Health Care

The move would create a drugstore giant at a time when companies in nearly every corner of the health-care industry are seeking to gain advantage from bulking up.

The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to retaliate against whistleblowers despite repeated pledges to stop punishing those who speak up, a national group said Tuesday.

An Iowa company has been awarded the first license by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a bird flu vaccine.

A British pharmaceutical company that told Arkansas not to use its products during executions is trying to determine if the state plans to use them anyway, but prison officials are dismissing inquiries about the drug by citing a new law that makes all execution policies an official state secret.

Universal Health Services, one of the largest hospital operators in the U.S., said Friday it will buy addiction treatment facility company Foundations Recovery Network for $350 million.

Perrigo urged shareholders to reject Mylan's $27 billion hostile takeover offer, saying it undervalues the company.

Shares of Mylan are up 2 percent before the opening bell after the pharmaceutical company went ahead with its hostile, $27.14 billion bid for Perrigo.

Shares of Gilead Sciences rose Thursday after the hepatitis C drugmaker said it will issue $10 billion in debt, leading to speculation that it may be getting ready to make a big acquisition.