Samoa extends measles state of emergency, NZ to fund Pacific vaccination campaign
By Will Ziebell MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday...
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Bristol-Myers wins $752 million in U.S. patent case against Gilead
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Friday said it won a $752 million jury...
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Sarepta shares surge after surprise approval of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy drug
By Tamara Mathias and Michael Erman (Reuters) – Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc...
Read MoreSocial media use linked to teen disordered eating behaviors
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Adolescents who are active on social media may be more likely to exercise excessively, skip meals or develop other forms of disordered eating, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers surveyed...
Read MoreFDA panel votes unanimously in favor of Horizon’s thyroid eye disease drug
(Reuters) – Independent advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously in favor of Horizon Therapeutics Plc’s experimental treatment for active thyroid eye disease, taking the drug...
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FDA says Amarin can market fish-oil derived therapy for reducing heart attack risk
By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Friday approved expanding the heart...
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Santa Anita introduces new technology to aid horses
(Reuters) – Santa Anita Park, where 35 horses have died as the result of injuries in the...
Read MoreTwo-century trend of Army suicide decrease during war reversed in past two decades
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – While army suicides have historically decreased during wartime, that trend appears to have reversed in recent decades, a new study of U.S. records finds. Researchers poring over nearly...
Read MoreEnd of life planning tied to longer survival with terminal illness
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters Health) – (Reuters Health) – Terminally-ill patients who discussed their options for end-of-life care tended to survive longer than those who had not, a small clinical trial in Denmark...
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