Health Care

Germany’s government said Tuesday it will restrict the use of AstraZeneca PLC’s COVID-19 vaccine for people younger than 60 following fresh blood-clotting incidents among recipients, potentially presenting the country’s sputtering vaccine rollout with fresh delays.

Father of “net neutrality" pushing back against the law he’s fought so hard to promote

President Biden announced Tuesday the special enrollment period for Obamacare is now being extended until August 15. 

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday announced a 10-year plan for the U.S. Postal Service that includes longer mail delivery times and cuts to worker hours.

The recall was issued after the agency discovered the lack of inspection "during in-commerce surveillance activities."

Officials in the Biden administration have indicated that they are not certain Johnson & Johnson will end up delivering on its promise of providing 20 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine by the end of March.

AstraZeneca U.S. President Ruud Dobber sought to assure the American public that the company’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe, despite concerns about links to potential blood clots raised in Europe.

Congressional Democrats are seeking to prevent members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP from using the drug company’s bankruptcy to get legal releases freeing them from government lawsuits over the opioid painkiller.

In August, the agency issued a warning about alcohol-based hand sanitizers being packaged in containers that may resemble food or drinks, putting "consumers at risk of serious injury or death if ingested." 

Former Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price told FOX Business "Cavuto: Coast to Coast" Friday that the impact of schools remaining closed due to the coronavirus pandemic has been "severe," leading to an "increase in mental health challenges" among students.

With schools nationwide locked down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health consequences on students have come into a sharp focus.

A New Jersey-based pet food manufacturer is expanding a recall of its pet food and bone products over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella and listeria. 

Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide.

A group of progressive Democrats is renewing their push for "Medicare-for-all" this week, using the coronavirus pandemic to make the case for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system. 

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to take a harder line on drug-company mergers, announcing plans Tuesday to overhaul its process for reviewing deals that could harm competition in the pharmaceutical industry.

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier argues patients should take what they can get when it comes to coronavirus vaccination.

Germany, France, Italy, and other major European countries suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine this week, the latest setback in an already slow inoculation effort across the continent. 

Facebook partnered with Boston Children's Hospital to roll out a new tool to connect individuals to information about COVID-19 vaccines as part of a global campaign to "make it easier" to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. 

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a lawsuit Monday against Walgreens claiming it helped to fuel the opioid crisis in the state.

U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc is in discussions to sell a roughly $5 billion portfolio of women’s drugs acquired last year through its $63 billion purchase of Botox maker Allergan Plc, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.