Amazon to buy PillPack in potentially disruptive drug retail push
By Ankur Banerjee and Bill Berkrot (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would buy...
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‘Don’t Fry Day’ campaign encourages summer holiday sun safety
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – When the “Don’t Fry Day” campaign hit Twitter on the Friday before Memorial Day, tweets from celebrities, news organizations and health groups made more than 12 million...
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U.S. charges hundreds in healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges...
Read MoreSmoke exposure during pregnancy and infancy tied to hearing loss
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Kids exposed to tobacco smoke in the womb and early in infancy could have double the odds of developing hearing loss compared with children who were not exposed to tobacco at all, a...
Read MoreCataract surgery tied to lower risk of car crashes
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Drivers with cataracts who get surgery to have them removed may lower their risk of getting into traffic crashes, a recent study suggests. Compared to their chances of a crash before...
Read MoreTECH parenting style could help kids manage their media use
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – The TECH parenting style, an acronym for Talk, Educate, Co-view and House Rules, could help families manage screen time at home, researchers say. As parents figure out their own media...
Read MoreCongo completes surveillance of Ebola contacts, no new cases
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo moved closer to declaring its Ebola outbreak over when the health ministry said it had completed surveillance of the last people who came into...
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U.S. jury orders DaVita to pay $383.5 million in wrongful death lawsuits
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal jury in Colorado has awarded $383.5 million to the...
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AI ambulances and robot doctors: China seeks digital salve to ease hospital strain
By Adam Jourdan HANGZHOU, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – In the eastern Chinese city of...
Read MoreImperial Brands invests in cannabis-based medical research
LONDON (Reuters) – Tobacco company Imperial Brands is investing in Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies, to help the British biotech company research how marijuana can be used in medicine. The maker of Gauloises and Winston...
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Merck appeal over Fosamax suits
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear...
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WTO to rule on landmark tobacco case later on Thursday
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Ultra-plain packaging for tobacco products might become the...
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Feeling poorly? The app will see you now
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – London-based Babylon Health says its artificial...
Read MoreDepression may be more severe in elderly people
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Elderly people with major depressive disorder may be more likely to suffer severe and persistent symptoms than younger adults with the same mental health diagnosis, a Dutch study...
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Array BioPharma gets FDA nod for melanoma combo treatment
By Anuron Kumar Mitra and Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Read MorePaternal smoking linked to miscarriage risk
By Jocelyn Wiener (Reuters Health) – Would-be fathers may increase their partner’s risk of miscarriage by smoking during the pregnancy, or even during the time leading up to conception, a large study from China...
Read MoreSummit plunges 80 percent after muscle-wasting disorder drug fails
(Reuters) – Britain’s Summit Therapeutics Plc said on Wednesday that it would stop developing its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) drug after it failed a mid-stage study, wiping out nearly 80 percent of its market...
Read MoreHeat-stable drug could save thousands from post-childbirth bleeding: WHO
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding in women after they give birth could save thousands of lives in poorer countries, according to a study co-led by the World Health...
Read MoreWork stress may be deadly for men with heart disease and diabetes
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Men with heart disease, diabetes or a history of stroke are more likely to die prematurely when they have a stressful job even when they’re relatively healthy, a large European...
Read MoreMistrust may partly explain racial differences in statin use
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Black people in the U.S. are less likely than whites to take statins recommended to lower their cholesterol, and mistrust of the drugs and of doctors may partly explain the disparity, a...
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