A North Carolina state employee health plan’s blanket exclusion on paying for gender-confirming care violates the Affordable Care Act’s anti-discrimination provision, a federal court said.

The US won’t agree to waive intellectual-property protections for Covid-19 treatments and tests this year -- aligning with developed-nation peers and delaying prospects for a World Trade Organization accord aimed at boosting global access to life-saving medicines.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has formed a unit that aims to reshape the broader market for employer-sponsored health care. Morgan Health has $250 million to invest in startups that the company thinks will improve the quality, affordability and equity of health coverage. The experiment will test the extent to which large employers can sway health-care markets.

Fresenius Medical Care AG is replacing Chief Executive Officer Carla Kriwet two months into her tenure after disagreements on strategy, raising concern about the company’s commitment to a turnaround.

A simple blood test that can detect Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear may be one step closer to reality, as researchers devise a new method to find it early.

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink Corp.is under federal investigation for allegedly violating the Animal Welfare Act amid staff complaints its animal testing is being rushed, Reuters reported.