Health Care

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday its quarterly net profit rose 32 percent, driven by sales of hepatitis C drugs that beat Wall Street estimates.

Celgene Corp. has reached a deal to buy fellow biopharmaceutical company Receptos Inc. for about $7.2 billion, enhancing its portfolio of immune-inflammatory disease treatments with the addition of Ozanimod.

A massive earthquake in Nepal has exposed the woeful state of its medical facilities as hospitals struggle to treat vast numbers of injured with limited supplies and staff.

Patent expirations on big-name drugs such as Lipitor and Plavix has resulted in modestly less spending on medicines in the United States for the first time in at least 55 years, according to a report released on Thursday.

30 cancer patients are currently using wearable technology to ease cancer treatments.

The Zika virus is becoming more commonplace in the U.S. and experts say the South will feel the impact the most.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals is planning to appoint a new chief executive while its CEO remains under hospital care, said people familiar with the matter.

William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management LP trimmed its stake in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. to 8.5%, a move the hedge fund said was related to year-end tax planning.

KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday that it had been notified by Nasdaq that its stock would be delisted using the exchange operator's "discretionary" authority.

Pfizer Inc. said its board has raised the pharmaceutical company's quarterly dividend by 7.1%.

Safety of cryotherapy questioned.

Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. fell further on Thursday after CVS Health Corp and Express Scripts dropped Philidor Rx from their networks.

Expecting moms will soon be able to listen to their baby’s heart rate with using their Apple Watch.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan on Wednesday to lower out-of-pocket health costs, including expanded coverage of sick visits to the doctor and tax credits for those with substantial medical bills.

Turing Pharmaceuticals, a small company that generated outrage over raising the cost of an old anti-infective drug by more than 5,000%, said on Tuesday it would roll back that increase to make sure it remains affordable.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed on Tuesday a $250 monthly cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and other measures to stop what she called "price gouging" by pharmaceutical companies.

Since its approval of Viagra, the FDA has been under pressure to find a treatment for female sexual dysfunction.

Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Co said Chief Executive George Paz will retire in May and President Tim Wentworth will succeed him.

Novartis AG will share the risks and rewards as Amgen Inc. will help develop its pipeline of experimental Alzheimer's disease drugs, in a move that is becoming increasingly commonplace among drug makers eager to address the difficult-to-treat condition.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Amgen Inc's Repatha drug for patients with hereditary forms of high cholesterol and those with cardiovascular disease.