Healthcare

A Wall Street Journal investigation detailed Facebook’s intimate knowledge of flaws that riddle its system – flaws that can cause harm.

Moderna, Inc. CEO Stéphane Bancel reportedly said that he believes the COVID-19 pandemic could be over in a year as vaccine production continues.

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified Wednesday in the trial of fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes, saying the entrepreneur misled him into believing she was on the verge of rolling out a blood-testing breakthrough that he hoped would help save lives of troops in battle.

Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos currently on trial for charges of criminal fraud, has been accused of prioritizing a business partnership with Walgreens over the well-being of the healthcare technology company's patients.

An Arizona medical assistant testified Tuesday at the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes that she received two Theranos Inc. blood tests indicating she was miscarrying when she was in fact pregnant—results that her medical provider testified were unlike any she has ever seen in eight years of practice in women’s health.

Apple is working on features designed to detect depression, anxiety, autism and the cognitive decline that can develop into Alzheimer’s and other kinds of dementia, according to a Tuesday report in the Wall Street Journal.

Johnson & Johnson said a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine administered two months after the first shot increased protection against symptomatic illness in trial participants, as federal regulators evaluate data for the country’s strategy for rolling out boosters.

Medicare advisory company Chapter has raised $17 million in fresh funding, bringing its total funding to date to approximately $19 million.

CVS is rapidly recruiting ahead of flu season and as customer demand for COVID-19 vaccination and testing remains high.

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon.

Majorities support mask and vaccine mandates advocated by the Biden administration, as the coronavirus pandemic remains a top concern, according to the latest Fox News poll.

An independent committee advising the FDA voted against Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.

Pfizer is expanding its voluntary recall to include all lots of Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg Tablets.

A U.S. judge on Monday approved up to $7.1 million in bonuses for five executives of Purdue Pharma, the bankrupt maker of OxyContin, at a hearing at which he faced blunt criticism for his handling of the case from a woman whose son died of an opioid overdose.

The Internal Revenue Service says home COVID-19 testing is an eligible medical expense for flexible spending arrangements and health savings accounts

The Justice Department won’t tolerate violence or threats against people seeking abortions in Texas, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said, as the Biden administration considers ways to challenge a new state law banning most abortions.