Third ebola case confirmed in East Congo city of Goma
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The daughter of an Ebola patient in the...
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Oklahoma makes final bid to hold J&J responsible for opioid epidemic
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s attorney general on Wednesday made his final...
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Trump firms up plan to import medicines; pharma companies resist
By Michael Erman (Reuters) – The Trump administration took a step Wednesday toward allowing...
Read MoreU.S. nurses may not be ready for nuclear emergencies
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – U.S. nurses may not receive adequate training in how to care for patients during a nuclear event or radiation emergency, a nationwide survey of nursing schools suggests. More than...
Read MoreSecond Ebola case in Congo’s main eastern city dies
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The second patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma has died after he sought treatment too late and was already bleeding, the head of the...
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Beyond Meat competitor Impossible Foods receives FDA approval for ‘bleeding’ plant burger
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a key ingredient in...
Read MoreFifth Bulgarian pig farm hit by African swine fever
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian authorities said on Wednesday that they would cull another 17,000 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm in the north of the country, the fifth hit by the...
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Pluristem gets positive results from radiation treatment trials
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Pluristem Therapeutics Inc reported on Wednesday...
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U.S. abortion rights groups sue over Missouri law
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Prominent U.S. abortion rights groups Planned Parenthood and the...
Read MorePoorer U.S. patients less likely to get blood pressure controlled
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Poorer patients in the U.S. may be less likely to get their blood pressure under control, even when they are participating in a clinical trial where medication and doctor’s visits...
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Orion, Bayer prostate cancer drug gets FDA approval
(Reuters) – Finland’s Orion and Germany’s Bayer said on Wednesday the U.S. Food...
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Expensive Gilead, Novartis cancer therapies losing patients to experimental treatments
By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Unusually high numbers of U.S. lymphoma patients...
Read MoreTestosterone improves sexual function in older women
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women who experience sexual dysfunction after menopause may feel more desire and pleasure when they use testosterone treatments, a recent study suggests. Researchers reviewed data from...
Read MoreUse of HIV prevention pill rising among men who have sex with men
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A growing proportion of American men who have sex with men know they can take a daily pill to avoid infection with HIV and more of them are using it, a U.S. study suggests. So-called HIV...
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Congress seeks briefing on potential threat to U.S. heparin supply
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce...
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Second Ebola case detected in eastern Congo’s main city
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A second case of Ebola was detected on...
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Exclusive: Two powerful Canadian provinces argued against federal drug price crackdown
By Allison Martell and Allison Lampert TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canada’s two most...
Read MoreFourth Bulgarian pig farm hit by African swine fever
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian veterinary authorities said on Tuesday they would cull 17,000 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm in the northeast, the fourth industrial farm hit by the...
Read More‘Presenteeism’ takes toll on menstruating women
By Tamara Mathias (Reuters Health) – Women who push themselves to work or study despite menstrual symptoms like painful cramps may be less productive on those days and might benefit from being able to work from home or...
Read MoreSouth Africa resumes beef exports to China after foot and mouth outbreak
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa has resumed beef exports to China after an outbreak of the highly contagious foot and mouth disease (FMD) in January halted trade, officials said on Tuesday. The ban on exports of products...
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