Health Care

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is unlikely to be granted a new trial despite a judge agreeing to a hearing on the prospect, according to an expert.

Walgreens Boots Alliance executives said during their earnings call Thursday that pharmacy staffing shortages have created challenges for prescription growth.

A judge on Wednesday denied former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani's request for a new trial. Balwani was convicted in June on 12 fraud charges.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it was amending is emergency use authorization of bivalent COVID vaccines for use in younger kids.

Loss of power in places affected by natural disasters are increasing concerns for the elderly and for those with limited mobility and chronic health conditions.

Widespread shortages of ADHD drug Adderall and other alternatives across the country are causing panic for patients who rely on the medication to focus.

Shares of Cano Health climbed on Friday following a report the value-based primary care provider is in exclusive talks to be bought by CVS Health. The Miami-based healthcare provider went public in June 2021.

Zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans are popular, but not all coverage is the same. Here's what shoppers should know ahead of next week's enrollment.

UnitedHealth Group announced in a statement Monday it has completed its multi billion-dollar merger with health care technology company Change Healthcare.

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' latest attempt to seek a new trial has pushed back her sentencing date once again.

Amylyx says doctors will be able to prescribe Relyvrio immediately. The drugmaker anticipates prescriptions will be filled and shipped from specialty pharmacies within the next four to six weeks.

President Biden championed the Inflation Reduction Act and said Big Pharma has lost as the administration paves the way to lower prescription drug costs.

Health officials say that 4.4 million Americans have received an omicron-targeting COVID-19 booster shot. The government said it had shipped over 25 million shots.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the state settled with Walmart and CVS Pharmacy in a lawsuit regarding the oversupply of prescription drugs.

A district court judge on Monday denied the Department of Justice's request to stop the planned merger of UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and health officials announced Tuesday that the COVID vaccine mandate for the private sector would become optional in November.

A Georgia grandmother is being honored by Jackson police after she found and returned more than $500 in cash. The money was accidentally left under her sandwich.

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it had formed three strike force teams of prosecutors and agents to combat and prevent COVID-19-related fraud.

The 22nd annual Prostate Cancer Foundation Gala in the Hamptons raised millions of dollars toward cancer research. Daryl Hall and John Oates and ABBA performed for attendees.