Valeant Pharmaceuticals said chief executive, Michael Pearson, has returned from medical leave to lead the company, and the embattled Canadian drugmaker moved to split its chief executive and chairman roles.
Endo International said it would shutter its litigation-burdened Astora Women’s Health division at the end of March after failing to find a buyer.
Vitamin-size capsules known as edible electronics provide different looks at the gastrointestinal tract.
Common over-the-counter supplements such as St. John’s Wort, lavender and garlic can cause drugs to be too strong or too weak. They can also create unexpected side effects.
In the emerging field of exercise oncology, testing if an exercise regimen can stop or delay the spread of a malignant tumor; a trial to see if women with stage 4 breast cancer can safely tolerate exercise.
Research holds promise for treating respiratory illnesses and limiting overuse of antibiotics
A neuroscientist explains the advantages of fruit and how people with late-night cravings can balance out an occasional less-than-healthy snack.
A common cold can derail weeks of work for professionals, such as politicians, CEOs and sopranos. Here’s advice the pros heed to stay on their feet all season.
Ja’son Keith’s home in the Fifth Ward of Flint, Mich., puts the 2-year-old at the center of a water crisis that is posing an unprecedented challenge for state and federal health officials.
Reports of people sickened by the virus are growing quickly in the U.S., illustrating challenges posed by frequent travel to and from regions affected by Zika, which has been linked to birth defects.
Perdue Farms, the No. 3 U.S. poultry producer, plans by June to eliminate antibiotics used in chicken it sells as nuggets and strips, escalating a nascent industry response to concerns about such use.
MetLife is preparing to part ways with a central force in the company’s history: its life-insurance agents.
India’s pharmaceutical companies went on a buying spree last year to win a bigger share of the U.S. market for generic drugs. Heightened American scrutiny of Indian facilities and a desire to sell more sophisticated medicine in the U.S. is prompting many of these acquisitions.
The Senate confirmed President Barack Obama’s selection of cardiologist Robert M. Califf to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Leaders of some health cooperatives set up under the Affordable Care Act said it would be hard for the Obama administration to recoup more than $1 billion in federal loans made to some of the organizations that are now defunct, because most of the money has been spent.
As the head of the World Health Organization meets with Brazilian government officials to discuss ways of combating the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country’s health ministry releases new figures confirming 75 additional cases of infants born with microcephaly.
The disclosure that Valeant Pharmaceuticals International improperly booked $58 million in revenue came as a relief to some investors Tuesday, while others viewed the revelation as confidence-shaking.
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of France’s Sanofi, on Tuesday made the Philippines the first country where its vaccine for dengue fever will be widely available.
A group of 10 auto makers probing the cause of rupturing Takata air bags pointed to a volatile chemical and other factors as the main culprits, according to findings released Tuesday.
An internal review at Valeant Pharmaceuticals has raised questions about its accounting practices that will likely prompt the restatement of past financial results.