First cholera death recorded since cyclone hit Mozambique port, cases double

Mar 31, 2019

MAPUTO (Reuters) – The number of cholera cases has almost doubled in Mozambique in the past...

Ebola treatment center in Congo reopens after attack

Mar 30, 2019

(Reuters) – An Ebola treatment center located at the epicenter of the current outbreak in...

Cholera cases increase to 271 in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit Beira

Mar 30, 2019

MAPUTO (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of cholera in Mozambique’s...

Georgia lawmakers pass heartbeat abortion ban, joining four other U.S. states

Mar 29, 2019

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Georgia’s Republican-controlled legislature on...

Contact lenses that reduce eye itch may become a reality

Mar 29, 2019

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Experimental contact lenses that not only improve...

What’s bad for the heart is also bad for the brain

Mar 29, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who have risk factors for heart disease like...

Congo registers record 15 new Ebola cases in one day

Mar 29, 2019

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday...

Alcohol, caffeine are common triggers of irregular heart rhythm

Mar 29, 2019

By Manas Mishra (Reuters Health) – The most common triggers of atrial fibrillation –...

Drinking scalding-hot tea may increase esophagus cancer risk

Mar 29, 2019

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Tea drinkers who love a scalding-hot cup of the beverage...

Red Cross says it sees conditions for humanitarian work in Venezuela

Mar 29, 2019

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has met the necessary conditions for the Red Cross to carry...

Fresenius Medical Care to pay $231 million to resolve criminal, civil foreign bribery charges

Mar 29, 2019

By Sarah N. Lynch and Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Germany-based dialysis clinic operator...

U.S judge strikes down rule allowing ‘skimpy’ health insurance plans

Mar 29, 2019

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday stuck down a Trump administration rule aimed at enabling millions of Americans to buy skimpy health insurance plans that do not comply with key Affordable Care Act...

AstraZeneca pays up to $6.9 billion in Daiichi Sankyo cancer deal

Mar 29, 2019

By Ludwig Burger, Sam Nussey and Takashi Umekawa (Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc will pay up to...

40+ Statistics for National Doctors Day

Mar 29, 2019

The following was originally posted by PatientPop. We’re wishing a happy Doctors Day to...

EMA panel recommends approval of Bluebird Bio’s first gene therapy

Mar 29, 2019

By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – A European Medicines Agency panel on Friday recommended a...

Shares in Galapagos jump 15 percent after arthritis drug results

Mar 29, 2019

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Shares in Belgian drugmaker Galapagos surged nearly 16 percent on Friday after the company said it had seen positive results from several safety and efficacy trials of its rheumatoid arthritis drug...