healthcare

President Donald Trump said Friday his four executive orders would lower drug prices to match foreign prices.

New research finds that cancer deaths have dropped more in states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act than in states that did not

With some states gearing up to lift coronavirus restrictions, a new poll finds a potential obstacle to keeping new infections tamped down

More than a million people could swamp the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces in the coming months as employers lay off staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

See every time healthcare was mentioned during the ninth Democratic debate in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC on Feb. 19, 2020.

Retired coal miners and longtime opponents of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans are eyeing big wins as top congressional leaders and the Trump White House close in on a deal on a government-wide spending bill. The bill would also increase the age nationwide for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21.

Multiple patients are filing suit against NorthShore University HealthSystem and a former gynecologist alleging the healthcare provider never warned them that the doctor was accused of sexual assault.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals issued a nationwide voluntary recall of one lot of Alprazolam — the generic name for prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax — tablets due to the potential presence of a foreign substance, the company announced. The recall is being carried out due to the potential presence of an unspecified “foreign substance,” Mylan said in its announcement.

Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced Friday that it is voluntarily recalling heartburn drug Zantac amid ongoing investigations into a carcinogen found in the medication in September. Many pharmacies in the U.S. had already pulled Zantac and its generic equivalents from their shelves, and at least two makers of the drug’s generic version had already halted production.

A recent report named Gary the most miserable city in America, but the Indiana town’s next mayor said he strongly disagrees.

Pritzker Group Venture Capital is a group focused on making investments in early-stage consumer healthcare and enterprise technology companies. Partner, Sonia Nagar, talks about some of the challenges one might face when working for a venture fund. One of the biggest adjustments in investing in companies is helping them overcome hurdles they might face in the early stages – and…

Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is expanding its voluntary recall of eye drops and eye ointments to those exclusively made for and sold at CVS following concerns the products may not be sterile, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.

Altair Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is voluntarily recalling multiple eye drops and eye ointments exclusively made for and sold at Walgreens following concerns the products may not be sterile, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.

A toddler has died after contracting E. coli after coming into contact with animals at the 2019 San Diego County Fair, health officials confirmed.

A toddler has died after contracting E. coli after coming into contact with animals at the 2019 San Diego County Fair, health officials confirmed.

A bill that would prevent a fund to compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks from running out of money passed a key hurdle in the House on Wednesday, NBC News reported. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged his chamber’s GOP leadership to take up the measure as soon as possible. “We will reach the point soon, most...

Watch comedian Jon Stewart’s full statement at a congressional hearing on the 9/11 victims fund Tuesday, June 11.

Disturbing allegations against a local gynecologist are emerging after five of his patients filed a lawsuit claiming they were sexually assaulted during appointments. They also blame the hospital for not telling them about other cases. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the details. 

A little girl has a message for Disney: Princess Jasmine shouldn’t have to rely on Prince Aladdin to “see the world.”

A controversial new proposal would raise taxes on beer, wine and liquor in Illinois as part of an effort to fund state infrastructure.