Biotechnology companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are down at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. fell $3.09 or 1.8 percent, to $167.08.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.50 or .7 percent, to $74.98.
Stolen laptop held personal data on nearly 3,000 Northwestern Memorial patients
A major Chicago health care system has apologized to nearly 3,000 patients whose personal information was on an unencrypted laptop that was stolen in October.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.62 or .4 percent, to $139.81.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. rose $.41 or .6 percent, to $74.48.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading: Aetna rose $.71 or .8 percent, to $90.84.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading: Allergan rose $.45 or .2 percent, to $212.63.
Biotechnology companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were up at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. rose $1.69 or 1.0 percent, to $170.17.
Patients return to Dallas hospital where Ebola hit, revenue back to pre-crisis level
The Dallas hospital where a man died of Ebola and two nurses were infected with the disease said Friday that its revenues have returned to what they were before the crisis and patient flow is almost there.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.22 or .3 percent, to $74.29.
Boston Children's Hospital agrees to pay $40K, bolster security in patient data breach case
Boston Children's Hospital has agreed to pay $40,000 and bolster its patient data security following a data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 2,100 patients, the state attorney general's office announced Friday.
Managed Care companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $1.34 or 1.5 percent, to $88.52.
Biotechnology companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 10 a.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $2.18 or 1.3 percent, to $165.66.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are up at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.94 or 1.3 percent, to $73.21.
Top 10 Nasdaq-traded stocks posting largest percentage increases
A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading: Auspex Pharma rose 99.8 percent to $50.14.
Managed Care companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 1 p.m.: Aetna rose $.64 or .7 percent, to $86.28.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are up at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.93 or 1.3 percent, to $71.66.
Health Care Equipment companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were up at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $2.76 or 2.1 percent, to $136.80.
MGM Resorts, FedEx, Volcano, Auspex and Ruby Tuesday are big market movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE MGM Resorts International, down 84 cents to $18.01 The casino operator and six contractors avoided a trial after reaching a settlement deal in a breach-of-contract lawsuit.
Biotechnology companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $1.41 or .9 percent, to $160.85.