Health Care

Medicare’s annual 2020 enrollment period has just begun and ends on Dec. 7.

The Broad Institute regularly processes more than 70,000 tests a day—about 45,000 of them from colleges and universities—and has the capacity to go up to 100,000.

As the brunt of the virus has blown into the Upper Midwest and northern Plains, the severity of outbreaks in rural communities has come into focus.

A multicountry study funded by the World Health Organization found that the antiviral drug remdesivir didn't reduce deaths from Covid-19 in hospitalized patients.

Democrats cautioned Wednesday that the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett could spark a new chapter of conservative judicial activism. 

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a deal with CVS and Walgreens to administer a future coronavirus vaccine to nursing home residents and staff free of cost. 

The company expects to have data on the drug's safety by the third week of November.

One administration official said the odds are 75-25 the plan will not happen

A Treasury Department official familiar with the matter told FOX Business that the language of the plan will be shared on Friday. 

America’s largest retailer, Walmart, is adding Medicare health insurance plans to its plethora of goods (or commodities). And with the start of this year’s Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), seniors can officially start enrolling through the company’s new brokerage. 

Walgreens is offering COVID-19 tests to main street consumers and big businesses.

Regeneron's treatment is a combination of three antibodies that work by killing the virus

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign pushed back on a report that the candidate's son-in-law advised the team on the coronavirus pandemic and health policy while simultaneously investing in health care startups.

The FDA requires companies to provide safety-related information about cesium chloride before it is included in a dietary supplement.

The Lilly antibody therapy, which is experimental and not yet approved by regulators as safe and effective, is similar to a drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals that was given to the president during his bout with COVID-19.

The pause on Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine research study, which is due to an adverse reaction by one of the participants, is “quite common” in vaccine clinical trials, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told “Varney & Co.” on Tuesday.

Eli Lilly stock fell more than 4 percent following the news

Johnson & Johnson reported a strong third quarter performance on Tuesday following an announcement that it is pausing its coronavirus vaccine research study.

Democrats, since Amy Coney Barrett was announced as the Supreme Court nominee, have hammered the message that if she is confirmed Barrett could be the deciding vote in California v. Texas, a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being pushed by red states who say the individual mandate in the law is unconstitutional.

The prospect of a Democratic sweep in next month’s elections is helping to push U.S. government-bond yields higher, stirring memories of four years ago when yields climbed sharply after a Republican victory.