Kenyan team aim to stop fatal snake bites
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan mother Beth Mwende heard her sleeping...
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China’s New Hope breaks into Southeast Asia pig farming amid disease woes
By Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton BINH PHUOC, Vietnam/BEIJING (Reuters) – In a cluster of...
Read MoreMorphosys shares fall after dermatitis treatment flops
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German biotech company Morphosys halted development of an experimental atopic dermatitis treatment that analysts had pinned hopes of blockbuster sales potential on, sending its shares down as...
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Justice Department issues grand jury subpoenas in J&J opioid probe: filing
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> received grand jury subpoenas in...
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Missouri, Planned Parenthood debate ‘safety concerns’ at abortion clinic hearing
By Robert Langellier JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – The fate of Missouri’s only...
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Allergan settles Alzheimer’s therapy lawsuit for $750 million
(Reuters) – Allergan Plc would pay $750 million to settle a class action lawsuit from a...
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Medicinal cannabis not proven in mental health, study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Evidence is weak for whether medicinal cannabis...
Read MorePeople taking blood thinners may risk danger by mixing with OTC meds
By Reuters Staff (Reuters Health) – People taking blood-thinning medications often use over-the-counter (OTC) medicines with the potential to cause dangerous internal bleeding, a recent study suggests. The study focused on...
Read MoreMirati drug shrinks tumors in some cancer patients in early-stage trial
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – An experimental drug from Mirati Therapeutics Inc that targets a specific genetic mutation significantly reduced tumor size in 40% of patients with advanced lung and colorectal cancer so far...
Read MoreFemale and minority health professionals face discrimination from rural colleagues
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Even as rural America struggles to attract enough healthcare providers, women and minority health professionals are sometimes driven out of rural communities by the discrimination and...
Read MoreWith more choices of vegetarian cafeteria meals, more are sold
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – When cafeterias sell more vegetarian meals, people will indeed purchase more meat-free entrees, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on 94,644 meals purchased in 2017 at...
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New tuberculosis treatment for developing countries to cost $1,040
By Manojna Maddipatla and Manas Mishra (Reuters) – A newly approved three-drug treatment for...
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AstraZeneca’s combo drug for lung cancer succeeds in late-stage trial
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday a combination of its cancer drug, Imfinzi, along...
Read MoreTravel medicine planning often skips contraception
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – When women visit travel medicine clinics before a trip, analysis of their pre-journey health needs often doesn’t cover contraception options and availability, a new paper warns....
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GlaxoSmithKline starts late-stage trial for experimental antibiotic
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Monday it has begun a late-stage study testing its...
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Johnson & Johnson CEO testified Baby Powder was safe 13 days before FDA bombshell
By Chad Terhune, Lisa Girion and Mike Spector LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facing off...
Read MoreTwo charities to pay $6 million to resolve U.S. pharma kickback probe
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – Two charities will pay $6 million to resolve claims they operated as pass-throughs for seven pharmaceutical companies to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients using their high-priced...
Read MoreDirect-to-consumer genetic test results may be unreliable
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Genetic tests sold online or in stores may produce false results, warn genetics experts in the UK. When one of these tests indicates a “health risk,” it doesn’t...
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Vaping case numbers tapering off, but U.S. outbreak may not have peaked -CDC
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – The number of cases reported in the epidemic of...
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Walgreens, Target remove all 22-ounce J&J baby powder from their shelves
(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Target Corp on Friday became the latest...
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