Health care industry

After decades of failed attempts, Democrats this month passed legislation that aims to rein in the soaring costs of drugs for some in the United States.

A leading surgeon from NYU Langone Health has recently executed two investigational transplants of a genetically engineered, non-human organ — a feat that could serve as a major game-changer for the future of medicine. Currently, there is an organ shortage that has not improved in over decades. Over 100,000 men, women and children are on the U.S. waitlist to accept…

NYU Langone Health surgeon Dr. Robert Montgomery recently completed investigational transplantation of a genetically engineered, non-human organ. Here’s a snapshot of organ donors by the numbers, Xenotransplantation, and how you can become a donor. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino explains.

U.S. stock futures were little changed Thursday as bond yields and oil prices dropped.

However, Biden said the U.S. currently has enough vaccine supply to ensure people ages 50 and older can get their fourth doses.

Johnson & Johnson’s new CEO Joaquin Duato says in his first interview that AI in medicine will lead to innovations including real-time surgery decisions.

The U.S. airplane and airport mask mandate will likely be lifted on April 18 or “shortly thereafter,” according to Delta’s chief health officer.

President Joe Biden will give an update on the U.S. fight against Covid-19 and receive his second vaccine booster shot.

U.S. stock futures fell Wednesday, one day after the Dow and S&P 500 logged four-session winning streaks and the Nasdaq saw back-to-back gains.

Dr. Peter Marks said the U.S. might need to switch to a different vaccine that targets specific variants of Covid.

The Florida measure rocketed to the forefront of national politics in recent months, drawing criticism from the LGBTQ community, Democrats and the White House.

The more contagious omicron subvariant, BA.2, is now the dominant version of Covid in the U.S., at nearly 55% of sequenced Covid cases, according to the CDC.

The CDC and FDA made the decision without consulting their committees of independent vaccine experts.

U.S. stock futures rose Tuesday, pointing to multiday winning streaks for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

Hong Kong intends to ease a travel ban on flights from nine countries, including the U.S. and U.K. and Australia from April 1.

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U.S. stock futures were relatively flat Monday after Wall Street logged a two-week winning streak.

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion recently announced that starting July 1, they will remove nearly 70% of medical debt from credit reports.

China’s biggest city of Shanghai began a two-stage lockdown Monday as authorities try to control the country’s worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic began.

Diabetes effects 537 million people globally, but there’s been no promising cure. Now, stem cells may finally offer a way to create new insulin-making cells.