Health Care

President Barack Obama, reviewing his signature health law six years into its implementation, is suggesting Congress and his White House successor add a government-run, or public, insurance option to the Affordable Care Act and increase federal financial assistance for people to buy coverage.

The U.S. is trying to shut down an estimated 17,000 illegal farms in South Korea that raise dogs for their meat.

The U.S. is trying to shut down an estimated 17,000 illegal farms in South Korea that raise dogs for their meat.

Johnson & Johnson said it would cut up to 6% of its workforce in its medical-devices division as part of an effort to cut $1 billion in annual costs.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals is under investigation by the SEC.

Pfizeron Tuesday said its Wyeth unit agreed to pay $784.6 million to settle claims over Medicaid rebates, prompting the drug giant to revise its fourth-quarter results downward.

Pfizer on Monday unveiled its slate of executives who will run the combined company after it closes its roughly $150 billion inversion deal to buy Allergan.

Merck posted declines in sales and profit as the pharmaceutical giant gave revenue projections below analyst forecasts and earnings expectations on the lower end of them.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International filed its overdue annual report on Friday morning, likely resolving the looming danger of debt default for the Canadian company.

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.