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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said it is not fair for Americans to pay higher prices for prescription drugs than other countries and promised to fight the high costs during a campaign event in Cleveland on Wednesday, reported The Hill.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new contact lens for the treatment of corneal edema —an eye condition that causes swelling, fluid build up, blurred vision, haziness and scarring.

Kenilworth, N.J.-based Merck joins at least four other rival drug giants who've expressed interest in acquiring Medivation, an up-and-coming competitor in the cancer drug market, according to Reuters.

Johnson & Johnson took a major blow in its ongoing legal battle with rival drug giant Pfizer over a patent for its best-selling autoimmune drug Remicade. A judge for the District of Massachusetts federal court ruled that a key patent…

Hospital readmission rates among patients in rural areas with limited access to pharmacies are higher than their urban counterparts, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.

Medtronic is cautioning physicians to be careful when using a popular new heart valve after 19 patients died from severe blood vessel trauma caused by the device, reports the Star Tribune.

State lawmakers across the U.S. are working on legislation that aims to curb rising drug prices. So far, more than a dozen bills that would require drug companies to disclose information on how they price drugs have been proposed with…

The Pacific Northwest is facing a shortage of type O blood, according to Seattle-based Bloodworks Northwest.

The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to 14 international medical device manufacturers, citing various regulatory concerns and issues.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs extended hepatitis C treatments to all veterans in its health system, regardless of disease stage or whether the illness was contracted during military service, according to JAMA.