Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows
Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend that may accelerate further due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Trader Joe's ditches mask mandate for vaccinated customers
Trader Joe's grocery stores will no longer be requiring masks for customers in like with guidance from the CDC.
Employers, insurers push to make virtual visits regular care
Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That’s the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new wave of care options.
Moderna CEO: COVID-19 vaccine surplus possible in 2022
Moderna Inc. CEO Stephane Bancel said Friday that the company is on track to produce 1 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year, but warned that with manufacturers producing large quantities, there could be an oversupply in 2022.
Purdue’s Sackler Family owners worth $11 billion, documents show
The disclosures show wealth built up by Purdue’s family owners, who have offered to pay $4.28 billion in a proposed bankruptcy deal
J&J, other drugmakers go to trial in California in $50 bln case over ‘deadly legacy’ of opioids
Four drugmakers helped cause the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing their drugs and downplaying their addictive risks, a lawyer for several California counties argued on Monday at the start of a multibillion-dollar trial.
Biden WH weighing nicotine reduction in all cigarettes: report
The Biden administration is reportedly considering implementing a measure that would require cigarette companies to adjust the levels of nicotine contained in their products.
Las Vegas hotels hiring hundreds as travel confidence returns
As more people get vaccinated against COVID-19, many are starting to feel safe enough to start traveling again. The Las Vegas Strip is already seeing that demand and hotels are needing to hire more staff, and fast.
Benefits of Johnson & Johnson vaccine still 'outweigh the risks': Dr. Nesheiwat
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat provides insight into the FDA recommending a "pause" of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after six instances of blood clotting in recipients.
FDA recommends pause of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine: What we know
The FDA and CDC will pause J&J's COVID-19 vaccine over links to blood clots in multiple women.
Girl's HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs
A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines.
2 more GOP senators oppose health bill, killing it for now
Foes from left and right are using the delayed vote on the Republican health care bill to make it as politically toxic as possible for wavering GOP senators to support it.
Europe horse meat scam: At least 66 people arrested
Authorities have arrested at least 66 people in a European food scam which sold horse meat unfit for human consumption.
FDA OKs new Johnson & Johnson treatment for psoriasis
People with the skin disorder psoriasis will have another treatment option after U.S. regulators approved a new drug from Johnson & Johnson.
House panel seeks to block FDA 'vaping' rules
A House panel is again trying to exempt increasingly popular e-cigarettes from new Food and Drug Administration rules.
Longtime GOP pessimistic about health care bill prospects
Republican leaders are hoping to stage a climactic vote on their health care bill next week, though internal rifts over divisive issues like coverage requirements and Medicaid cuts leave the timing and even the measure's fate in question.
GOP may keep some Obama tax increases to save health bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is exploring options for salvaging the Republican health care bill.
The Latest: McConnell looking to salvage health care plan
The Latest on Republican legislation to repeal and replace the Obama health care law (all times local): 7:10 a.m.
Little progress evident as GOP hunts health bill votes
The Republican Party's long-promised repeal of "Obamacare" stands in limbo after Senate GOP leaders, short of support, abruptly shelved a vote on legislation aimed at redeeming the pledge.
Pharmacy boss blamed for meningitis outbreak gets 9 years
The co-founder of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy is set to be sentenced in a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed more than 60 people and sickened hundreds more.