Health Care

A non-opioid pain medication made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval for adults from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his plans to profit off of drug companies or lawsuits after being Health and Human Services secretary, but she was given nearly $5 million by them.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in his Senate hearing made clear he will enact Trump's reform agenda

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services.

Taxpayers preparing to file the 2024 tax returns should ensure they're claiming the tax credits and deductions they're eligible for and consult with a tax professional.

The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will pay nearly $60 million to resolve charges that a company it acquired paid kickbacks so that physicians would prescribe a specific migraine drug to patients.

UnitedHealth Group named Tim Noel the new CEO of the company's insurance division, UnitedHealthcare, after the targeted killing of former CEO Brian Thompson.

Oracle founder Larry Ellison said the Stargate project, a joint venture with OpenAI and Softbank, will help to fuel the development of a cancer vaccine.

Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-derived nasal spray has been approved as a standalone treatment to fight depression for those who had an inadequate response to oral antidepressants.

The Biden administration released another list of prescriptions drugs that would be subject to price controls. The price controls for the selected drugs will become effective in 2027.

It's hard to pin down a timing of when we may see cancer warning labels placed on alcohol bottles, if at all. But some experts believe it could take years.

Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor said the most at-risk patients should be first.

Egg prices in California have increased to nearly $9 per dozen in some areas due to the outbreak of bird flu across the state, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

There are reportedly thousands of products on the market that have red dye 3 as a listed ingredient. However, the FDA is working to ban the additive that's been linked to cancer.

The DOJ has filed a lawsuit against CVS Health, accusing the drugstore giant of filling prescriptions for controlled substances that “lacked a legitimate medical purpose."