Andrew Pollack The New York Times

The federal government on Friday moved to clear the way for the release of genetically engineered mosquitoes into the wild for the first time in the United States, tentatively approving a field test that might help slow the spread of the Zika virus.

A former hedge fund manager, Shkreli drew the wrath of consumers, became a talking point in the presidential campaign and spurred federal and state inquiries as well as a dialogue about how and whether to control rising drug prices.

Martin Shkreli is either the boy genius or the bad boy of pharmaceuticals, depending on one's point of view.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new heart failure drug that has been shown to reduce death and hospitalizations from the condition.

New drugs that boost the immune systems ability to fight tumors may be one of the greatest medical advances in years, cancer doctors say, pulling some patients from deaths door and keeping them in remission for years.

An inexpensive vitamin can help reduce the occurrence of common skin cancers in people prone to that disease, researchers reported.

Pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop the first drugs for celiac disease, which researchers say is much more common than previously thought.

Amaya, who lives in Miami, has made more than $2,000 so far by pumping breast milk and selling what is left over after feeding her baby daughter.

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that genetically engineered nonbrowning apples and bruise-resistant potatoes were as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts.

The strongest aftershock to hit since the day of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan rocked a wide section of the country's northeast on Thursday night, prompting a tsunami alert, raising fears of further damage to the already crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and knocking out external power at three other nuclear facilities.The pub...

The federal government on Friday moved to clear the way for the release of genetically engineered mosquitoes into the wild for the first time in the United States, tentatively approving a field test that might help slow the spread of the Zika virus.

A former hedge fund manager, Shkreli drew the wrath of consumers, became a talking point in the presidential campaign and spurred federal and state inquiries as well as a dialogue about how and whether to control rising drug prices.

Martin Shkreli is either the boy genius or the bad boy of pharmaceuticals, depending on one's point of view.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new heart failure drug that has been shown to reduce death and hospitalizations from the condition.

New drugs that boost the immune systems ability to fight tumors may be one of the greatest medical advances in years, cancer doctors say, pulling some patients from deaths door and keeping them in remission for years.

An inexpensive vitamin can help reduce the occurrence of common skin cancers in people prone to that disease, researchers reported.

Pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop the first drugs for celiac disease, which researchers say is much more common than previously thought.

Amaya, who lives in Miami, has made more than $2,000 so far by pumping breast milk and selling what is left over after feeding her baby daughter.

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that genetically engineered nonbrowning apples and bruise-resistant potatoes were as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts.

The strongest aftershock to hit since the day of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan rocked a wide section of the country's northeast on Thursday night, prompting a tsunami alert, raising fears of further damage to the already crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and knocking out external power at three other nuclear facilities.The pub...