Bruce Japsen

If there was any doubt about just how serious a federal judge was during last week's sentencing of TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc., he bluntly warned the company and its owners...

The American Medical Association is considering hiring outside consultants to evaluate its executive leadership and governance structure amid charges brought by its former chief executive, declining membership and financial losses,...

Promising smallpox protection for every American, government officials announced a $428 million contract Wednesday to buy 155 million doses of vaccine from Acambis plc and Deerfield-based Baxter International Inc. Though...

Baxter International Inc. said Monday it will lay off roughly 250 workers and close two plants at which the company made dialysis filters that are under investigation in dozens of...

The American Medical Association is trying to resurrect congressional debate over whether doctors should be allowed to bargain collectively with health insurers. The AMA says it's unfair to physicians when...

The financial ills of health maintenance organizations in Illinois improved slightly last year on higher premium charges, according to a report by the managed-care industry's biggest critic in the state....

Baxter International Inc. is one of four finalists being considered by the Bush administration to make a smallpox vaccine as a precaution against bioterrorism. The Deerfield-based medical products giant has...

With a rival drugmaker ramping up a marketing blitz for its new heartburn pill, TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. is countering with a money-back guarantee for patients not satisfied with its...

With the economy in the doldrums, employers will be pushing an even greater share of their health-care costs onto workers next year. Most big employers plan to ask their workers...

When it comes to capping health-care premiums, even a rate increase of more than four timesthe inflation rate is deemed a victory these days for employers wrestling with skyrocketing health-care...