Trump launches coronavirus task force as U.S. readies more Wuhan evacuations
By Susan Heavey and Se Young Lee WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Trump administration...
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Get us out of here, plead foreign students at China virus epicenter
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Foreign students stuck in the Chinese city of...
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On eve of Brexit, Britain faces critical test to defend drug trial crown
By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – It’s 2023. Britain’s brightest...
Read MoreRussia logs foot-and-mouth disease on farm in far east
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has registered an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle and pigs on a farm in the far eastern Zabaikalsk region, officials in the region said in a statement on Thursday. The disease was...
Read MoreCT screening cuts lung cancer deaths in European men and women
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – A large study of smokers and ex-smokers in the Netherlands and Belgium is confirming that widespread screening using low-dose CT scans can dramatically lower the lung cancer death rate....
Read MoreAntibiotic therapy cuts stomach cancer rate by more than half in high-risk population
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Eradicating the bacteria that cause stomach ulcers can slash the odds of stomach cancer by more than half among people who have had a family member develop the tumor, according to the...
Read MoreU.S. House passes bill to extend temporary ban on fentanyl look-alikes for 15 months
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would temporarily extend the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) class-wide ban on all variants of the...
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Fed has a role in combating climate change risk, Powell says
By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – While the overall U.S. response to climate change is...
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WHO to reconsider declaring global emergency as China virus evacuations begin
By Se Young Lee and Stephanie Nebehay BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – Foreign governments flew...
Read MoreMany soldiers thinking about suicide show no signs
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Nearly half of deployed soldiers thinking about suicide show no obvious signs that would help mental health professionals identify them, a new study finds. Researchers poring through...
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Where the Purdue Pharma-Sackler legal saga stands
By Tom Hals and Mike Spector (Reuters) – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its...
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CVS offers option for diabetes drugs with no out-of-pocket cost
By Caroline Humer (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp said on Wednesday it is launching a...
Read MoreFruits, vegetables, tea consumption linked with lower Alzheimer’s risk
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Elderly people with diets rich in flavonols – a group of antioxidants found in fruits, vegetables, and tea – may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a new...
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Keep calm and work at home: order prevails at virus-hit German firm
By Jörn Poltz STOCKDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Four of their co-workers have contracted the...
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‘I’m in an apocalypse:’ American student trapped in coronavirus-hit Chinese city
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – For almost a week, 21-year-old American-born college...
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WHO lauds Chinese response to virus, says world ‘at important juncture’
By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Johnson & Johnson working on vaccine for deadly coronavirus
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday became the latest drugmaker to begin work on...
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Chinese family in UAE diagnosed as first virus cases in Middle East
By Nafisa Eltahir and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) – Four members of a Chinese family...
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UNICEF sends six tonnes of masks and other gear to help fight China virus
GENEVA (Reuters) – A six-tonne shipment of respiratory masks and protective suits for health...
Read MoreSpring Bank stops hepatitis drug development after patient dies during trial
(Reuters) – Shares of Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals plummeted 26% on Wednesday after the company said it would end the development of an experimental drug to treat chronic hepatitis B virus, following the death of a patient...
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