Health Care

Here are some things to know about the FDA's approval of lecanemab, to be sold under the brand name Leqembi.

The potential presence of a nitrosamine impurity has prompted Lupin Pharmaceuticals to issue a recall of some blood pressure medication, per an announcement.

The health system said in a statement it took "appropriate actions" against the "former employees" after an investigation.

Among almost 4 million U.S. births in 2021, nearly 52,000 occurred at home — an increase of about 12% from the previous year, the CDC said.

A Lino Lakes family was left with a $20,000 bill for the treatment of their toddler, who was hospitalized and placed on oxygen with COVID-19 and enterovirus. Insurance deemed the treatment not "medically necessary."

David Himmelstein, a researcher of the study, told FOX Television Stations he is “greatly alarmed” by their findings.

The nation’s top public health agency has revised its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations are an update to 2016 guidelines.

The FDA-recalled quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets were shipped to customers nationwide in May 2021.

Philips initially estimated it could repair or replace the units within a year. But with the recall expanding to more than 5 million devices, it now says the effort will stretch into next year.

Emerging Omicron subvariants XBB, BQ.1, and BQ1.1 are likely resistant to some of the top drugs used to treat COVID-19 infections, experts warn.

Recently, billionaire Elon Musk admitted to using Wegovy to help him lose weight.

Pfizer said the commercial pricing for adult COVID-19 vaccine doses could start in early 2023, depending on when the U.S. government phases out its program of buying the shots.

Several U.S. retailers are now selling over-the-counter hearing aids at a cheaper cost compared to prescription devices, officials say. Here’s where to buy them.

The largest U.S. manufacturer Adderall, a prescription drug used primarily to treat ADHD, has been experiencing “ongoing intermittent manufacturing delays,” the FDA said.

There's a shortage of elderly caregivers, and finding enough is only getting harder.

After physician burnout spiked during the COVID pandemic, experts see an urgent need to address the issue.

A much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease won U.S. approval on Thursday from the Food and Drug Administration.

The CDC has eased its universal masking recommendations for some health care facilities — unless they’re located in areas of high COVID-19 transmission.