Health Care

Some of the hottest stocks in the U.S. are pointing to an economic cool-down.

The drug, ivermectin, has been flying off stores shelves in multiple states, including Texas and Oklahoma, even though it has not been approved for treating or preventing COVID-19 in humans.

Kroger is reportedly preparing for administering 1 million COVID-19 booster shots each week, as soon as they become available after government clearance.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and public health and regulatory officials in several states are investigating two salmonella outbreaks that have been traced back to Italian-style meats.

Johnson & Johnson announced longstanding CEO Alex Gorsky will transition out of the role, with Joaquin Duato set to lead the health care company effective Jan. 3.

President Biden leaned into the new FDA licensure, or full approval, of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, encouraging businesses to require vaccinations among employees.

Federal regulators issued full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday following rigorous review and independent analyses of data submitted through a biologics license application.

Pfizer's $2.26B Trillium deal will target drugs for blood cancers, such as leukemia, multiple myeloma and lymphoma, according to the companies.

A Marietta, Ohio-based hospital chain was recently forced to shut down IT systems and cancel surgeries, underscoring the deadly ramifications of ransomware.

Joaquin Duato, the vice chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s executive committee, will step up as the company’s next CEO and a member of its board of directors effective Jan. 3, 2022. Alex Gorsky, the current CEO, is stepping down.

The family that owns Purdue Pharma had hoped a reformulated version of Oxycontin would help rein in the burgeoning opioid crisis a decade ago, a member of the Sackler family said Thursday in court testimony that once again stopped short of an apology or acceptance of responsibility for the epidemic.

The former president and board chair of Purdue Pharma told a court Wednesday that he, his family and the company are not responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States.

Moderna is the star stock of 2021 maintaining its position as the S&P 500’s top performer.

Bayer, trying to contain billions of dollars in legal costs, filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court verdict that upheld damages to a customer blaming his cancer on the German group's glyphosate-based weedkillers.

The NYSE has updated its vaccine policy for visitors to its iconic trading floor.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will weigh full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by a projected goal of September, sources within the agency confirmed to Fox News.

Global pharmaceutical company BeyondSpring announced positive findings in a late-stage trial of a drug combo to treat second- and third-line nonsmall cell lung cancer.

Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia’s coal-fired power plants in order to lower the biggest source of carbon emissions, five people with knowledge of the initiative said.

Eric Schmitt, attorney general for the state of Missouri, has filed a lawsuit against the City of St. Louis for reinstating a mask mandate. The city’s mandate comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to recommend Tuesday that some vaccinated individuals resume wearing masks in certain situations to protect against COVID-19, reversing its earlier guidance that only unvaccinated individuals should wear face coverings.

A major cigarette company has announced its intention to end sales in the United Kingdom in 10 years’ time.