Health Care

Philips has issued a recall for select sleep apnea machines and ventilators over concerns that a foam component may disintegrate and be inhaled by the user possibly causing health issues including toxic and carcinogenic effects.

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Wegovy – a semaglutide 2.4 mg injection administered once a week – is specifically for chronic weight management in overweight or obese adults with "at least one weight-related comorbidity," according to pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an “emergency temporary standard” on Thursday directed at health care workers who are most likely to come into contact with someone infected with the virus.

On Tuesday, Amazon and Walmart offered similar programs touting that Prime and Walmart+ members would get better access to commonly prescribed medications while offering discounts on them without relying on insurance.

Short-sellers are battening down the hatches as Clover Health Investments Corp. shares surge.

Effective immediately, any Walmart+ member will receive discounts up to 85% off for select medications or, in some cases, entirely for free as part of the members-only prescription savings program Walmart+ Rx for less.

Federal regulators have approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, leaving patients waiting to see how insurers will handle the pricey new treatment.

Eight of the nine senior managers who earned too much to qualify for Covid-19-related hazard pay at New Jersey’s state-run veterans nursing homes received it anyway, according to records obtained by The Wall Street Journal.

Five companies issued recalls for the fungi because it has the potential to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.

Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes has more than 100 questions for potential jurors in her coming fraud trial, including whether they have ever called a radio show, posted opinions on social media or taken any medication that could affect their ability to serve.

Nestle said on Monday it was working on updating its nutrition and health strategy.

Kroger is offering Americans who get vaccinated at its clinic and pharmacy locations a chance to win a $1 million cash prize and free groceries for a year.

More than 100 employees at Houston Methodist are suing their employer for requiring them to get vaccinated.

Experts say U.S. employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination.

“While we have already sent more than 1.1 million notifications to users about available vaccines, in order to protect our users' privacy we don’t track when shots have been received,” a Dr.B spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement on Wednesday.

Jurors will be able to hear limited evidence of Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes's wealth, and from customers who said they got faulty blood-test results, a judge concluded in a weekend order that will help shape her criminal fraud trial.

WASHINGTON—Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care, according to a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report that could add weight to growing calls for a fuller probe of whether the Covid-19 virus may have escaped from the laboratory.

Some workers say the end of mask mandates has put them in a new position of having to explain their employers' mask policies, manage anxious shoppers and assess whether unmasked customers are indeed vaccinated, all while potentially risking their own health.

Sanit Technologies Durisan updated the recall for its Non Alcohol Antimicrobial Hand Sanitizer products.