Coronavirus testing in U.S. not geared for ‘what we need’: Fauci
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. official on infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci, said on Thursday that people cannot get tests…
Travel clampdown needed to contain U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing for thousands of new coronavirus cases and will ask Americans returning from…
CVS to increase genetic testing for some cancer patients
(This December 12 story corrects to Missouri from Montana in last paragraph) By Caroline Humer and Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK…
U.S. Mayo Clinic partners with Abu Dhabi to operate hospital
FILE PHOTO: General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo ABU DHABI…
CVS drug coverage plan based on outside pricing review is off to a slow start
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) health plan that uses an outside drug pricing group to help…
CVS suspends sales of Zantac brand and generic heartburn drug during safety review
People walk by a CVS Pharmacy store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 30,…
Trump says he likes a Republican drug bill after Democratic alternative unveiled
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to New Mexico from…
Cigna rolls out new plan to fully cover multi-million dollar gene therapies
A screen displays the logo fro Cigna Corp. on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New…
U.S. judge orders big drug companies to face opioid trial
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major drugmakers, pharmacies and distributors to dismiss claims that they…
Illinois to defy Trump administration’s abortion referral ‘gag rule’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois will defy enforcement of the Trump administration’s rule barring federally subsidized family planning clinics from making…
Trump administration pauses new rule limiting abortion referrals: report
FILE PHOTO: A Missouri state flag waves outside the Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood St. Louis Region, Missouri’s sole…
White House scraps key plan to lower U.S. drug prices; may target drugmakers
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday scrapped one of its most ambitious proposals for lowering prescription medicine…
CVS to expand health hubs to 1,500 stores by end of 2021
NEW YORK (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp said it would offer expanded health services such as nutrition counseling and blood…
The obscure advisory committees at the heart of the U.S. drug pricing debate
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Expectations were high last year for three new migraine drugs hitting the market from Amgen Inc, Eli…
U.S. seeks to cut dialysis costs with more home care versus clinics
(Reuters) – The Trump administration is working on a new payment approach for treating kidney disease that favors lower cost…
Not-for-profit to offer 20 generic drugs in 2019 to alleviate shortages
(Reuters) – A new not-for-profit supplier of generic drugs formed by a consortium of hospitals systems said it expects this…
China orders halt to gene-editing after outcry over babies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese government on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to research activities for people involved in the…
Exclusive: Pharma sector warns Saudis on German drug curbs
BERLIN (Reuters) – European and U.S. pharmaceutical associations have waded into a diplomatic row between Germany and Saudi Arabia, warning…
U.S. charges hundreds in major healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people including doctors for taking part in healthcare…
U.S. jury orders DaVita to pay $383.5 million in wrongful death lawsuits
(Reuters) – A federal jury in Colorado has awarded $383.5 million to the families of three patients who said they…
India steps up hunt for origin of mysterious brain-damaging virus
MUMBAI/KOCHI (Reuters) – India began a fresh round of tests to trace the origin of a rare brain-damaging virus that…
Third Indian state checks suspect cases in outbreak of rare brain-damaging virus
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Officials in a third Indian state were checking on Friday if two people had been infected with…
A bid to save $300 million at HCR ManorCare, and disrupt U.S. healthcare
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thomas DeRosa is making a $4 billion bet that he can build a national, low-cost healthcare network…
Four found guilty in insider trading case linked to U.S. health agency
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two partners at the hedge fund Deerfield Management and two others were found guilty on Thursday…
Jilted Akorn sues Fresenius over deal termination
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. generic drugmaker Akorn is taking former suitor Fresenius to court after the German healthcare group canceled…
Exclusive – Hospital contract disarray highlights challenges to Saudi healthcare reform
DUBAI (Reuters) – London-listed NMC Health’s (NMC.L) bid to take over the running of a top Saudi hospital has stalled…