Health Care

A personal story of how an organization's spirt and culture is saving lives. 

The Healthcare Sector is pumping up tremendous gains and is on a historic run.

Celgene Corp. will make an initial payment of about $1 billion, including a stock purchase, as part of a 10-year collaboration with fellow biotech company Juno Therapeutics Inc. on cancer and autoimmune disease treatments.

Scientists are mapping the Cannabis genome to increase understanding of the versatile plant’s many mutations, a marijuana version of the hugely influential Human Genome Project.

NIH’S top doctor talks candidly about his fight for an AIDS-Free Generation and the ‘breathtaking’ advances we’ve made in treatments.

U.S. Deaths are spiking from overdose related to heroin, Vicodin and OxyContin. But there is hope, as a drug called naloxone (aka Narcan) has been effective in keeping people alive following an OD.

Heron Therapeutics stock soars 60% as the company nears cure for chemo related nausea. 

Naloxone is considered a wonder drug to treat heroin or prescription pain medication overdose victims. 

Decisions that impact the medicine you get.

See why your next prescription could be free -- or cost you thousands of dollars.

A Medicare loophole squeezes patients who are hospitalized but not really admitted.

As more states legalize pot, will insurance companies be cool or get out of joint?

Find out if contributions to a health reimbursement arrangement will appear on your W-2 form.

Vision insurance plans can help defray some of the costs associated with prescription eyeglasses, but it’s not going to cover it all. Look online.

The World Health Organization (WHO) set out plans on Friday for speeding up development and deployment of experimental Ebola vaccines, saying hundreds of thousands of doses should be ready for use in West Africa by the middle of 2015.

Delaying benefits is almost always the best idea. But in your case, consult a planner.

Specialty drugs can literally change lives, but their price tags can make them out of reach for many patients.

The sharing economy has transformed the way we vacation, eat and find a ride, and according to experts, it’s also going to change the health-care industry.

Health insurers have a lot to lose from contagious disease outbreaks.

Health care will cost more for consumers in 2015, but money isn’t the whole story.