American Contracts Bird Flu After Exposure to Virus Spreading in Cows April 2, 2024 By Michelle Fay Cortez A person in Texas contracted bird flu, most likely after being exposed to infected dairy cows, public health officials said,...
FDA Moving Quickly to Approve New Drugs. Is It Too Quickly? December 11, 2019 By Michelle Fay Cortez and Cristin Flanagan The U.S. is approving new drugs so fast that companies are now preparing for a green light months in advance...
Health Officials Report First Death They Believe Is Linked to Vaping August 26, 2019 By Anna Edney and Michelle Fay Cortez An Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a severe respiratory illness that health officials believe is linked with...
FDA Halts Sales of Surgical Mesh by 2 Firms Over Injury Claims April 17, 2019 By Michelle Fay Cortez U.S. health regulators ordered two medical device companies to stop selling a surgical mesh used in pelvic repair surgeries, after...
Businesses Find Costs of Affordable Care Act No Big Deal February 19, 2015 By Alex Wayne and Michelle Fay Cortez The biggest entitlement legislation in a generation is causing barely a ripple in corporate America. The Patient Protection and Affordable...
Travelers CEO Fishman Discloses Neuromuscular Condition November 14, 2014 By Michelle Fay Cortez, Noah Buhayar and Zachary Tracer Travelers Cos., the only property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said Chief Executive Officer Jay Fishman has been...
Joan Rivers Didn’t Consent to Procedures Performed at Yorkville November 11, 2014 By Michelle Fay Cortez Joan Rivers, the comedian and television personality who died after undergoing a medical procedure in New York, didn’t give permission...
Computer Model Predicts 2 Dozen Ebola Cases in U.S. This Month October 16, 2014 By Michelle Fay Cortez and Lorraine Woellert There could be as many as two dozen people in the U.S. infected with Ebola by the end of the...