Health Care

A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted that a potential Alzheimer’s treatment from Biogen Inc has not been proven to slow progression of the disease, a sharp rebuke to agency staff that earlier this week praised the drug.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejected the narrative that progressive policy ideas cost Democrats seats in the House.

A panel of outside experts meets Friday to advise the Food and Drug Administration on aducanumab, a drug from Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen Inc. and Japan’s Eisai Co. FDA doesn’t always follow the panel’s advice but usually does and has until March to decide.

AstraZeneca announced Wednesday that it still expects results from phase three of its COVID-19 vaccine trial to be ready by the end of 2020.

Across the country, several states reported record tallies of daily infections, including Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado and Idaho.

The biotech giant is at a crossroads as it seeks regulatory approval for its potential blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab, while facing down generic competition to its biggest-selling treatment.

J&J said it will set aside a $2.1 billion reserve for the verdict, to be reflected in its year-end financial results

Cruise lines had to cancel trips because of COVID-19 pandemic

Millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage starting Sunday.

Treatment of the disease remains limited and too many patients with lengthy stays can still overwhelm available doctors and nurses and swamp emergency departments and intensive-care units.

pended testing of its Covid-19 antibody drug in the sickest hospitalized patients because of a safety concern, the latest setback for antibody-drug trials in patients with the most advanced disease.

Sam's Club announced a partnership with DoorDash to deliver same-day prescription medications across 41 states where stores are located.

President Trump issued a final rule Thursday requiring health insurers to post the prices they have negotiated with hospitals, medical facilities, and doctors.

Prescription drugmaker Moderna has received $1.1 billion in customer deposits for its COVID-19 vaccine, expected to be available next year

According to a recent survey by TransUnion Healthcare, Gen Z and millennials are more likely to have lost their health coverage during the pandemic than Gen X and Baby Boomers.

The rapid antibody tests will cost Kroger customers $25 and can typically provide results within 15 minutes.

U.S. military personnel won’t administer any COVID-19 vaccines to the American people, but they will provide logistics support, according to a senior health official.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $2.19 billion.

When we launched Operation Warp Speed (OWS) skeptics questioned the viability of such an undertaking.

New York University's Langone Medical Center will strip the Sackler name from its biomedical institute.