Health

Pfizer beat third-quarter expectations and raised its 2021 forecast again even as sales of its top product, the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty, slipped in the U.S.

Regional pharmacy chain operator Giant Eagle Inc on Friday said it had agreed to settle lawsuits accusing it of fueling the opioid epidemic in several Ohio communities,

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children aged 5 to 11 on Friday, a critical step toward beginning vaccinations for the age group.

The entire staff at an Indiana Rally's walked off the job in protest, leaving a note on the drive-thru speaker warning hungry customers they were gone.

FOX Business correspondent Jackie DeAngelis, who was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in June, said she believes early detection saved her life.

Onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico and sold in the United States have been linked to a salmonella outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday.

Industrial conglomerate 3M Co on Tuesday said it had agreed to pay about $98.4 million to settle claims that it contaminated the Tennessee River with toxic chemicals.

The first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years was hailed as a breakthrough when regulators approved it more than four months ago, but its rollout has been slowed by questions about its price and how well it works.

The Food and Drug Administration is delaying a decision on authorizing Moderna Inc.’s MRNA -1.69% COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents to assess whether the shot may lead to heightened risk of a rare inflammatory heart condition, according to people familiar with the matter.

Estimated deaths from tuberculosis—the deadliest infectious disease until the emergence of Covid-19—increased for the first time in more than a decade last year, the World Health Organization said Thursday, blaming severe disruptions in treatment and diagnosis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge.

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes.

When actress Rae-Shan Barclift splurged on the popular fat-freezing treatment CoolSculpting, she got the body shape opposite the one of her dreams.

Coppertone has issued a voluntary recall on specific lots of several sunscreen sprays after finding they contained benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer.

A second hospital in Alaska is beginning to ration health care as the state deals with a spike in coronavirus cases.

The Food and Drug Administration is leaning toward approving a half-dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot, according to a report.

Molnupiravir, an experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, could potentially be effective against all known variants of the coronavirus, according to its producer, a drug company called Merck.

The World Health Organization is reviving its stalled investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 virus as agency officials warn that time is running out to determine if the pandemic began in Wuhan, China, or somewhere else.

It’s late September, and Mike McCabe is getting ready to put down the first layers of ice on the arena in this village of about 10,000.

For many CEOs, stress is a routine part of their job. But what happens when they face extraordinary pressures like damaging economic shocks or the possibility of a hostile takeover?