Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson said Tuesday he will have surgery for pancreatic cancer over the holidays but will continue to run the company. The head of the largest hotel company in the world, after acquiring Starwood Hotels and Resorts, has been battling pancreatic cancer. He offered the update to investors and analysts during a […]

The Trump administration has unveiled a website aimed at helping millions of Americans with substance abuse issues learn about and locate treatment options. FindTreatment.gov is the latest development in the administration’s effort to address the nation’s opioid crisis. The White House said it believes the site, which went up Wednesday, will enable the tens of […]

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc has priced its three-drug combination for cystic fibrosis (CF) at $311,503 per year, after winning early U.S. approval on Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, which comes five months ahead of the agency’s previously announced action date, greatly expands the percentage of cystic fibrosis patients that Vertex can treat. The […]

Paul Miller, 62, a consultant urologist, worked at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill treated patients suffering from bladder and prostate cancer.

Seven members of an extended British family who made an unauthorized crossing into the United States from Canada are being held in federal custody at a Pennsylvania detention center nearly two weeks after their arrest, their lawyer said Tuesday, as U.S. border officials defended their handling of the case by disclosing that two of the […]

Tafida Raqeeb, five, was taken from Royal London hospital in east London to Biggin Hill Airport where she was put on a plane with her mother and four doctors.

The State Opening of Parliament saw Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn engage in one of the newer political traditions today – the awkward silent walk to the Lords.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Australian drugmaker Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s treatment for a rare inherited disorder that causes skin damage from exposure to light, sending its shares to a record high on Wednesday. The treatment, Scenesse, is an under-the-skin implant that treats erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), a painful disorder that causes the skin to […]

Google took the next step in its own vacation rental and apartments business, giving it special treatment with a four-pack display of rates, photos, reviews, and a map within Google search — and placement above other travel companies' organic results. With the alternative accommodations sector one of the fastest-growing segments in travel around the world, […]

James O’Brien was blinded in his right eye when he was just 18 after acid was thrown in his face. Now aged 44, his sight has been completely restored at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.