Walgreens pays $269.2 million to settle U.S. civil fraud lawsuits
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc will pay $269.2...
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J&J, U.S. states settle hip implant claims for $120 million
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit have agreed...
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U.S. insulin costs per patient nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016: study
By Robin Respaut and Chad Terhune (Reuters) – The cost of insulin for treating type 1...
Read MoreAspirin lowers heart attack risk but raises risk of dangerous bleeding
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People without heart disease who take a daily aspirin may lower their risk of a heart attack or stroke, but a new study confirms they also have an increased risk of severe internal...
Read MoreRotavirus vaccination tied to lower rates of type 1 diabetes
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Young kids who receive the rotavirus vaccine may be less likely to develop type 1 diabetes than children who don’t get this routine childhood vaccination, an Australian study...
Read MoreElderly who don’t want dialysis often pressured to get it
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Doctors tend to steer elderly people with failing kidneys toward dialysis even when patients say they’d rather avoid such treatments, a new study finds. And when patients decline...
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Amateur rock climbers often lack skills to save themselves
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – – Most hobbyist rock climbers lack the basic...
Read MoreU.S. top court rejects Helsinn over anti-nausea drug patent in win for Teva
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to revive Swiss drug company Helsinn Healthcare S.A.’s patent on the lucrative anti-nausea drug Aloxi in a victory for Teva...
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Study in WHO journal likens palm oil lobbying to tobacco and alcohol industries
(The original headline of this Jan. 8 story referred to a “WHO study”. the study was...
Read MoreMany migraine sufferers wary of alcohol as a headache trigger
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – – Many migraine sufferers avoid alcohol, saying it can trigger the severe headaches, a survey found. Among more than 2,000 migraine patients in the Netherlands, more than a third...
Read MoreNew breast cancer gene tests don’t faze women
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women with breast cancer who get newer genetic tests to estimate their risk of recurrence may not be any more anxious about their test results than their peers who get older tests that...
Read MoreNew app may improve ability to focus
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – For people who have trouble concentrating, help may be on the way through a new game app that helps improve the ability to focus just by playing. Researchers documented improvements in...
Read MoreCancer survivors face stress from steep medical bills
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Cancer survivors have higher-than-average rates of medical financial hardship, a U.S. study suggests. Medical financial hardship includes problems paying bills and other challenges with...
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Chinese scientist who gene-edited babies fired by university
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – A Chinese scientist who created what he said were the...
Read MoreSwiss team develop ‘microswimmer’ robot to deliver drugs through the body
By Reuters Staff LONDON (Reuters) – – A tiny sliver of elastic material swims along inside a narrow tube, coiling up and changing shape in response to the thickness of fluid and the contours of the tube around it as...
Read MoreFrance holds trial of firms accused of selling horse meat as beef
By Emmanuel Jarry PARIS (Reuters) – Two former managers of French meat-processing firm Spanghero and two Dutch meat traders go on trial in Paris on Monday accused of passing off cheap horse meat as pricier beef in...
Read MoreChina reports African swine fever outbreak in Ningxia region
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry on Sunday reported a new African swine fever outbreak in the northwestern region of Ningxia. The outbreak occurred on a farm with 57 live pigs in Yongning county,...
Read MoreShorter waits for new patients at VA than in private sector, U.S. study finds
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – In many cases, veterans get a first appointment at VA hospitals quicker than the general public gets first appointments with health care providers, government researchers report. The...
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AbbVie’s Imbruvica fails to meet main goal in pancreatic cancer study
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc said on Friday its blockbuster cancer treatment in combination with...
Read MoreLong-term exercise by older adults tied to lower risk of falls
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older adults who have exercised regularly for at least a year may be less likely to experience falls or related injuries than their less active peers, a research review suggests....
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