Health

David Goldman | AP Reed Olson, 8, gets a flu shot at a Dekalb County health center in Decatur, Ga., Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The worst flu season in a decade continues to take a grim toll, with 22 more child deaths reported Friday, bringing the total to 84. The …

David Goldman | AP Reed Olson, 8, gets a flu shot at a Dekalb County health center in Decatur, Ga., Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. An additional 10 children have died of flu in the U.S., bringing the total to 63 in a harsh season that is still going strong, federal …

Shannon Stapleton | Reuters A CVS Pharmacy store is seen in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. CVS Health will increase employee pay and offer benefits to some employees using windfall from the new tax law. CVS will increase pay for hourly employees …

Suzanne Kreiter | The Boston Globe | Getty Images Jeffrey Leiden, CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Vertex Pharmaceuticals said it’s chosen which two medicines to move into the final stage of testing in combination with two other drugs for cystic fibrosis, a key step to extending potential treatment options to 90 …

Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the new Amazon Spheres opening event at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 29, 2018. Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan Chase are teaming up to reduce health care costs for their own employees. Among the …

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Pfizer logo sits on Viagra tablets, produced by Pfizer Inc. Pfizer beat analysts’ estimate for adjusted profit on Tuesday, helped by strong demand for its pneumonia vaccine Prevnar and breast cancer drug Ibrance, while also reporting an $11 billion gain from the …

In a bull market, CNBC’s Jim Cramer knows all too well that money managers tend to chase fast-growing stocks like the industrials and sell slow growers like the health care names. “Yet this time appears to be different,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Since the beginning of the year, the …

A nurse at MedStar Washington Hospital Center took notes as Paul described the night she says Gerald Anderson assaulted her. See the document. Feeling fuzzy, Paul stumbled out of bed, bumping into what she remembers as a coffee table. She put her clothes on. Anderson drove her home to Washington …

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee walks near an Abbott Laboratories sign at the company’s headquarters complex in Abbott Park, Illinois. Abbott Laboratories’ fourth-quarter results and 2018 adjusted earnings forecast beat Wall Street estimates as the healthcare company gains from its recent purchase of rivals such as …

Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Philip Morris International Inc. iQOS electronic cigarette, including packs of Marlboro HeatStick. The company has already launched iQOS in more than 30 markets, including Japan, where it has become wildly popular. Analysts see an enormous opportunity for iQOS the U.S. The Centers …