitate itself.

A day after the Obama administration limited the ability of U.S. companies to do international deals to lighten their tax burdens, Pfizer and Allergan terminated their planned $150 billion merger and other companies around the globe raced to assess the impact of the new rules.

Allergan announced plans Tuesday to streamline its executive team under Chief Executive Brent Saunders and buy back up to $10 billion in stock as the drugmaker reported sales that fell short of analysts' expectations.

UnitedHealth told brokers that it has filed paperwork to offer plans in just six states' health-law marketplaces next year, providing the most complete picture so far of its previously announced widespread withdrawal.

UnitedHealth told brokers that it has filed paperwork to offer plans in just six states' health-law marketplaces next year, providing the most complete picture so far of its previously announced widespread withdrawal.

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a 2.4 percent rise in quarterly sales, helped by demand for Medicare Part D drugs and non-pharmacy products in the United States.

The emotional and physical toll Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can have on an individual, their family and caregivers are devastating.

The world's top-ranked golfer Jason Day on Tuesday withdrew from August's Rio Olympics, citing fears over the Zika virus.

The world's top-ranked golfer Jason Day on Tuesday withdrew from August's Rio Olympics, citing fears over the Zika virus.

PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it would reintroduce the aspartame-sweetened version of Diet Pepsi in U.S. stores in September, its latest attempt to halt plunging diet cola sales.

PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it would reintroduce the aspartame-sweetened version of Diet Pepsi in U.S. stores in September, its latest attempt to halt plunging diet cola sales.

Medtronic Plc said it would buy HeartWare International Inc for about $1.1 billion, bulking up its portfolio of devices aimed at treating heart diseases.

As questions mount over whether health insurer Anthem Inc's proposed $48 billion purchase of Cigna Corp will win U.S. antitrust approval, an exclusive analysis produced for Reuters suggests the merger could lead to higher costs for large companies offering workplace medical benefits.

A new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General said hospitals in Texas has manipulated patient appointment scheduling data last year.

A new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General said hospitals in Texas has manipulated patient appointment scheduling data last year.

The U.S. federal program that pays elderly Americans' hospital bills will exhaust reserves in 2028, two years sooner than last year's estimate, trustees of the program said on Wednesday.

The U.S. federal program that pays elderly Americans' hospital bills will exhaust reserves in 2028, two years sooner than last year's estimate, trustees of the program said on Wednesday.