Maggots in food, running out of food among new complaints facing Ohio prisons food vendor
Maggots in food, staffing shortages and reports of running out of foods are among new complaints facing the vendor that won the contract to feed Ohio inmates.
Recalls this week include power adaptors, charging kits, knife and sheath sets
More than 30,000 power adaptors for cellphones have been recalled because they can overheat and pose a burn hazard.
Chrysler recalls 651,000 SUVs for serviced vanity mirror lights because of fire risk
Chrysler says it is recalling 651,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs in the U.S. because vanity mirror lights that have undergone repairs can short circuit and start a fire if not reassembled correctly.
GM to recall 28,789 Saab cars for seat belt defect
General Motors is recalling 28,789 Saab convertibles because the driver's seat belt retractor can break.
FDA says Kim Kardashians social media posts for morning-sickness drug violate promotion rules
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is no stranger to criticism, having spent the better part of the last decade in the public eye.
Phone apps bring doctors to your door, but some experts worry about quality of care
It was 8 o'clock on a weeknight and Brooklyn resident Sarah Sheehan was reeling from a painful earache.
US agency says Fiat Chrysler didn't move quickly enough recalls, cites widespread problems
A top U.S. auto safety regulator says that Fiat Chrysler failed to provide timely and accurate recall information to her agency and that customers also have problems getting accurate information.
Top US auto safety regulator says Fiat Chrysler will face sanctions for conduct in recalls
The chief U.S. auto safety regulator says Fiat Chrysler will face sanctions for violating safety laws in multiple recalls.
Unproven stem cell procedures flourish across the US, outpacing regulation
The liquid is dark red, a mixture of fat and blood, and Dr. Mark Berman pumps it out of the patient's backside.
Q&A: Listeria in ice cream and how it's tracked from creamery to stores to consumers
New technologies account for one way that the government is tracking a life-threatening outbreak of listeria linked to Blue Bell ice cream products.
Recalls this week include hand vacuum accessories, baby bassinet, motion lamps
Attachments for a hand vacuum are being recalled because of a defective interior fan that can break out of the housing unit.
Google's Health Startup Calico Forges Venture with AbbVie
Google's ambitious health startup is teaming up with biotechnology drugmaker AbbVie in a $500 million joint venture that will try to develop new ways to treat cancer and other diseases such as Alzheimer's.
Rhode Island lawmakers consider raising state's $9 hourly minimum wage to $10.10
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering raising the state's minimum wage again.
Biotechnology stocks continue falling following political rhetoric over high drug costs
Shares of biotechnology companies are tumbling over price-control concerns following Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton's statement that she will release a plan to address "price gouging" in the industry.
Whether or not Mylan buys Perrigo, analysts expect more generic drug industry deals
Analysts say they expect more tie-ups are coming in the generic drug industry in the wake of Teva's mammoth deal for the generic drug business of Allergan.
Synergy Pharmaceuticals shares jump on positive results from constipation drug study
Shares of Synergy Pharmaceuticals jumped 47 percent before Wednesday's opening bell on encouraging, late-state study results for its constipation drug.
Universal Health Services shares fall over government's fraudulent billing investigation
Shares of Universal Health Services fell Wednesday after the company disclosed that the U.S. government expanded its fraudulent billing investigation to include the hospital operator as a corporate entity.
ImmunoGen licenses cancer treatment technology to Takeda Pharmaceutical and shares surge
Shares of ImmunoGen jumped 23 percent in premarket trading Monday after the biotechnology company signed a licensing deal with Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.
Biogen releases data backing decision to accelerate development of Alzheimer's disease drug
Biogen Idec released much anticipated results from a study of a potential Alzheimer's disease treatment on Friday, showing that it slowed cognitive decline in some patients.
AbbVie to buy leukemia drugmaker Pharmacyclics for $21 billion in its first deal since Shire
AbbVie Inc. says it is buying leukemia drugmaker Pharmacyclics for $21 billion.


