Valeant shares jump 6% after analyst says ‘short thesis has been debunked’

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will make her case to the biggest summit of experts in her field, but can she convince them her technology works?

Gut check: Seres Therapeutics shares plunge 75% after microbiome drug fails in trial
Seres Therapeutics shares plummeted more than 76 percent after its drug for preventing a bacterial infection of the large intestine failed.

AbbVie revenue jumps 17.8% on higher demand for drug Humira
AbbVie’s quarterly net revenue jumped 17.8 percent, driven by demand for its top-selling treatment, Humira.

South Florida mosquitos likely transmitting Zika, says Gov Scott
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said that his state has become the first state in the nation to have the Zika virus transmitted locally via mosquitoes.

Obamacare questions lead web insurance broker GoHealth to employer health market
The company’s new tool will give small companies a quick, easy way to evaluate group plan costs.

Say what? Average health insurance prices fell — really — after Obamacare
“Consumers got better coverage” even as the average premiums paid for individual health plans dropped in 2014, an analysis found.

Diagnostic tester Alere plunges on reports of second front in criminal probe
Alere is still is trying to close its multibillion-dollar purchase by Abbott Labs.

Not everyone’s a ‘star’: New quality ratings roil hospitals, give consumers help
New overall quality star ratings can help consumers chose among hospitals for themselves and loved ones.

New Medicare hospital pay model for cardiac care to boost quality, save money
A proposal is the latest Obama administration effort to shift medical providers away from a fee-for-service model.

‘Low risk’ of Zika spreading around world due to Rio Olympics: Yale report
An estimated 3 to 37 people out of thousands traveling to the Olympics are projected to return with Zika, says a study.

What a crash-proof human looks like
Graham is a bizarre model of how humans would need to evolve in order to sustain injuries from auto accidents.

Could these kind of jobs help prevent Alzheimer’s disease?
Research unveiled at the Alzheimer’s Association Conference suggests people with complex careers may be resistant to the disease.

First baby with Zika-related microcephaly defect born in Spain
Spain has recorded its first case of a baby born with the birth defect associated to the Zika virus, health authorities said.

Credit Suisse says Allergan’s drug pipeline is ‘underappreciated’
Analysts initiated shares of Allergan at an “outperform” rating, saying its diversified pipeline is underappreciated by investors.

Surgical fix for a bad knee involves a ligament that may have little importance
An dispute is unfolding about what role the ligament has in knee function and whether the anterolateral even exists, NYT reported.

35 died from scope infections after Olympus told execs not to warn hospitals
Olympus Corp issued no broad warnings about scope infection risk in America in 2013 or two years afterward despite doing so in Europe.

$1 billion Medicare bust in Florida is biggest ‘criminal health-care fraud case ever’
Three people were charged with conspiring with others to have unqualified people admitted to certain health-care facilities.

‘5-star’ quality ratings are very, very hard to get for the nation’s hospitals
Just 2.2 percent of hospitals earned a top rating for patient care, but the names of the facilities have yet to be made public.

DOJ files suits blocking 2 health insurer deals; Aetna, Anthem to fight decision
The Justice Department files suits to block two separate megadeals in the health insurance industry.

Martin Shkreli’s ‘Game’: Satirical musical about indicted pharma bro’ hits stage
The satirical take on the indicted pharmaceutical exec features portrayals of the Wu-Tang Clan, Bill Murray and a ghost.

How robot therapists can fill a gap in health care
Robots are eliminating job drudgery in hospitals, and they’ll soon take on therapeutic roles.

Aetna and Humana still talking to DOJ
Aetna and Humana are prepared to fight in court if the Department of Justice blocks their deal.

Winners and losers in the state war over Obamacare Medicaid expansion
The 19 states that have not expanded Medicaid have seen less dramatic reductions in uninsured rates than expansion states.

Florida health officials investigating case of local Zika virus transmission
Florida officials are investigating a case of Zika infection that does not appear to have stemmed from travel.

Only a third of these Obamacare insurers made money on their plans in 2014
An analysis of a group of Obamacare insurers found that one-third made money on their plans in 2014. The rest booked losses.

CEO’s message to investors: My biotech is like Google before it was big
United Therapeutics’ founder says investors should get into her biotech firm before it grows to Google-like proportions.

Biotech says longer life is in your DNA
Human Longevity, Inc., will sequence your genome and identify how to fight the things that may shorten your life.

Health insurer stocks tumble amid reports DOJ ready to block deals
Shares of Anthem, Cigna, Aetna and Humana fell after the DOJ is expected to file lawsuits to block their acquisition deals.

California Obamacare prices set to rise average of 13.2 percent in 2017
The new rates hikes are three times higher than the increases seen in the two most recent years.

Johnson & Johnson quarterly sales rise 3.9%
Johnson & Johnson reported a 3.9 percent increase in second-quarter sales, helped by its pharmaceuticals business.

Wow! We REALLY pay a whole lot more for health care than other countries
U.S. insurers pay five times the cost of delivering a baby than do insurers in Spain, a study finds.

UnitedHealth profit beats estimates on Optum unit strength
UnitedHealth reported a better-than-expected profit due to strength in its benefit management business, and technology and consulting divisions.

New menu for Starbucks workers: A range of health insurance options this fall
Workers will have between four and six health insurers, and five coverage levels to choose from on a new private exchange.

New Zika case in Utah stumps officials
Utah health officials said a caregiver of a patient who died while infected with Zika is positive for the virus.

Zika can probably be transmitted by female sexual partners, too
Health officials have identified what they suspect to be the first female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus.

Accused fraudster Martin Shkreli’s trial set for June 26
The former Retrophin CEO is accused of looting the company to pay off hedge fund investors he was suspected of defrauding.

Study warns 24 million Americans at risk of high lead from corrosive water
Half of U.S. states have a ‘high’ or ‘very high’ prevalence of well water that’s potentially corrosive enough to leach lead from pipes.

Obamacare didn’t lead to cuts in job-based health coverage. In fact …
There were no big differences in the percentages of people getting or being offered health insurance through an employer.

US health spending to grow 5.8% annually in coming decade, rising to $5.6 trillion
An estimated 8 percent of Americans will be uninsured by 2025, when per capita health spending will top a projected $16,000.

These four countries should be most worried about Zika at the Olympics
Long after the impending Summer Olympics end, some countries are more likely to feel the after-effects than others.

Teva Pharmaceuticals shares up after it raises second-quarter estimates
Shares of Teva rose more than 3 percent Wednesday morning after it increased its second-quarter profit and revenue guidance.

Juno Therapeutics shares soar after FDA oks restart of clinical trial
The deaths had come in the company’s “ROCKET” trial for patients with relapsed or refractory B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Shire shares up after US approves dry-eye disease treatment
Shares of Shire rose more than 3 percent after it won approval from the FDA for its new dry-eye treatment Xiidra.

Many Obamacare customers paid lower out-of-pocket costs this year
The median deductible for a HealthCare.gov plan fell from $900 last year to $850 in 2016.

Sage Therapeutics shares soar on positive postpartum depression drug results
SAGE skyrockets after it announces results for a trial involving a drug to treat postpartum depression.

President doubles down on Obamacare, check out his new wish list
Obama wrote that a ‘public option’ would give Obamacare customers more choice.