Consumer Driven Health Care

Thursday's vice presidential debate is expected to deliver another dose of volatility to the stocks of health care service providers like hospitals, nursing homes and home health companies, according to a Jefferies analyst.

The percentage of American adults 100 or more pounds over a healthy weight has skyrocketed over the past decade, a new study finds.

The drugmaker Merck & Co. announced Tuesday that it will move its global headquarters within New Jersey as it looks to lower operating expenses and consolidate its properties.

A Wisconsin newscaster received an email from a viewer calling her to task over her weight. Her response? To read it on air and offer an emotional plea against bullying.

More than twice as many people who have battled breast cancer are returning to work after short term disability leave, according to new data from Unum.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. will spend about $4.9 billion to buy a majority stake in a Brazilian health benefits and care provider, as the largest U.S. health insurer leaps into an international market it says is primed for growth.