Health Care

The company’s stock price has doubled since Kenneth Frazier took the helm in 2011.

The reported settlement is with 43 states, the District of Columbia and three territories

Newly unsealed court documents and other records show that Merck & Co and U.S. regulators knew about reports of suicidal behavior in men taking the company’s anti-baldness treatment Propecia when they decided not to warn consumers of those potential risks in a 2011 update of the popular drug’s label.

Popular grocery retailer Trader Joe's announced this week that it would temporarily raise its pay for all employees amidst the continually-raging COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Chip Roy on Tuesday introduced two health care bills in their respective chambers aimed at expanding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and cutting red tape at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- moves that they say would increase Americans' flexibility on how to plan for their health expenses and help get life-saving drugs to market faster.

Persistent threats come from ransomware gangs, financial scammers and hackers backed by nation-states, current and former hospital security chiefs say.

Slipping timetables for inoculation campaigns mean return to normal could get pushed back for many countries

For many front line workers among the most at risk of being exposed to the virus, going to get the shot means not going to work and missing out on hourly wages.

Global pharmaceutical company Novartis announced Friday it signed an early agreement to boost manufacturing capacity for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.

Pfizer has forecast to produce billions of doses, which may cause shortages in other countries as well.

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health professor Dr. Marty Makary shares his concern for the underreporting of nursing home deaths during the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid international competition for limited supplies of the shots needed to end the pandemic, AstraZeneca said on Wednesday the drugmaker was offering targets, not firm commitments to the European Union in its deal.

The contract with Blue Shield is still being finalized but its task is to “create, contract with and manage a statewide vaccine administration network" and to allocate doses directly to providers, which will include pharmacies, public and private health networks and hospitals, pop-up sites and community health centers, according to the statement.

“I’m absolutely disgusted that the governor of this state has 100% taken the ability to vaccinate our residents in Palm Beach County out of the hands of our public health officials and our medical officials and given that authority to a corporate entity,” she said during Tuesday's commission meeting.

The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical companies that have developed coronavirus vaccines with EU aid that slow deliveries must end -- at a time when infections are surging, many hospitals are overwhelmed, and many of the 27 members states are struggling to get their vaccine rollout going at top speed.

iPhone 12 models should be kept at least six inches away from pacemakers and defibrillators during normal use and at least 12 inches away when wirelessly charging.

Synairgen is working on an at-home respiratory treatment for COVID-19 that is currently in government-sponsored trials.

The world’s biggest maker of health care products topped profit and sales expectations.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top disease expert in the U.S., is the highest-paid federal government employee in the U.S.—surpassing even the president—according to a Freedom of Information Act request by OpenTheBooks.com.

“Varney & Co.” host Stuart Varney argues in his latest "My Take" that President Biden's proposed tax increases will impact middle America, not just those who are rich.