A California judge may soon provide a clearer picture of what it will cost drug makers including Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.to resolve liability for their role in the U.S. opioid epidemic.

A Louisiana hospital breached its contract with a psychiatric practice group by entering into a contract with an insurer that impaired the group’s ability to bill patients and payers directly, a state appeals court said.

Covid-19 infection and death rates in Israel -- the world’s most vaccinated country -- are falling roughly in line with the order in which various age groups gained eligibility to get their shots, according to a study showing the campaign’s impact.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider how to balance the rights of companies to protect patent rights created with their resources against the ability of inventors to move freely between employers in a case to be argued Wednesday.

Providence, R.I., filed suit in Delaware against Ascension Health Alliance and TowerBrook Capital Partners LP, claiming they’re using their control over R1 RCM Inc. to recapitalize the health care billing company on terms that accelerate their long-term benefits at the expense of public investors.

The U.K. government added India to its travel ban list, amid soaring coronavirus cases in the country and the emergence of a new variant scientists fear could prove partly resistant to vaccines.