Health Care

McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK), Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE: CAH), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE: TEVA) and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE: ABC) have reached 11th-hour settlements to avert opioid trials in Ohio, The Wall Street Journal reported.  Details were expected to emerge early...

Driven Deliveries Inc. (OTC: DRVD), a California-based online cannabis retailer and delivery company, is partnering with medical cannabis brand True Farma LLC., according to information procured exclusively by Benzinga. As per the agreement, Driven Deliveries will provide logistics and direct-to-...

Mizuho recommended buying three health insurer stocks as it initiated coverage of the sector Thursday.  The Analyst Mizuho's Ann Hynes initiated coverage of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) with a Buy rating and $316 price target.  Hynes started Cigna Corp. (NYSE: CI) with a Buy and...

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) stock was on the rise Wednesday following better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and guidance, but analysts are mostly leery of boosting recommendations in light of a string of legal challenges the company faces. The Analysts Morgan Stanley’s...

Shares of companies embroiled in the U.S. opioid crisis were trading sharply higher Wednesday following a Tuesday Wall Street Journal report that said three opioid drug distributors are in talks with state and local governments regarding a settlement agreement. Distributors Discuss Deal...

A lack of affordable housing continues to fuel homelessness in America’s largest cities, according to a Council of Economic Advisers report. The report, "The State of Homelessness in America," details where homelessness is most common in the U.S. and identifies reasons why some...

Beginning Tuesday, the 17,000 people who work for Quicken Loans and its affiliated companies will have access to the Rock Health Collective, an employer-sponsored health care facility. The concierge health facility is powered by Premise Health, a privately held direct health care provider, and...

When it comes to growth stocks, investors often expect they will pay up to access that. That's the cost of investing in companies with thrilling rates of earnings growth. In theory, this is even more the case in new, technologically disruptive industries. What Happened Genomics fits the bill as...

Vericel Corp (NASDAQ: VCEL), a commercial-stage company that specializes in advanced cell therapies for treating patients with knee cartilage defects and severe burn wounds, is investment-worthy, according to H.C. Wainwright. The Analyst Analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth initiated coverage of...

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is reaching deeper in its pockets to comply with the verdict of its second major lawsuit this month. What Happened On Wednesday, a Philadelphia court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $8 billion in damages to a Risperdal consumer who said the company had failed...

A clinical-stage immunology company targeting infectious diseases is planning a public listing this week. The IPO Terms San Francisco, California-based Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is seeking to offer 7.143 million shares in an IPO, with the shares expected to be priced between $20 and $22 apiece, the S...

As of Oct. 1, 1,080 cases of vaping-related illnesses have been reported in the U.S., according to the CDC. Forty-eight states and one U.S. territory have announced cases of lung disease associated with vaping, and there have been 19 confirmed deaths, with the latest being a 17-year-old boy in the...

By The Fresh Toast's Mary Schumacher, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. It’s no fun having a syndrome that makes what you’re used to doing either impossible or limited, but there is relief to be had. Certain people in the cannabis business are more prone to carpal tunnel...

Shares of thinly-traded, small-cap medical device manufacturer Intersect ENT Inc (NASDAQ: XENT) were moving sharply lower Monday following a clinical trial readout from the company. What Happened Intersect ENT, which focuses on products for patients with ear, nose and throat conditions,...

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV), the largest health care exchange traded fund by assets, is up a piddly 2.58% year to date. Said differently, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) is beating XLV by a margin of about 7-to-1. Whether it has been the Medicare For All debate or the push...