Jury says J&J must pay $8 billion in case over male breast growth linked to Risperdal
By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson must pay $8...
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Cracks in Purdue’s proposed opioid settlement as Arizona backs out
By Tom Hals (Reuters) – The U.S. state of Arizona withdrew its support for a proposed...
Read MoreDrinking by prospective fathers tied to infant heart defects
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Fathers who drink alcohol in the months just before their child is conceived are more likely to have a baby with heart defects than those who abstain prior to conception, a recent study...
Read MoreOne quarter of every U.S. healthcare dollar wasted
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – About a quarter of the dollars spent on healthcare in the U.S. may be wasted, a new analysis suggests. Six types of waste in healthcare could be costing as much as $935 billion annually,...
Read MoreSwedish hospital sounds all clear after testing patient for Ebola
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Medical tests on a patient in southern Sweden for possible Ebola have detected no sign of the deadly virus, hospital authorities said on Tuesday. The patient, who was not identified, arrived at the...
Read MoreDiabetics can reduce heat illness from exercise
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Diabetes can make people more prone to heat stroke when they exercise on hot days, but two studies suggest there are things diabetics and others can do to lower their risk of...
Read MoreDog ownership linked with longer life, especially for heart patients
By Anne Harding (Reuters Health) – Dog owners live longer, and canine companionship may be especially good for people with heart disease and those living alone, new research shows. “We studied more than 3 million...
Read MoreCDC says STD cases in U.S. rose to record high in 2018 as funding lags
(Reuters) – The number of Americans who were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) last year rose to a record high, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday, partly because funding for local health departments...
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Humira, Rituxan top list of U.S. drugs with biggest price increases: report
By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – AbbVie Inc’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira...
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Novartis gets FDA boost in crowded eye drug market
By John Miller and John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis’s anti-blindness medicine...
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Factbox: U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 21
(Reuters) – Massachusetts state health officials on Monday confirmed one death from a...
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Paralyzed man hails ‘feat’ of walking again with robot exoskeleton
GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) – The French tetraplegic man who has been able to walk again...
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Nobel Medicine Prize won by doctors for work on cells’ response to oxygen
By Niklas Pollard and Kate Kelland STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – Two Americans and a Briton...
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Two school districts sue Juul over vaping ‘epidemic’
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two public school districts on Monday sued Juul Labs...
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Acorda appeal in MS drug patent fight
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear...
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Bayer says Oct. U.S. glyphosate trial delayed until further notice
(This October 6 story has been refilled to correct “until February” to “until...
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Rising heart infections tied to U.S. opioid epidemic
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – As the opioid epidemic continues in the U.S., more cases...
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Kroger, Walgreens to stop sales of e-cigarettes amid U.S. vaping crackdown
(Reuters) – Kroger Co and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Monday they would stop...
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Democrat lawmaker introduces bill to cap nicotine content in vapes
(Reuters) – A U.S. lawmaker on Monday introduced a bill that seeks to regulate e-cigarette...
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Teen depression risk lower in close-knit families
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Teens with positive family relationships may be less...
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