Health Care

The low number of patients who had fevers when first assessed could undercut hopes that instituting widespread temperature checks will allow the U.S. to reopen its economy. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that the operators of a South Dakota meatpacking plant where nearly 800 workers contracted the coronavirus implement a strict social distancing policy and find ways to overcome language barriers.

Patients who suffered the most had diseases like diabetes that the U.S. has spent years fighting.

As many as 1 million people in New York City may have been exposed to the coronavirus, the city's health commissioner said Thursday.

While doctors initially packed intensive care units with intubated patients, now many are exploring other options.

Phoebe Gates and her billionaire activist father honored medical workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some students are donating unworn gowns to health care workers grappling with personal protective equipment shortages.

More than 5,700 veterans treated by the VA have been infected by the coronavirus, and nearly 380 have died.

The Ruby Princess delayed its departure because of sick crew members, several of whom have died in Sydney hospitals.

Sales rose 15%, with the company citing strong demand for key products such as Trulicity, Taltz and Emgality.

The sportswear company said it will donate $500,000 to help New York City provide support to health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic.

The hand sanitizer market is projected to be on the rise for the next seven years, according to a global outlook report.

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Immunomedics for a drug used to treat a severe type of breast cancer.

Antibody testing could change the way coronavirus is viewed medically and economically, FOX Business' Stuart Varney argues in his latest "My Take."

Santa Clara County officials said Tuesday the people died at home Feb. 6 and Feb. 17. The first reported death in the nation from the virus was on Feb. 29 in Kirkland, Washington.

Here's what you need to have in case you or someone in your household gets sick, according to doctors.

Faulty COVID-19 tests could lead some to believe they are immune to the virus when they are not.

New York state brought civil charges on Tuesday accusing Mallinckrodt Plc (N:MNK) of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, leading to medically unnecessary prescriptions.

Many meds used for people on ventilators are the same drugs states use to execute inmates.

The self-administered test kit, which does not require a clinician, is currently being sold to health care workers and first responders only.