Tenet Healthcare struck back at a hostile takeover bid from Community Health Systems, alleging in a U.S. District Court action filed today that the Fortune 500 company overbills Medicare with…
A mom in Massachusetts says the side effects from cancer medication made her autistic son, Jeremy Fraser, so sick she was afraid they would kill him. So she stopped giving…
The Food and Drug Administration today released proposed new regulations concerning calorie counts that chain restaurants nationwide will be required to list for their menu items under a new health…
A lawyer for a woman who developed a neurological disorder while taking a generic drug says the highlight of oral arguments on Wednesday was questioning by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Federal officials are reportedly looking at Blue Cross Blue Shield health care plan provisions in half a dozen states, with a focus on whether they stifle competition by preventing hospitals…
Despite multiple complaints about issues ranging from the death of patients to an apparent lack of malpractice insurance at one point, a physician charged with eight murders concerning the Philadelphia…
At an action-packed pretrial hearing yesterday, a federal judge indicated that he may be considering dismissing the indictment (PDF) in an obstruction case against a former in-house counsel…
A court hearing today in a high-profile case involving murder charges against multiple workers at a Philadelphia abortion clinic was supposed to be about the amount of bail set for…
A class action lawsuit filed against Merck & Co. claims its baldness drug Propecia can cause permanent sexual dysfunction and mental problems such as anxiety and insomnia.
As state lawmakers debate whether food such as raw milk can safely be sold to informed consumers, the residents of a Maine community have seized the day and recognized a…
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